Foreigners flock to 'porcelain capital'
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China De La Vega, an Australian potter and painter, shows her work in Jingdezhen. [Photo/China Daily] |
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Tran Suc Linh, a 24-year-old sophomore from Vietnam, is studying chemistry and ceramic materials in Jingdezhen. "In Vietnam, we only have about a dozen glazes, but in Jingdezhen, I have discovered hundreds of them," said Linh, whose family owns a ceramics factory. "Everyone in this industry knows that Jingdezhen's porcelain is not only the oldest, but also the best. You can find every material, skill and piece of equipment this business requires in this city."
According to Li Jianshen, Sanbao's founder and an acclaimed ceramic artist in his own right, as a global commodity, porcelain is international and universal. People can understand its beauty despite the language barrier and cultural differences, and that's why porcelain and Jingdezhen attract so many people from outside China.
He said people have an instinctive impulse to play with mud and to make things. They don't have to understand Chinese to understand Chinese porcelain.
"Jingdezhen was the place where the most brilliant potters were found, and they developed an instinct into an art," he said. "It's like when people love classical music, they visit Europe. But if you make porcelain, you come to Jingdezhen."
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