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Jingdezhen or Fowliang , city (1994 est. pop. 294,000), NE Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River. It is world famous for its fine porcelain, made since the Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220) from the white clay, kaolin, found near Poyang Lake to the west. Coal is mined in the region. The city reached its greatest fame under the Northern Sung dynasty (c.1000), when it supplied porcelain to the royal household. It declined after heavy damage in the Taiping Rebellion. The name sometimes appears as Ching-te-chen.

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Jingdezhen, Jiangxi/China Chang‐nan‐chen, Fuliang Took its present name ‘Town of Jingde’ some time between 1004 and 1007 from the title, Jingde, of the emperor reigning at the time and zhèn ‘town’. Jingdezhen became famous during the Song dynasty (960–1297) when items made for the court were marked ‘made in the Jingde period’.

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