The story of Jingdezhen is displayed before our eyes with the complexity of a decorated blue and white vase.Its historical development is as layered as the strokes needed to apply glazes on the ceramic surface.Jingdez...The story of Jingdezhen is displayed before our eyes with the complexity of a decorated blue and white vase.Its historical development is as layered as the strokes needed to apply glazes on the ceramic surface.Jingdezhen is multi-faceted in its urban formation,and each part of the city resembles and echoes stories from different dynasties,from the archaeological settlements of the Song Dynasty in the rural area of Jinkeng to the chimneys of porcelain factories opened in the 1960s;from the tiny and narrow alleys and lanes dating to the Ming and Qing dynasties,along with the old Christian church built by missionaries during the Qing Dynasty.展开更多
文摘The story of Jingdezhen is displayed before our eyes with the complexity of a decorated blue and white vase.Its historical development is as layered as the strokes needed to apply glazes on the ceramic surface.Jingdezhen is multi-faceted in its urban formation,and each part of the city resembles and echoes stories from different dynasties,from the archaeological settlements of the Song Dynasty in the rural area of Jinkeng to the chimneys of porcelain factories opened in the 1960s;from the tiny and narrow alleys and lanes dating to the Ming and Qing dynasties,along with the old Christian church built by missionaries during the Qing Dynasty.
