During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Jingdezhen today belonged to Poyang County, Jiujiang County (called Panyang County in the Qin Dynasty, Panyang County in the Western Han Dynasty, and Poyang County in the Eastern Han Dynasty). The establishment of Jingdezhen as a town began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, Tao Kan led the army to suppress the rebellion in the area south of Changjiang River, and set up "Xinping Town" in this area, which was the beginning of Jingdezhen.
In the fourth year of Tangwude (621), Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty officially set up Xinping County, separating Xinping from Poyang County, which was under the jurisdiction of Raozhou. This is the beginning of setting up a county in Jingdezhen today. Xinping Town is also called Changnan Town because it is located in the south of Changjiang River. In the first year of Tang Tianbao (742), it was located in Fuliang County and Changnan Town.
After the Southern Song Dynasty settled in the south of the Yangtze River, the famous kilns in the north of the Yangtze River were destroyed by war. Craftsmen from Ru, Ding, Jun and other famous kilns in the north came to the south one after another. Porcelain making techniques from the north and the south collided and intertwined in Jingdezhen today. Changnan Town "gathers the great achievements of famous kilns in the country and the essence of good workers from all over the country". In the first year of Jingde, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty (1004), because the porcelain made in Changnan Town was used by the imperial court, Changnan Town was named after Jingde, the year of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, and still belonged to Fuliang County. Since then, the name of Jingdezhen has continued to this day.
During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingdezhen was subordinate to Fuliang County and belonged to Raozhou Prefecture (Raozhou Road in the Yuan Dynasty). During this period, Jingdezhen produced famous blue and white porcelain, and successively set up Fuliang Magnetic Bureau, Imperial Ware Factory and Imperial Kiln Factory, becoming an important place for firing imperial porcelain.
Jingdezhen is famous for its porcelain, and its history is a history of the development of Chinese ceramics. Jingdezhen kiln has been burning for thousands of years, and it has been telling the legend of China and even the world.
Historical Evolution of Jingdezhen
Historical Map of Jingdezhen (Qing Dynasty)
(Editor in charge: Liu Jiangnan (intern), Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei)
