Which dynasty in China had glass windows?

Glass windows began to appear in China during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.

The ancient glass windows in China were first introduced by Guangzhou 13th Company when importing foreign trade goods. Due to the limitation of traffic conditions, only princes and nobles can use it. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the rise of Westernization Movement, China officially began to produce glass, and the glass manufacturing industry took root in China, and glass windows were officially produced at this time.

Development history

Dragonfly eye glass beads and jade glassware have existed since the Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period. This kind of China glass beads absorbed foreign glass manufacturing technology, which just shows that there were exchanges between China and foreign countries in glass manufacturing technology at that time.

The origin of glass in Han Dynasty is the Central Plains, which mainly produces lead glass, glass in Hexi Corridor produces cosolvent, and glass in Lingnan mainly produces potassium silicate glass.

By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, foreign glass products were continuously imported into China, and the number of homemade glass in China decreased.

Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is a crucial period in the history of ancient glass development in China. At this time, the shape, quality and manufacturing technology of glass have been greatly improved, and a scene of prosperity has emerged, which makes people shine at the moment. This prosperity is mainly due to the influx of foreign glass into China, which led to great changes in China's glass manufacturing industry until the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Kangxi paid special attention to glass manufacturing technology, specially invited German missionaries to China for technical guidance, and established a glass factory in the court.