Porcelain sheds light on nation's history and culture
China DailyChimes made from mise porcelain in Zhejiang province are displayed at an exhibition in Beijing. Unearthed items provide vital clues to life in ancient times Porcelain, one of ancient China's oldest and greatest inventions, has played a significant role in the country's long history. Some 18,000 years later, with technological advancements, such as the use of raw materials, the molding process and firing techniques, the world's first high-fire ceramics, commonly referred to as "primitive porcelain" or "protoporcelain", emerged during the Shang Dynasty. Chen Wanli, a leading porcelain expert at the Palace Museum, once declared, "Half of China's history of ceramics lies in Zhejiang," pointing to the province's prominent position in the history and development of porcelain. These lines from a poem by the Tang poet Lu Guimeng describe the spectacular sight of porcelain being made at the Yue Kiln: When the Yue Kiln opens in late autumn, the verdant celadon covers a thousand mountain peaks This poem, Mise Ware, is also the earliest known reference to the finest type of Yue celadon, Chen writes in his book.
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