Why do people call China ceramics porcelain?

China is the first country to invent porcelain in the world, which has written a glorious page for human history. The invention of porcelain can be called "the fifth great invention" in China. Its achievements in technology and art have spread to all countries in the world, and have deeply influenced the development of its ceramics and culture, winning the reputation of "the country of porcelain" for China.

China is the hometown of porcelain, and the invention of porcelain is a great contribution of the Chinese nation to world civilization. In English, the word "China" also means "China". China's early porcelain appeared in the middle of Shang Dynasty in BC16th century. It is generally called "primitive porcelain" because it is still rough in the firing process of the carcass and glaze layer, and the firing temperature is also low, showing originality and transition.

The invention of "porcelain" began in the Han Dynasty and gradually matured in the Tang and Five Dynasties. In Song Dynasty, porcelain industry flourished, including Ding Kiln, Ru Kiln, Official Kiln, Ge Kiln and Equality Kiln. The name is eternal; New products such as blue-and-white and underglaze red appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. Ming dynasty inherited and developed the tradition of Song porcelain and advocated virtue. Chenghua kiln products are particularly prominent; The style of Qing dynasty is quaint and simple, slightly inferior to before, but superior to exquisite, gorgeous and wonderful. The artifacts of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong are outstanding and amazing.

Porcelain was born out of pottery, and its invention was gradually explored by the ancient ancestors of China in the experience of firing white pottery and printing hard pottery. To fire porcelain, three conditions must be met at the same time: first, the raw materials for porcelain making must be porcelain stone, porcelain clay or kaolin rich in minerals such as timely and sericite; Second, the firing temperature must be above 1200℃; Thirdly, the glazed surface fired at high temperature is applied to the surface of the device.

As the product of the transition from pottery to porcelain, primitive porcelain has the characteristics of compact embryo, durability, easy cleaning and gorgeous appearance, so it has broad development prospects. The continuous improvement of firing technology and output of primitive porcelain has laid a foundation for porcelain to gradually replace pottery as the main vessel in China people's daily life.

China porcelain evolved from pottery, and the original porcelain originated more than 3000 years ago. In the Song Dynasty, famous kilns were spread all over most of China, which was the most prosperous period of porcelain industry. At that time, Jun Kiln, Ge Kiln, Guan Kiln, Ru Kiln and Ding Kiln were called five famous kilns. Blue-and-white porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, known as the porcelain capital, became the representative of porcelain. Blue-and-white porcelain enamel is as transparent as water, the tire is thin and light, and white porcelain is painted with blue patterns, which is elegant, fresh and full of vitality. Once blue and white porcelain appeared, it was all the rage and became the crown of Jingdezhen's traditional famous porcelain. Blue-and-white porcelain * * is also called the four famous porcelain, including blue-and-white exquisite porcelain, pastel porcelain and glazed porcelain. In addition, there are porcelain carvings, thin-walled porcelain and multicolored fetal porcelain, all of which are exquisite and unique.

Colored porcelain is one of the great inventions in ancient China. "Porcelain" and "China" are the same word in English, which fully shows that China's exquisite porcelain can be regarded as the representative of China.