Updated: 2007-05-14 11:03

In ancient China, people had strict norms for drinking vessels according to the kinds of liquors they held and the social status of the owner, which led to a fantastic variety of delicate wares made of porcelain, bronze, tin, gold, silver, cloisonne and rhinoceros horn.

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