- For generations, porcelain makers in Jingdezhen have worked through a sequence of highly specialized tasks: preparing clay, shaping vessels, painting designs, applying glaze, and firing kilns.
- As part of broader preservation efforts in the years that followed, a highway project was rerouted to avoid the site–an adjustment that increased both distance and cost but ultimately helped preserve the integrity of the heritage area.
- In a congratulatory letter to the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2021, Xi noted that the world’s cultural and natural heritage is an important outcome of the development of human civilization and natural evolution, and an important vehicle for the exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations.
Jingdezhen World Heritage listing highlights China’s commitment to preserving cultural legacy
