A member of a volunteer team comprising international artists and residents living in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, introduces China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy to a foreign tourist on Friday. Zhou Yuqing / For China Daily

　　When 65-year-old Philip Read appeared on Friday on the streets of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, wearing a white volunteer uniform, a tourist from the United States approached him and said, “Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the ceramic museum?“

　　Read, who is a British citizen, immediately gave the tourist directions in English while recommending several distinctive ceramic studios at the local market.

　　Friday marked the opening of a market event at Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue in Jingdezhen, also known as “ceramic capital of China“, and the debut of the Yangjingpiao volunteer team led by Read.

　　Yangjingpiao, which literally means foreign expats living in Jingdezhen, comprises foreigners who have settled in the city for the love of ceramic arts. The team's nine members are citizens of seven countries, including the US, the United Kingdom and Pakistan, and have lived in Jingdezhen for more than two years on average.

　　Their main tasks include promoting visa-related policies among foreigners, mediating disputes related to consumption or intellectual property involving foreigners, and introducing the city's cultural activities to international visitors.

　　On Friday alone, the volunteer team provided 24 translation services, gave policy consultations to 12 foreigners, and helped eight international visitors with small issues such as finding directions and making payments at the market.