After visiting Jingdezhen 6 times, here are the latest tips to avoid pitfalls in Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen is world-famous as the 'Porcelain Capital',
known for 'a city of porcelain, half a city of kilns',
with an unparalleled number of porcelain kilns in the world.
If you're planning a trip to Jingdezhen,
here are the latest 20 tips to avoid pitfalls shared with everyone~
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1. Friends going to Jingdezhen can take the high-speed train directly there, or fly to Jingdezhen or Nanchang and then take the high-speed train to Jingdezhen.
2. Friends heading to Yaoli Ancient Town for the azure misty rain don't need to buy a ticket; don't directly purchase the 150 yuan pass as it's purely a waste of money. Buy it when you reach a spot that requires ticket verification.
3. The Imperial Kiln Museum (more beautiful at night) was designed by architect Zhu Pei and was named one of the 'Top 10 Museum Buildings in the World in 2020'. They don't allow entry after 9:30 pm, and after 10 pm, the most popular photo spot is not crowded.
4. Bingding Wood Kiln is quite small, but the architecture is still beautiful. It's far from the city center, so consider the long journey before going. It's hard to hail a taxi in the mountains on the way back, so it's recommended to drive or hire a car.
5. Yaoli Ancient Town is quite crowded, not as niche as written online, and rather commercialized. However, it's quite beautiful if you go early in the morning. For dining, choose a restaurant by the river.
6. The prices at Taoxi Chuan ceramics are on the expensive side. It's better to visit in the evening. Night market: every Saturday and Sunday 16:00-21:30; Taoxi Chuan Art Museum: Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-20:00 (closed on Mondays, tickets required).
7. China Ceramic Museum opening hours: 9:00—17:00, closed on Mondays. Among the many museums in Jingdezhen, it has the richest collection and best expresses the entire historical context of the thousand-year-old Porcelain Capital.
8. The tea gardens in Hanxi Village, Fuliang, Jingdezhen are very beautiful, with the 'Lamp of the Earth' niche art exhibition, but remember to eat well before going as there's basically nothing to eat there.
9. Friends who like photography and want to capture the uninhabited internet-famous bridge in Yaoli Ancient Town should either get up early or navigate to Baishita Village Committee, where there are many similar bridges that are mostly deserted and very pristine.
10. Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Expo Area ticket: 95 yuan/person, opening hours: 8:00-17:00. If you have enough time, you can visit ancient porcelain workshops, Qing dynasty town kilns, and Ming dynasty gourd kilns.
11. If you want to experience pottery making, go to the Sculpture Porcelain Factory, where there are many places to do pottery.
12. If you want to browse markets, it's recommended to go to Lotte Market, which now requires a ticket. The quality of the stallholders is higher, and the prices are relatively cheaper. You can find some cute trinkets. The opening hours are every Saturday from 9:00 to 12:00.
13. When in Jingdezhen, you must try the deep-fried dough sticks wrapped in glutinous rice. The best-tasting ones in Jingdezhen are at Chengxin Fried Dough Stick Shop, 3.5 yuan each, worth a try.
14. When visiting Jingdezhen, you must experience kiln making and glass blowing. There are places for kiln making near Yaoli, Sanbao, and the Ceramic University.
15. If you like to stroll leisurely, you can go to Sanbao Village. Sanbao Village is not big, and the photogenic spots are mainly near 'Sanbao Art Museum', with blue and white porcelain zebra crossings and pottery wall, which are great for photos.
I always have to go to the ceramic museum in Jingdezhen. However, I didn't make an appointment to buy the Qianlong Porcelain Exhibition ticket. The Chinese porcelain production process is really shocking and worth visiting. Other supporting services are insufficient, such as many empty parking spaces at the door but not allowed to stop, let to the parking lot outside, the air conditioning in the museum is insufficient, very hot, the bathroom is dirty and the smell is heavy. Toilet paper is not provided!
After booking, it was very worry-free. During May 1st, the museum was very difficult to make an appointment. Although the travel agency did not make an appointment for us at 9 o'clock, we bought a small theater ticket for free after the phone communication. You can enter the museum at 10:30, so you can sleep late and go again. The itinerary is easier. We were also notified one day in advance that there were many people, and it may take 30 minutes to queue to enter the museum, which is convenient for our time arrangement and very intimate. The teacher Fuyun who was responsible for explaining early in the morning was already waiting for us in the museum. The route arrangement of the teacher Fuyun is very reasonable, the time control is very accurate, the content is clear and vivid, and we also use the photos in the teaching equipment and mobile phone to help us understand the content of the explanation and expand the corresponding knowledge. Because I am a Wenbo enthusiast, I also do museum volunteer explanation services, so I read more carefully and have more questions. The Fuyun teacher can answer them in time and is very patient. We have a very pleasant exchange all the way, thank you Fuyun teacher for making me a full day.
The traffic during May 1st was really large. We entered the museum in the first batch on the same day. The venue was very large and there were many special instruments. Mr. Jiang's explanation was professional and meticulous. The two-hour high-energy explanation was also overtime for half an hour. Thank you very much! Let us understand the development of ceramics in a panoramic way, and the harvest is full! I will go in the future, full score recommendation! A place to go to Jingdezhen
Awesome director, very reasonable, patient, sufficient knowledge, consider and solve all the troubles of tourists! Super recommend this Jiang tour guide! Harvest
Professor Song, a historian, thanked the companionship and wonderful explanation of this trip. The child himself liked porcelain very much. After the explanation of Song, he loved it even more. Teacher Song will intersperse a lot of interesting and meaningful story backgrounds, each of them attracts children to listen, more than two hours unknowingly quickly passed, the children and we feel that we have not heard enough, next time we will listen to Mr. Song to explain, thank you!