Porcelain-making art in Jingdezhen to bid for intangible cultural heritage

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Updated: 2011-07-18

A gourd kiln of Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) is seen in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi province, June 12, 2011. Recently, the porcelain-making art in Jingdezhen has been under the stage of evaluation when applying for being listed into the United Nation's intangible cultural heritages. Known as the porcelain capital of China, Jingdezhen has a porcelain-making history of more than 1,000 years since Song Dynasty (960 to 1279). (Xinhua/Shi Weiming)

Veteran craftsman Wei Jingou prepares clay in an old kiln in Jingdezhen city, east China's Jiangxi province, July 14, 2011. The famous Jingdezhen procelain art, boasting a history of over a thousand years, has been short listed for the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage, and was in the evaluation stage recently. (Xinhua/Shi Weiming)