10 tourist attractions in Jiangxi’s Nanchang and Jingdezhen

Transit passengers from 54 countries, including Canada, the US and most members of the EU, can spend up to 240 hours in Jiangxi without a visa. This visa-free policy allows visitors with plane tickets to a third country or region to transit through Jiangxi and enjoy a visa-free stay. The permitted areas for transit are limited to the cities of Nanchang and Jingdezhen. Here are 10 popular attractions in these two cities.

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Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum, Jingdezhen

Address: 1 Zijing Bei Lu, Jingdezhen city, Jiangxi province
Opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm (Last entry at 4:30 pm)
General admission: Free (Valid ID certificates required for entry)

Of all China's cultural icons, ceramics has had the most profound and extensive global influence. Jingdezhen, a city in East China's Jiangxi province, is the pride of the Chinese ceramics industry.

The museum was built to showcase the glorious two millennia history of pottery production in Jingdezhen, including its time serving as China’s official kiln and its service to the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).

Its 50,000-odd permanent collection covers a long time span and a wide spectrum of ceramic categories, from potteries dating to the Neolithic Age to stoneware and porcelain masterpieces throughout past dynasties, all discovered or made in Jingdezhen. The museum also holds fine pieces of ceramic ware by such contemporary artists as blue-and-white porcelain master Wang Bu (1898-1968) and the acclaimed Eight Friends of Zhushan Mountain (a group of variably eight to 10 ceramic artists active in Jingdezhen between the late 19th to the 20th century with great originality in their works).

The permanent exhibition looks back on the local ceramic history and the ever-thriving industry. The curatorial narrative follows a chronological sequence. By paying a "pilgrimage" to the Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum you will surely emerge with a deeper understanding of China's ceramics!