Porcelain runs in the veins of the artist Sun Lixin. His family worked in the kilns of Jingdezhen for generations — the ancient city that made Chinese porcelain famous around the world. Wares from the renowned imperial workshops adorned the palaces of China's rulers for centuries, travelling along the Silk Road and maritime trade routes.
Today Jingdezhen, whose 45 craft porcelain enterprises were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in July, is experiencing a new flowering. Young artists are arriving in the city, seeking refuge here from the career rat race.
I don't think there is another city in the world that has preserved such continuity for more than a thousand years.
— Sun Lixin, artist
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