Mt.Kaolin 40km northeast off the city proper of Jingdezhen, the porcelain metropolis, was the source of an essential raw material of Jingdezhen ceramic industry in ancient times. And the naming place of Kaolin, an universal firm in clay mineralogy. It is now a major national protection units of cultural relics and a provincial scenic spot of Jiangxi.

During Song and Yuan Dynasties, the discovery of the use of kaolin made possible the preparation of the porcelain body compound, a mixture of porcelain stone and kaolin (a binary formula). Thus, the firing temperature was greatly raised, deformation during firing reduced and porcelain quality significantly improved. That had brought about a qualitative leap forward in the history of china's ceramic industry, and laid a solid foundation for Jingdezhen's subsequent status as the porcelain metropolis of the world.

Around Mt.kaolin are a great number of cultural relics and historic sites left behind by hundreds of years' extensive Kaolin mining, including ancient Mining sites, Washing pits, Shuikon Pavilion, Age-old Dongpu street, old pier, etc. Piles of white Kaolin clay cover the mountain, a spectacular sight known as 'A green Mountain with white snow'.

Mt.Kaolin is now a significant tourist attraction combining ceramic culture with the natural environment in Jingdezhen.