Yingge gets its name from a stone shaped like a warbler bird on the outskirts of town. Due to its location in the mountains, chances of rain are considerable- if this is the case, go spend some time indoors making ceramics! There is record of Hakka migrants operating tea plantations in Yingge District as well as Sanxia as early as the 17th century. Porcelain making began during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty as clay was discovered in the mountains nearby that was suitable for making kilns. Making due with local resources, pottery increasing became Yingge’s claim to fame and the town even became known as Taiwan’s Jingdezhen (a Chinese city famous for porcelain).
