Jǐngdézhèn de míngzi láizì Sòng Zhēnzōng de niánhào " Jǐngdé ".
Jingdezhen takes its name from Emperor Zhenzong's reign title, Jingde.
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history
In 1005 he made peace with the Liao, the 澶渊之盟, agreeing to send silver and silk every year. In 1008 he performed the 封禅 rites on 泰山, the last emperor to do so.
culture
The lines 书中自有黄金屋 'in books there are houses of gold' and 书中自有颜如玉 'in books there are faces fair as jade' come from a poem credited to him that urges young men to study for the examinations.
