Introduction Part 1. The reconstruction of tradition in the process of modernization Chapter 1. The ecological and social environment of Jingdezhen porcelain production: Geographical distribution and change Chapter 2. The rise and social background of the new handicraft workshops Chapter 3. Organization of Community Businesses Chapter 4. Fanjiajing village: The antique porcelain center Chapter 5. Changes and reconstruction Part 2. Thinking about tradition Chapter 6.

Porcelain trade associations in Jingdezhen Chapter 7. Guild Halls in Jingdezhen Chapter 8. The varieties of Jingdezhen porcelain Hangbang Chapter 9. Summary Part 3. The rise and decline of Jingdezhen folk kilns in the past 500 years Chapter 10. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the early Ming dynasty: Hardship and development Chapter 11. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the Mid-Ming period: Stable development Chapter 12. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Ming period: A turning point Chapter 13.

Jingdezhen folk kiln in the early Qing period: A period of renaissance Chapter 14. Jingdezhen folk kiln in the Mid-Qing period: Coprosperity with official kiln Chapter 15. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Qing dynasty: Toward the bottom Chapter 16. Jingdezhen folk kilns in the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China: Pains and gains of early Modernization Part 4. Conclusion Chapter 17. Beyond artistic productivity Chapter 18. Disappearance of the empirical world Chapter 19. Interpreting the present and looking forward to the future in terms of tradition Afterwords.