Being China's "capital of porcelain", Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province attracts thousands of young artists from across the country and abroad.
On July 25, the Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's 61st World Heritage site and the first centered on porcelain.
The city is home to more than 60,000 jingpiao - artists, designers and creators who have migrated to the porcelain capital.
Launched in 2015, the Jingdezhen "Migratory Birds" Project, also known as the Taoxichuan International Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program, aims to attract elite international artists, ceramicists, and young creators to Jingdezhen to foster global artistic collaboration.
To date, the project has invited over 3,000 artists from more than 50 countries and regions through its residency programs.
Omur Tokgoz, a ceramic artist from Turkiye, recently started her program in Jingdezhen.
"Porcelain is one of the main global materials in our history and it came from China," she said.
"Porcelain materials are very expensive in Europe, and I am very happy to have this opportunity to explore and experiment my art here."
The program provides free accommodation, meals, studio space and local transport for participating artists. In addition, they will have free access to high-end equipment, professional kilns, and expert technical assistants. In exchange, the artists donate a portion of their created works to the art center's permanent collection.
