Kaolin / 高岭土

Kaolin / 高岭土 is the porcelain clay term highlighted in No.213 景德镇往事：千年“世界瓷都”的前世今生. The episode says the name derives from [[GaolingVillage|高岭村]] near Jingdezhen / 景德镇, making it a stronger case of Jingdezhen entering global vocabulary than the popular but weak “China from Changnan” story.

In the source, kaolin matters technically because it helped potters overcome the limits of porcelain stone alone. Its higher refractory quality made Porcelain Stone-Clay Binary Formula / 瓷石瓷土二元配方 possible, improving firing stability and expanding the scale and complexity of wares.

Connections

• Gaoling Village / 高岭村 - place-name source.
• Porcelain Stone-Clay Binary Formula / 瓷石瓷土二元配方 - ceramic body formula.
• Jingdezhen Porcelain Production System / 景德镇瓷业生产系统 - system using the material.
• Material History Narrative - material vocabulary as historical evidence.