4 Days Jingdezhen Porcelain Tour with Mount Lu

Highlights

Visit:

Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln and Customs Museum

Jingdezhen Museum of Porcelain

Ancient Porcelain Street

Hutian Ancient Kiln Site

Lushan Mountain

Experience:

Have a better understanding of porcelain history and culture;

Visit porcelain factory, workshop, museum;

Extend to Lushan Mountain, the National Geopark of China.

Sampling Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Jingdezhen Arrival

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Welcome to Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital of China! Upon arrival, you will be greeted by our tour guide in the arrival halls of airport/railway stations in Jingdezhen. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with an experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel. Your guide will help you check in. The rest of today is free for you to relax.

How to get to Jingdezhen? By Plane: Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) has direct flights from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, etc. By Train: Jingdezhen Railway Station has train connections to many cities within China, including Beijing (7.5 hours), Shanghai (4 hours), Hangzhou (2 hours), Shenzhen (5.5 hours), Huangshan (1 hour), etc.

Day 2 Jingdezhen (B, L)

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Today after breakfast, go to visit Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum is the only national 5A-level tourist attraction in China with a ceramic culture theme. The park preserves and inherits the world's largest wood-fired kiln, which holds the Guinness World Record, as well as the national intangible cultural heritage of Jingdezhen's handmade porcelain craftsmanship and Jingdezhen's traditional porcelain kiln workshop construction skills. The biggest highlight of the park are the ancient kilns that represent the highest firing technology of each dynasty. You can also enjoy the rare performance of the porcelain band, all of whose instruments are made of Jingdezhen porcelain.

After ancient Kiln folk culture exploration, move to nearby China Ceramic Museum. It houses over 50,000 pieces of ceramic masterpieces from different historical periods starting from the Neolithic era to the Han and Tang dynasties. Additionally, it also collects numerous foreign and out-of-town ceramics, as well as items like metal, stone, and jade artifacts, calligraphy, and paintings. The museum also showcases modern and contemporary Jingdezhen ceramic masterpieces. On the top floor, there is a gallery spanning hundreds of meters, exhibiting the traditional 72-step process of ceramic making in Jingdezhen. Each copper sculpture vividly depicts the process, making it highly engaging for visitors.

In the afternoon, take an interesting visit to Sculpture Porcelain Factory which once was one of the ten largest porcelain factories in Jingdezhen. After the old porcelain factory was reformed and merged, the local area was vacated and gradually became a gathering place for young people. Compared with the traditional porcelain in the ancient kilns, the things here are not so much "porcelain" as they are "ceramic gadgets". Many local young artists and students will also come here to sell their works, which mostly have strong personal styles and are more in line with the preferences of the younger generation. Later, go to Taoxichuan which is a typical post-industrial cultural and creative park. It was transformed from an old porcelain factory and kiln site. It has similarities to the "798 Art Zone" in Beijing. Inside Taoxichuan, there are restaurants, shops, homestays, studios, museums... Especially at night, the colorful lights on the chimneys and factory buildings light up, making it very beautiful.

After the leisure time at Taoxichuan, return to your hotel in Jingdezhen City.

Day 3 Jingdezhen - Lushan (B)

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After breakfast, take 2.5 hours’ transfer to Lushan Mountain. Mount Lu is known for its grandeur, steepness, and beauty, and is part of Lushan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

Today, start your Mount Lu tour by walking through the Flower Path which skirts the edge of the western cliffs, giving marvelous views over the Jinxiu Valley. Then, you will move to the Ruqin Lake which gets its name because its shape looks like a violin. Next, visit the Imperial Stele Pavilion, built by the Ming Emperor in the 14th century to commemorate a meeting with the immortal Taoist. Afterwards, you will continue to visit the rainbow-like Lulin Bridge and enjoy the mirror-like Lulin Hu which make there a dreamlike place.

Frolic in the Black Dragon Pool where five streams plunge over a huge stone into a pool, which is said to be inhabited by a dark dragon, although the water is limpid and clean. Continue to see Three Precious Trees, two cryptomeria trees and one ginkgo tree, which are said to have been planted by the Buddhist monk Tan Xi 1500 years ago.

At last, go to the Guling Street, a street located in the center of Lushan Mountain which is unique in the mountain. Meandering pathways, fragrant flowers, flourishing trees and a pavilion all add to lively atmosphere of this delightful place.

Stay overnight in Mount Lu.

Day 4 Lushan Departure (B)

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Morning continue your trip in Lushan. You will start your trip with visiting the Hanpo Pass. From the pass visitors can overlook the junk-dotted Poyang Lake blending with the sky and the mountains shrouding in clouds and mist.

After visiting the Hanpo Pass, you will move to the Five Old Men Peaks, 1,436 m (about 4,711 ft), which is located in the southeast of Lushan. Its five parallel peaks once formed a single apex and standing on the top you will be rewarded with a magnificent view of the distant mountains, trees, lakes, and a seemingly endless sky.

Then, visit Three Tiled Springs which the upper part is like snow falling down to the pond; the middle reach wanders and twists with splashing sprays dancing in the air; while the lower level resembles a jade dragon running in the pond. This is considered to be the best of the Lushan waterfalls.

After the tour, be escorted to Jiujiang City to catch your flight or train to your next destination. Service ends!