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Which natural resources made Jingdezhen well suited for making porcelain?
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A discussion of Chinese art, from the documentary China: West Meets East at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Jingdezhen’s historical success as a premier center for porcelain production is largely attributed to the local availability of two essential natural resources: kaolin (china clay) and petuntse (white briquette).
These materials, found in the Yangtze valley and along the eastern shore of Lake Poyang, are responsible for the characteristic hardness and beautiful translucence of the porcelain produced in the region.1