ZHAN Jia

(Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, Jiangxi, China)

Abstract: Jingdezhen Ceramic Heritage Corridor, an outdoor museum showing the achievements of ceramic science, technology, arts, culture and economy, is a model of civilization in China and even the world. This paper has made a comprehensive study of the natural heritage, cultural relics, production sites, and living relics along Jingdezhen Ceramic Heritage Corridor in accordance with the ICOMOS definition of the linear Heritage, elaborated the cultural achievements of this linear region, and systematically evaluated its tourism resources by “the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Properties” and “the General Survey Standards of Tourism Resources in China”.

Key words: Jingdezhen ceramics; Heritage Corridor; tourism resources; evaluation