Why are the English names of porcelain and ceramics "China"?
Ceramics come from China, which is a symbol of China culture. Especially, the three ancient ceramic capitals (Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Dehua in Fujian and Liling in Hunan) are called "porcelain capitals". China, the hometown of ceramics, is called "the country of porcelain". Jingdezhen is one of the main producing areas of China ceramics. It has a long history of making porcelain, is famous at home and abroad, and enjoys the reputation of porcelain capital. Guo Moruo wrote in a poem of 1965: "China is a country of porcelain, and the peak of porcelain industry is this capital." It can be seen that China's ceramic industry has a long history and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Then why is "China" called the name of ceramics? So it's a long story. Ceramics, regarded by foreigners as the representative of China, is an important part of China's civilization history. As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has made outstanding contributions to the progress and development of human society, among which the invention and development of ceramics are of unique significance. In the history of China, different dynasties have different artistic styles and different technical characteristics. The English word "china" means both China and ceramics, which clearly shows that China is the "hometown of ceramics". As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ancients built a kiln to burn ceramics in Changnan (now Jingdezhen). In the Tang Dynasty, due to the good soil quality in Changnan, ancestors absorbed the advantages of southern celadon and northern white porcelain and created a celadon. Blue and white porcelain is crystal clear and moist, and has the reputation of fake jade, so it is well-known at home and abroad and exported to Europe in large quantities. /kloc-Before the 8th century, Europeans could not make porcelain, so the exquisite porcelain in China, especially in Changnan Town, was very popular. In Europe, the porcelain of Changnan Town is a very precious treasure, and people are proud to get a piece of Changnan Town porcelain. In this way, Europeans regard "Changnan" as a synonym for porcelain (China) and China (China) which produces porcelain. Over time, Europeans forgot the original intention of Changnan, and only remembered that it was "porcelain", that is, "China". Western porcelain was originally imported from China. In the Ming Dynasty, a large number of China porcelain products began to be exported to the western world. Persians call China porcelain chini, and European businessmen buy China porcelain in Persia and bring this word back to the west. Later, they changed chini to china, and also called china, which produces porcelain, China. When Europeans and Americans talk about China, they often think that China is the hometown of China. In a word, China's ceramics are world-famous, and ceramics are also the symbol of China culture. The circulation of ceramics is also a cultural exchange between countries, so that people all over the world know the ceramics of China and China, and always remember the name "China". -Taode Porcelain Shop porcelain rhyme, German porcelain spring and autumn tea art is elegant, courtesy porcelain family.