Porcelain, also named china, is made by heating raw materials, often a mix between china stone and kaolin clay, in a kiln (窑) at a temperature as high as 1, 200 degree Celsius, which is key making porcelain. (go)through the fire of reinvention at a high temperature gives porcelain with greater (strong), more translucence (半透明) and a feast of colors.
Blue porcelain produced in Longquan, Zhejiang province, a technique which (pass) down at least 1, 600 years ago, is a typical example of craftsmen's pursuit of the perfect green light. And takes 72 steps to produce Longquan celadon's jade-like green. Plum green and light green are two colors of the best quality.
Porcelain has also been a carrier for cultural exchanges. Along with China's silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first goods (receive) worldwide trade. As it (gradual) travelled around the globe through the ancient Maritime Silk Road, porcelain enjoyed great popularity among royal families and upper classes in Europe, were attracted by these beautiful containers they named after China, a product that could be produced only in the far East.
Porcelain began as a (practice) container and evolved into pieces of art. Even when shattered into pieces and buried deep in mud, cultural values (attach) to porcelain would never disappear.
