China's porcelain capital attracting more craftsmen for ideas, skills exchange

Artists display porcelain works during a porcelain fair in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 17, 2019. An autumn porcelain fair opened Thursday in Jingdezhen, and will last for three days. [Xinhua]

Porcelain craftsmen from home and abroad said the plan of building Jingdezhen, a Chinese city renowned for its over 1,700-year history of porcelain making, into a world ceramic cultural center, will attract more skilled craftsmen to introduce new ideas, strengthen exchange and stimulate the development of the ceramic industry.

In early October, the government of eastern China's Jiangxi Province unveiled details of a newly-released plan of building Jingdezhen into a national ceramic culture inheritance and innovation pilot zone. One of its primary missions is to enhance international ceramic cultural exchange and cooperation.