景德镇 · Jingdezhen

Food

• 来一碗米粉。lái yì wǎn mǐ fěn。A bowl of rice noodles.米粉 is the everyday bowl, not a porcelain term.
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• 不要太辣。bú yào tài là。Not too spicy.Jiangxi cooking can be hot. Say it with the order.
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• 饺子馅是什么？jiǎozi xiàn shì shén me？What is the filling?馅 is the filling. Listen for 猪肉 or 韭菜.
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• 打包。dǎ bāo。Pack it to go.Same short line as in other cities.
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Scenery

• 陶溪川怎么走？táo xī chuān zěn me zǒu？How do I get to Taoxichuan?陶溪川 is the old factory quarter, now studios and cafes.
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• 古窑在哪儿？gǔ yáo zài nǎr？Where is the ancient kiln?古窑 is the kiln museum, not the same gate as 陶溪川.
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• 可以进作坊吗？kě yǐ jìn zuōfang ma？May I go into the workshop?Ask at the door. A working wheel is not a shop floor you enter.
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• 御窑厂怎么去？yù yáo chǎng zěn me qù？How do I get to the Imperial Kiln?御窑厂 is the old imperial kiln site.
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Culture

• 这是青花瓷吗？zhè shì qīng huā cí ma？Is this blue-and-white porcelain?青花 is the blue pattern. 瓷 is the porcelain.
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• 可以看一下底部吗？kě yǐ kàn yíxià dǐ bù ma？May I see the base?The mark under the foot is not, by itself, a date.
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• 这是景德镇的吗？zhè shì jǐng dé zhèn de ma？Was this made in Jingdezhen?The city is 景德镇. Ask, then look at the piece.
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• 请包好，容易碎。qǐng bāo hǎo， róng yì suì。Please wrap it. It breaks easily.碎 means broken. Say this when they box a bowl.
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• The clay

  Jingdezhen has made porcelain for centuries. 青花瓷 is the blue-and-white ware. A gaiwan, a vase, and a plate can all be 青花.

• The mark

  A reign mark on the base is often copied. Ask 这是新的吗？ before you treat a price as history.

• The kilns

  陶溪川 is the studio quarter. 古窑 and 御窑厂 are kiln museums. They are not the same entrance.

One day

A day and a taste. Four lines to say, morning through evening. It is not a booking and not a ticket time.

A shop sign

Optional. A photo of a sign comes back as one phrase to say next. The photo is not stored. If the characters don't come back, the page does not invent a shop.