For many centuries China held the secret to making the world's finest porcelain—white, translucent ceramic ware of such high quality that it produced a musical tone when struck. The envy of ...

What it’s about: China. But not the country. The delicate yet strong material that was part of a wave of advancements that reached Europe from the East in the 1500s. Porcelain was so identified ...

Porcelain, one of ancient China’s oldest and greatest inventions, has played a significant role in the country’s long history. The fact that porcelain is also popularly known as china or fine ...

Porcelain was white gold, valued for both its durability and its delicacy, and also prized for its exotic origins. Marco Polo first brought it to Europe, from China, in the fourteenth century ...

Known around the world as the "porcelain capital" of China, Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi Province is a city of immense cultural and historical significance. From the Song Dynasty (960-1279 ...

During the construction of an educational area in south-central China, members of the public ... six pieces of porcelain, one piece of pottery and square bricks, according to the release.

The 2024 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo kicked off on Friday in Jingdezhen, renowned worldwide as the "porcelain capital," in east China's Jiangxi Province. (Photo: Xinhua ...

The porcelain artifacts came from various kinds ... Now, the discovery of two Ming-era shipwrecks in the South China Sea is giving experts a better idea at what that trade looked like.