JingDeZhen City Social Welfare Institute

JingDe Zhen City Social Welfare Institute ：

Address:1 Ai Xin Lane,Zi Jing Road,Jing De Zhen City, Jiangxi Province

Location:The orphanage Jingdezhenin Jingdezhen City,about 3 hours drive from Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province.

Information about Jingdezhen:

Jingdezhen City has an area of 5,256square km and a population of 1,554,000 inhabitants.

It is known as the " Porcelain Capital "because it has been producing pottery for 1700 years .

Jingdezhen 's natural resourcesinclude kaolin , coal , manganese and lime, but kaolin that has become famousin Chinaand the world.

It has a subtropical monsoon climate with fourdistinct seasons.

General Information:

It is a small orphanage located on the west side ofthe Yangtze River.

Before 1997 the orphanage Jingdezhen also took care of adoptions oforphanage Leping (now this orphanage makes the same ) .

In September 1998 there was a flood in Jingdezhen and part of theorphanage was destroyed . From this time many of the children went to live withhost families living near the orphanage and the orphanage staff about 1 or 2visits a month for these children.

Currently there are few children living in theorphanage ( in August 2004 there were 55 ) and there are about 40 .

In 2008 a group of adoptive parents made a donation to the orphanagethrough Adopchina Jingdezhen of 265 € .

One for children , one for older and one thathouses the offices of the orphanage : In 2010 a new orphanage consisting of 3buildings built .

Love Without Boundaries has assisted in thisorphanage.

The Altrusa Foundation is working with thisorphanage.

Scenic Spots:

Jingdezhen is located near tomany famous natural attractions including Mt.Huang, Mt.Lu, Mt.Jiuhua, Mt.Sanqing, Mt.Longhu, Mt.Wuyi as well as PoyangLake and Qiandao Lake.More than 30 ceramics historical ruins have been found in the city, such as thefamous ancient ceramic material producing area of Kaolin, the ruin of Hutianancient kiln and the ruin of the royal kilns in the Ming and Qing Dynasty.There are also many landscapes and sights in the city, such as Ceramic History Museum,Jingdezhen Old Street and Longzhu Pavilion.

Jingdenzhen craftsman makes pottery

Located in the Panlongshan in the western suburb ofJingdezhen City, the Ceramic History Museum , Now Jingdezhen CeramicFolk-Custom Museum is a professional ceramic museum covering an area of about83 hectares (approx.205 acres), and was built in 1980. Now it is principle partof the Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln and Folk-Custom Expo Area.

Jingdezhen Old Street

Jingdezhen Old Street is located on the west bankof the Chang River,in the center of Jingdezhen.It is a famous street in China,renowned for its long history and beautiful traditions that come from itsancient culture. It is composed of three parts each of which fully reflects itsprosperous past and its important position as a transportation center: Ming Street, Qing Street and theOld Pier.  

Depending on the size of the SWI and how often visitors return, a visit could can be a highly anticipated event by the staff, or a routine, minor inconvenience to the day to day running of the institution.

You will want to discuss this aspect of reality with your child and prepare her or him for what it might be like, based on what you know. It is good to talk to your child about what to expect and then what to do if things turn out differently than you expect. It is important to develop an attitude of flexibility and focus on enjoying the experience rather than to get set on things going a certain way, since things don’t always go exactly as planned on any trip or daily life experience. A small gift is always appropriate for the effort expended by the director and or staff to accommodate the visiting family.

Since it may be several years after an adoption, it’s not unusual that the orphanage moved to a new place. Remember it’s normal, natural, time will not stand still, just as your children changed dramatically from she/he was a baby when just there.

If you are interested in visit both of the orphanages, we are happy to facilitate it, you can follow the previous footprint to recall your excitement when you look at your children at first time.

We usually arrange visiting the finding site for families if have the Notarial Certificate of the finding place. The finding site usually is at the front of hospital/orphanage/government agencies, etc. Please note that there places may be changed also.

Since visiting the finding site is the most emotional part of the trip, it’s a personal decision for each family and only you can make the decision if you want to accomplish it.

We always arrange the meeting with the previous caregiver/ foster family. If you have the information of the previous caregiver, we will try our best to find her. Please do remember that it’ll be some years after your adoption, the caregiver may be moved away or be retired. If the caregiver is still working in the orphanage, the director will happy to facilitate the connection.

Also please note that the caregiver may take care of more than one hundred babies in the orphanage, so that she may not remember your child well.

If your family is interested or inclined to invite the orphanage director to lunch, it is proper to invite others in the meeting as well. This would usually be one or two of the directors' assistants. If you want to invite the caregiver or nanny, then you should extend that invitation through the director to show the proper respect that the position merits. Your guide will handle this for you, but inviting the staff through the director follows proper etiquette for the situation. Some of the orphanages offer the free lunch while the others request about USD90-USD150 for the extra charge. You may ask our trip consultant before you travel.

When visiting an orphanage, it is appropriate to prepare some gifts for the director/staff and the children. You can invite the director, the staff or the caregiver to have lunch together or prepare fruit basket for them, for their effort expended to accommodate the visiting family.

As for the gifts to kids, you can prepare some snacks, candy, books, school backpacks, toys and so on. Usually, you can buy them when arrival at the orphanage place, the guide can escort you.

If you want to donate something more valuable and not sure what is needed for the orphanage, you can first learn it from the director and then purchase them from the local market. Some SWI will issue a donation certificate to you but not every SWI will do this.