If you’re familiar with 19th-century ceramics, you probably know about ironstone. It was first made by English potter Miles Mason, who sold Chinese export porcelain and decided to make his own ...

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The smell of old paper and leather bindings is intoxicating, like a perfume designed specifically for bibliophiles. First ...

This city in China is one of the oldest in the country and it's filled with some of the most beautiful gardens and temples.

A visitor feels the glaze of a porcelain shard that has a history of about 580 years. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] This ...

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