Jingdezhen

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 景德鎮 / 景德镇 (Jǐngdézhèn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.də.d͡ʒən/
  • enPR: jǐngʹdǔʹjǔnʹ[1]

Proper noun

Jingdezhen

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China, known for porcelain.
    • [1984, Witold Rodzinksi, “Mongol Rule and Ming Restoration”, in The Walled Kingdom: A History of China from 2000 BC to the Present[2], London: Fontana Paperbacks, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, 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.]
    • 2017 January 31, Edward Wong, “Ancient Porcelain Arts Thrive Again in a Chinese River Town”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 February 2017, Asia Pacific‎[4]:
      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.

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References

  1. ^ “Ching-te-chen or Fow·li·ang”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas[1], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 158, column 2:Ching-te-chen (jǐngʹdǔʹjǔnʹ) or Fow·li·ang (fo͞oʹlē-ängʹ), []

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