However, to honor its history, Jingdezhen retained it the word zhen meaning town in its name.
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17 Facts About Jingdezhen
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In 2004, Jingdezhen celebrated the millennium of its becoming the porcelain capital and it is assuming its present name.
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Jingdezhen is situated in the north-east of Jiangxi and borders on Anhui; the city center area is located in the north-east of the Poyang Lake Plain.
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Jingdezhen has a humid subtropical climate affected by the East Asian monsoon, with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps.
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City of Jingdezhen is divided into 4 county-level divisions: Zhushan District, Changjiang District, Fuliang County, and the county-level city of Leping.
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Jingdezhen porcelain has fetched record prices at auctions, with a blue and white porcelain jar produced during the Yuan dynasty auctioning for $27.
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Jingdezhen serves as an important industrial and commercial base in Jiangxi Province.
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Jingdezhen Ceramics Co Ltd is a joint venture with a French company and is most famous of Jingdezhen's ceramic companies.
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Jingdezhen is a major agricultural center in Jiangxi, with extensive rice cultivation within its boundaries.
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Jingdezhen is the most important transportation hub in the northeast region of Jiangxi province.
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Jingdezhen has 4 higher education institutions, 110 secondary schools, 328 primary schools, and 4 special education schools.
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Jingdezhen has more than 20 medical service institutions with a total 2182 beds.
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The No 1, No 2 and No 3 People's Hospital of Jingdezhen are the most important hospitals in the city; the No 4 People's Hospital is a psychiatric hospital.
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Jingdezhen is a major tourism destination within Jiangxi Province, receiving 85.
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Jingdezhen has 8 4A tourist attractions, and 14 3A tourist attractions.
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At present, Jingdezhen has the most tourist hotels of any city in Jiangxi Province.
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