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
- 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.
Translations
prefecture-level city
References
Further reading
- Jingdezhen, Ching-te-chen, Chingtechen at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Fowliang or Fou-liang”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[5], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 634, column 1: “Was called Kingtehchen (or Ching-te-chen) until 1931, […]”
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jingdezhen”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 2