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A ceramics exhibition will be held in Nantong, East China's Zhejiang province from Dec 25 to Jan 23, 2022, according to a news conference held on Dec 24.

The exhibition will showcase more than 300 ceramics made in Jiangxi province's Jingdezhen, a renowned porcelain production hub with a history of more than 1,700 years.

Visitors at the ceramics exhibition in Nantong. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Sponsored by the Jingdezhen Ceramic Research Institute, Nantong Jingshitang Herb Technology Co Ltd and the Jingdezhen Ceramics Research and Production Center, the exhibition commemorates Zhang Jian's contributions to the development of ceramic industry in Jingdezhen.

Zhang Jian (1853-1926) was a Nantong-born industrial magnate and scholar who participated in the establishment of Jiangxi Ceramics Co and built China Ceramics School in Jingdezhen, which is believed to be the predecessor of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute.

Visitors at the ceramics exhibition in Nantong. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Yin Guoguang, former Party secretary of Jingdezhen, said at the news conference that Zhang has made great contributions to China's ceramic industry and expressed hope that the exhibition would help Nantong residents learn more about China's ceramic art as well as Jingdezhen.