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Jingdezhen
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English
Alternative forms
en Quientzeng obsolete
en Ching-te-chen Wade-Giles
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn 景德鎮.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.də.d͡ʒən/
jĭng′dŭ′jŭn′Ching-te-chen or Fow·li·ang 158 2
en Jing de zhen
Proper noun
en prefecture-level city p/Jiangxi c/China, known for porcelain.
en 1984 Witold Rodzinksi Mongol Rule and Ming Restoration The Walled Kingdom: A History of China from 2000 BC to the Present https://archive.org/details/walledkingdomhi00rodz/ London Fontana Paperbacks 0-00-654043-0 702499063 22172591M 162 https://archive.org/details/walledkingdomhi00rodz/page/162/ The Ming age is also deservedly famous for its ceramics. The well-known imperial potteries in Chingtechen (Kiangsi) were founded in 1369, and quickly became a major centre producing a beautiful translucent white ware. on
en January 31, 2017 w:Edward Wong Ancient Porcelain Arts Thrive Again in a Chinese River Town w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20170201065130/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/asia/china-ancient-porcelain-arts-jingdezhen.html 01 February 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/world/asia/china-ancient-porcelain-arts-jingdezhen.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific Now that tradition is being revived at the roots. Young people are moving to study in Jingdezhen, a river town in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi.
Translations
prefecture-level city
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 景德鎮
Mandarin: cmn 景德鎮 Jǐngdézhèn
Japanese: ja
References
Further reading
Jingdezhen, Ching-te-chen, Chingtechen
en 1952 Fowliang or Fou-liang Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 634 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/634/ 1 Was called Kingtehchen (or Ching-te-chen) until 1931,
en 1998 Jingdezhen Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1450 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1450/ 2