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Ching-teh-chen the ancient porcelain heart of China
The article tours Ching-teh-chen known as Town of Scenic Virtue, birthplace of world porcelain. It details location from Kiukiang to Nanchang, the riverine setting, 300000 population with two thirds in porcelain, kilns and dumps along the river, conservatism and absence of newspapers, telephones, or electricity, and Brutal working conditions with wages from ten cents to a dollar daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Saente Society
Washington
China
Ching-teh-chen
America
Europe
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Kiukiang
Yang Lake
Chingteh-chen
Nanchang
Ching-tei-chen
Yangtze
Po Yang Lake
Longfellow
Cenr
Porcelain
Chamber of Commerce
Ching-tehchen