Exhibition celebrates rich history of 'blanc de Chine'

For nearly 1,000 years, mountainous Dehua county in Fujian province has been producing ivory-white porcelain.

When pieces were exported in large quantities to Europe via the Maritime Silk Road between the 17th and 18th centuries, the wares won acclaim and were referred to in French as "blanc de Chine (white from China)".

Ancient Dehua porcelain can be found today in museums at home and abroad, including Beijing's Palace Museum, the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.