Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
景德镇陶瓷学院
Type Public
Established 1909 (predecessor school), 1958 (current institute)
Students 15.000
Location Jingdezhen, Jiangxi,  People's Republic of China
Website http://www.jci.edu.cn

The Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute (景德镇陶瓷学院) is situated in Jingdezhen city in Jiangxi province in the People's Republic of China. It is the only institute of higher learning in China dedicated to the study of ceramic arts. The area of Jingdezhen is historically significant in the development and production of Chinese ceramics. Thus, this university serves the role of linking up modern educational techniques and infrastructure with a well-rooted source of ancient Chinese lore and tradition. Its prominent graduated students are artists such as Jackson Li.

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