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No. 5 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jingdezhen

Hongyan Wonderland · Underground Porcelain World

Hongyuan Paradise is a Hutianhui karst cave formed in the Mesozoic era more than 100 million years ago. It is adjacent to the counties and cities of Wuyuan and Dexing. It is a national tourist scenic area, a key scenic spot in Jiangxi Province, a provincial forest park and one of the ten scenic views of Jingdezhen City. Hongyuan Paradise has many natural, ecological and cultural landscapes. It is a great environment that integrates sightseeing, leisure and patriotic education.

No. 1 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jiangxi

Taoyangli Historical and Cultural District

Taoyangli Historical and Cultural District is located in the heart of Jingdezhen's old town, a historic neighborhood that grew around the ruins of the imperial kiln from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The old saying "Taoyang thirteen li, with tens of thousands of households" refers to this area. The imperial porcelain used by the royal families of the Ming and Qing dynasties was exclusively produced by the imperial kiln here, while rejected tribute items were shattered and buried on-site. The layers of underground porcelain fragments share the same origin as the collections in the Palace Museum, making this place often referred to as the key to understanding the porcelain capital. The core attractions of the district are concentrated around the ruins of the Taoyangli Historical and Cultural District and the imperial kiln museum. The ruins of the Taoyangli Historical and Cultural District have now been transformed into an archaeological site park, preserving relics such as kilns and workshops. The Longzhu pavilion, perched atop Zhushan hill, has been the iconic structure of the imperial kiln since the Ming dynasty and later became the symbol of Jingdezhen. The Zhushan hill beneath it was formed by layers of discarded porcelain fragments from imperial kilns throughout history. Nearby, the imperial kiln museum draws inspiration from traditional egg-shaped wood-fired kilns, featuring multiple brick arches arranged in a staggered layout. Many exhibits in the museum are restored from porcelain fragments unearthed at the site, including the Ming dynasty blue-and-white dragon jar—a signature exhibit pieced together from tons of discarded dragon jar fragments. Adjacent to the museum, the Xu family kiln, an old wood-fired kiln, still operates periodic firings. During kiln openings, the gate is wide open, allowing visitors to watch artisans retrieve freshly fired porcelain from saggars. The district also features winding alleyways lined with kiln-brick residences, guild halls, porcelain shops, and remnants of modern ceramic industry. The restored South goods street and Red shop street now host old teahouses, taverns, music bars, and craft workshops where you can observe traditional processes like clay throwing and porcelain painting, with some workshops offering hands-on experiences. It's recommended to set aside half a day for the visit—start with the kiln site and museum, then meander through the streets around Zhongshan north road and Longgang lane, where many historic courtyard houses hidden in deep alleys await patient discovery.

No. 3 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jiangxi

Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum

The predecessor of Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum was the Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum, which is the first large-scale specialized ceramics art museum in China. The permanent exhibition in the museum consists of five units under the theme "The porcelain industry's peak is in this capital." The museum was established in 1954 and houses tens of thousands of fine ceramic masterpieces from the Neolithic period and various historical periods since the Han and Tang dynasties, including over 1,600 precious national cultural relics, covering representative varieties from Jingdezhen's thousand-year porcelain-making history; it also collects many foreign and non-local ceramics, as well as epigraphy, jade, calligraphy and painting. In particular, modern and contemporary Jingdezhen ceramic masterpieces are unique to this museum. The exhibits in the museum include: celadon and white porcelain from the Five Dynasties; bluish-white porcelain from the Song dynasty; blue-and-white porcelain, egg-white porcelain, and underglaze red from the Yuan dynasty; blue-and-white porcelain, polychrome porcelain, doucai, and various types of colored glaze porcelain from the Ming dynasty; and dozens of categories of fine ceramics from the Qing dynasty.

Guaishi Forest

Jiangxi Guaishi Forest is located in the Wenshan area at the junction of Leping, Geyang and Wannian counties (cities). It is not far from attractions like Sanqing Mountain and Jingdezhen. The location is excellent. It is famous for its trees, stones, water, strange sinkholes, and strange weather. Inside the Guaishi forest you will find the vivid stones and underground karst river, various forms of caves and sinkholes, as well as stone gorges and other karst topographies.

No. 8 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jiangxi

Jingdezhen Ancient Kilns and Folk Customs Museum

The Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum is located in Jiangxi's Jingde Town. The two primary display areas are an exhibition of historical kilns and a display of local folk ceramics. Visitors can see ancient kilns in styles from the Song through Qing Dynasties. They will also be able to see reproductions of Jingdezhen Porcelains from the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as listen to unique musical performances on porcelain and ceramic instruments. So that visitors will have the opportunity to better understand the Jingde Town culture of ceramics, many of the buildings within the scenic area have been built in the traditional style. There are also a number of workshops in the scenic area where visitors can pay a small fee and get the opportunity to participate in ceramics production.

No. 10 of Night Attractions in Jiangxi

Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan

Taoxichuan Cultural and Creative Block is based on ceramic culture and takes the cultural and creative industry as the main format to create an urban cultural and creative block of tradition + fashion + art + high technology, realizing the deep integration of tradition and modernity, culture and technology, production and life , becoming a cultural landmark and city card of Jingdezhen. There are ceramic industry heritage museum, art gallery, pottery school research and education platform, Yi space innovation and innovation base, art center, grand theater, cultural theme hotel, Qingke shared apartment, pottery training, music education, brand experience store in the scenic area It is matched with other service industries, implanted with multiple formats, highlights the cultural core, and brings comprehensive service experience to tourists.

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Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum

The museum is designed in the form of a "kiln", with multiple curved arch structures and red brick walls that have a simple and rustic feel. The exhibits in the museum are mainly from the important ceramic archaeological achievements made from the official kiln sites of the Imperial Kiln Factory over the centuries, as well as important relics from various periods of excavation.

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Museums in Jingdezhen

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Wangxian Valley

Wangxian Valley is located at the northern foot of Lingshan Mountain, hidden among mountain streams and gorges. It was formerly an abandoned granite quarry and, after years of ecological restoration, has been built into the valley town it is today. The attraction is structured around the Jiuniu Stream Gorge, where streams flow through the valley and waterfalls cascade in layers; the Sandie Waterfall and Sankou Pot are among its most recognizable natural views. In summer, visitors can also experience gorge rafting that winds through the ancient town. The cliffside building complex on Baihe Cliff is the attraction's signature view. On the nearly 100-meter-high cliff face, cantilevered guest rooms, plank walkways, and viewing platforms climb upward in a zigzag pattern, looking up from the valley floor like pavilions in the sky. After nightfall, the cliff lights come on one after another, and the entire valley resembles a painted scroll of lights; standing on Lanyue Bridge and gazing at the full panorama of Baihe Cliff is a classic photo spot here. The Yanpu Old Street in the valley restores the appearance of traditional dwellings in northeastern Jiangxi, with rammed earth walls, bluestone slab paths, and horse-head walls interwoven throughout. Workshop Street is lined with traditional handicraft workshops for brown sugar, brewing, papermaking, cloth dyeing, and more, where you can watch ancient production methods on site; Mingchan Alley gathers intangible cultural heritage crafts such as bamboo weaving and woodwork. Bawei Street offers a dazzling array of Jiangxi-style snacks such as dengzhan guo and taro dumplings. When visiting, it is recommended to enter the attraction in the afternoon so that you can clearly see the gorge landforms in daylight without missing the spectacular lighting after nightfall. The entire route requires walking and climbing stairs, so comfortable, slip-resistant shoes are advisable.

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Sanbao International Ceramic Village

There is an old-fashioned farm house and ceramic workshop more than ten miles southeast of Jingdezhen, called Sanbao International Ceramics Village. The whole village seems to be an ordinary and very old farmhouse. Inside the door is a clay marker with many pieces of porcelain and pottery works embedded in it. There is a small stream introduced from the outside in the yard. The water is clear to the bottom. Some of the porcelain bowls and pieces were half buried in the mud, the ancient wooden farm tools and local daily necessities were quietly left aside, and the big red Spring Festival couplets were pasted on the log doors. The long gazebo made of logs, and the rice barrels of the farmhouse made of logs are chairs. It's casual, simple, unstructured, and wild. Here are the original life scenes and plots: the house was bought from the villagers, the courtyard wall was built by the villagers using the "dry base" process 20 years ago, and the furnishings in the house were also produced by the villagers more than 20 years ago. Living utensils, nearly 10 artisans here use primitive methods to produce ceramics and pottery tools. In addition to the living area, there are studios, pottery halls, traditional porcelain making tools, wood-burning kilns, folk artists, etc., Guanyin with broken arms, headless Bodhisattva, even a slag cake, a bowl bottom , a deformed dragon cylinder. This codified tradition has become fully modern. Sanbao Village is a ceramic workshop courtyard of an old-fashioned farmhouse. The earthen courtyard wall is built by "dry base", and a crystal clear stream runs through the courtyard. The courtyard is full of traces of years of hard work - porcelain bowls and pieces, many of which are half-covered in the mud.