Social media fires up visitors to 'state kiln'
Tourists enamored with city's sweet deals and discount ceramic products
Zheng Hui, 37, came from Liuyang, Hunan province, to Liling to pick up porcelain. She owns a furniture store in Liuyang and wanted to buy some porcelain as accessories for the furniture.
She said it was her second time visiting Liling, and has already made some money by reselling to her customers the porcelain she bought.
"I prefer to choose unique items, and the feeling of treasure hunting is very good," she said. "I believe almost all women enjoy looking for beautiful things, and they won't leave these porcelain stores empty-handed."
Yan Wen, 39, came from Changsha, Hunan province, to Liling to spend a relaxing day. She learned about the porcelain from social media platform Xiaohongshu. She went to a local porcelain museum, ate fried rice noodles and visited a local kiln to pick up some porcelain.
"Everything looked very beautiful to me and I planned to buy some for myself and my friend," she said.
Zhou Lingzhi, 49, came to Liling from Heyang, Hunan province, with his wife to buy porcelain for their new apartment.
