Porcelain-making art in Jingdezhen to bid for intangible cultural heritage

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Updated: 2011-07-18

Veteran craftsman Wang Yansheng does throwing on a potters' wheel in an old kiln in Jingdezhen city, east China's Jiangxi province, Sept. 26, 2009. The famous Jingdezhen procelain art, boasting a history of over a thousand years, has been short listed for the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage, and was in the evaluation stage recently. (Xinhua/Shi Weiming)

Veteran craftsman Wang Yansheng throws bowls from clay in an old kiln in Jingdezhen city, east China's Jiangxi province, Sept. 26, 2009. The famous Jingdezhen procelain art, boasting a history of over a thousand years, has been short listed for the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage, and was in the evaluation stage recently. (Xinhua/Shi Weiming)