# Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List

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- Published: 2026-07-26T11:35:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

JINGDEZHEN, China, July 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International
Communication Center (JXICC):

The Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on UNESCO’s World
Heritage List on July 25 during the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee
in Busan, South Korea, becoming China’s 61st World Heritage site.

Located across the hilly landscape of Jingdezhen in East China’s Jiangxi Province,
the property preserves a complete handicraft porcelain production system that flourished
between the 10th and 19th centuries. Rich deposits of porcelain stone and kaolin
clay, together with an extensive water transport network, helped transform the city
into the world’s foremost center of porcelain production.

Emperor Zhenzong’s Encounter in Jingdezhen

The heritage property comprises 45 component sites spread across 1,979 hectares,
ranging from porcelain workshops in the historic urban center to raw material extraction
sites, transportation routes and traditional neighborhoods that together illustrate
the industry’s full production chain.

The World Heritage Committee recognizes the site under UNESCO’s cultural criteria
No 2, 3, 4, and 6.

According to the World Heritage Committee, the property exhibits the innovative 
development of China’s handicraft porcelain making technology, porcelain art and
porcelain industry, and evidences the profound impact of China’s handicraft porcelain
industry on the development of the world’s ceramic industry and the exchanges and
mutual learning among civilizations.

The committee commended the efforts and achievements made by the Chinese government
in the protection and management of the heritage site.

Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites: China’s New Cultural Calling Card
to the World

Blue-and-white porcelain is one of the best examples. Produced by combining China’s
porcelain-making techniques with Persian cobalt blue pigment, it became a defining
influence on the "chinoiserie" style that flourished in European decorative arts
throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.

Addressing the World Heritage Committee on behalf of the Chinese government, Rao
Quan, vice minister of culture and tourism and head of the National Cultural Heritage
Administration, reaffirmed China’s commitment to fully implementing the World Heritage
Convention.

He pledged to continue strengthening the integrated protection, conservation and
sustainable use of the sites, while working with UNESCO and other States Parties
to safeguard the shared heritage of humanity. 

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