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Ceramic paradise in Jingdezhen
Updated: Oct 15, 2026 Source: China Daily
Ceramic artist Wisam Al-Samad, a "foreign Jingdezhen drifter" (yang jing piao), poses for a photo with his daughter Zahra in his studio in the Sanbao International Ceramic Art Village in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, on June 10. LIU ZHANKUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE

Working in the Sanbao International Ceramic Art Village in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, Wisam Al-Samad, an Iraqi-born, Norway-based artist from the International Academy of Ceramics, is one of thousands of foreign artists who have become known as "foreign Jingdezhen drifters" (yang jing piao).

During his first visit to China, he moved to the village with his daughter Zahra to begin an artistic residency.

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