Dehua County (德化县; Déhuàxiàn) is a region in Quanzhou prefecture. The name Dehua can refer either to the county as a whole or to the market town which is its center.
There is a local government website, but as of June 2025, it is entirely in Chinese.
Understand
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The area has excellent clay and a long tradition of porcelain manufacturing. It ranks with Jingdezhen in neighbouring Jiangxi province as one of China's oldest and best-known centers of the industry.
The local specialty is white pottery, primarily ornamental; the main items are vases and figurines. This has been exported for centuries, mainly to Europe where it is known as blanc de chine (French for 'white of China'). Today, it is a popular item in tourist shops anywhere in China, but particularly in Dehua itself and in nearby Quanzhou.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]- 1 Dehua Railway Station, X346, Gaide Town (盖德镇X346) (bus nos. 1, 16 and 18). Dehua’s only railway station. Trains from Quanzhou take around one and a half hours to reach this station.
By bus
[edit]- 2 Dehua Bus Station (德化汽车站), Longhu Street (龙湖街) (bus nos. 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 15 and 17). Dehua’s main bus station.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Dehua Ceramics Museum (德化陶瓷博物馆), 17 Xuefu Road (学府路17号) (bus nos. 3 and 15), ☏ +86 595 23518883. summer opening hours: 08:00-12:00, 14:30-17:30; winter opening hours: 08:00-12:00, 15:00-18:00. Free.