Palace Museum presents large-scale porcelain show

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has an ongoing porcelain exhibition that promises visitors a wide view of imperial China.

While historically, many porcelain pieces have similarities in their facades, styles and patterns, only the most stunning ones were taken to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) courts from the renowned porcelain hub of Jingdezhen in eastern China's Jiangxi province.

Imperial Ceramics and Porcelain of the Great Ming: Comparison of Excavated and Extant Ceramic Pieces from Hongwu (1368-98), Yongle (1402-24), and Xuande (1425-35) Reigns, is the show that now presents some 297 sets from collections of both the museum and the Jingdezhen Archaeological Research Institute to offer people a more thorough understanding of the ancient ceramic industry.