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Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain,a piece of renowned China art to some extent, is the symbol of China.In the long history, Chinese produced countless porcelain articles for the practical use or the pursuing of beauty... ... Known as 'the country of porcelain', China is the homeland of porcelain. The word for porcelain in English - china, has become the short name of PRC (People's Republic of China), indicating that porcelain is a fine representative of Chinese culture. Born out of pottery, porcelain evolved from white pottery and stamped hard pottery. Porcelain making must satisfy three requirements: first, the material must be porcelain stone and clay or Kaolin, containing quartz, sericite and other mineral elements; second, the firing temperature must be over 1,200Ú Centigrade (2,192Ú F); third, there is glaze fired under high temperature on the surface of the item. Originally, porcelain objects were made for people's daily use to store and hold food. Later, they were mostly used as decorations. As early as in the Shang Dynasty (16th – 11th century BC), porcelain vessels appeared in Chinese people's life. Porcelain, as it then was, is commonly named 'proto-porcelain', because it was rough both in the body and the firing technology. The firing temperature was also low, with primitive and transitional characteristics. The real porcelain vessels were produced in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 – 220 AD). At that time most of the northern Chinese moved to the south and splendid and lavish burial was popular. As a result, Zhejiang Province with its favorable location became the cradle of China porcelain. Up to the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), the technology and art of porcelain making had been maturing. In the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), came the peak time for porcelain. Porcelain making was developed apace. There were many famous porcelain kilns then such as Jun Kiln, Ge Kiln, Guan Kiln, Ru Kiln, and Ding Kiln, which were known as the five famous porcelain kilns of the Song Dynasty. Jun Kiln – porcelains made in this kiln are red blue, purple spotted, pure sky blue, or pure moon white, with opal cyan as the keynote. They are opacified with irregular thin flowing lines on the surface. Their glaze colors are mainly cyan, blue and white, and a few are in rose purple or begonia red. Most of the porcelain vessels were bright-colored just like the morning sunlight and sunset glow, enjoying fame as 'treasures of the country'. More details you may check http://www.travelevery.com/Destination/City120.htm Or email: web@travelevery.com