This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-03 07:39
Item from Aug 3, 1982, in China Daily: The Beijing Jingdezhen Porcelain Service, representing one of China's best-known porcelain makers, opened for business on Qianmen Street on Sunday.
More than 1,600 Beijing residents visited the new shop on the opening day and bought 6,000 pieces of porcelain.
After potters in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, discovered the secret of making porcelain during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it became one of China's earliest and most important products. Porcelain helped introduce Chinese culture, art and the name of the city to the world.
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