Intl ceramic fair opens in China's 'porcelain capital'

NANCHANG -- The 2021 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair opened Monday in the city of Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital" in East China's Jiangxi province.

Covering an area of nearly 30,000 square meters, the fair has attracted over 800 enterprises from home and abroad. A total of eight projects worth 19.6 billion yuan (about $3 billion) were signed at the opening ceremony, according to the organizers.

The fair, held both online and offline, will host a series of activities, including a ceramic auction, a ceramic-art exhibition and a forum on ceramic intellectual property protection.

First held in 2004, the annual China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair has become a major platform to showcase the world's finest porcelain and drawn enterprises from many countries and regions.