Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Philippine and Chinese ceramics

Philippine and Chinese ceramics

Philippines (Gucheng Luzon) is the western part of the Pacific Islands countries, and across the sea from China, the Philippines and China's exchanges, is seen at the earliest appropriate Zhaoru Song "Zhu Fan Zhi", the latest in the 3rd century AD has begun. Chen Jing and the "16th century the Philippines and overseas Chinese community," the book said: 3rd century AD Chinese people have been to the Philippines to gold mining activities. Porcelain is in the Philippines exchanges 7, 800 years of historical testimony. Islands in the Philippines of Chinese porcelain unearthed in the number of Habitat Southeast Asian region. According to statistics, the Philippines has more than 10 years of time, a total of about 40,000 porcelain unearthed. And the Oriental Ceramic Society of the Philippines former president Zhuangliang a President "in the Philippines found the white porcelain of the Song, Yuan, Germany," the book said: "Every one of the provinces of the Philippines, each island have unearthed the ancient Chinese ceramics."

Wu Yan from Pakistan - Ba Danni territories to the north of Luzon island, more than the old Iraqi coast, classes Sarsa, Bang Bang teeth, Fortaleza show that in Luzon, Manila, Lebanon and within the productive lake, Cebu and Sulu Island and other places were unearthed, these are Yueyao celadon porcelain bowl Yueyao Tang, Song Hand carved celadon bowl, pot, Shuizhu and engraved with the pattern of tiles and the size of a Hand carved lotus profiling flap of the Song Dynasty and Ciguan Wen Xiaoguan a relief.

Sri Lanka and China Ceramic

Sri Lanka and China Ceramic

Sri Lanka and India are separated only by a strip of water, Gu Cheng, "Ceylon", is the distinction between the Indian Ocean on the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Gulf region's important. Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean is also an important trade and transit base for China's ceramics land, the ancient Chinese also calls it "the lion country." A Yuwang times in India, which is linked the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea hub, arrived from the east side of the ship, are parked here. Archaeological confirmed: Didijiama ruins of the pagoda in the Yueyao celadon pieces found in Mahuo City Cypriots have unearthed Yueyao Celadon Shi Zaitou in Mannar district, full of ancient Thai ruins Hong Kong, found that 9 to 10 Yueyao century celadon.

India and China Ceramic

India and China Ceramic

India, Gucheng Tianzhu, its excellent geographical location embedded in the Indian Ocean as a bright pearl. India and the Ganges River flows through the territory of breeds this ancient civilization, India and China are both excellent with the same old cultural traditions and ancient civilization without interruption. As early as the Han dynasty, India's Buddhist, literature, art, astronomy, medicine, and so on along the "Silk Road" came to China, especially Buddhism in China had all-round, multi-level social impact at the same time China Paper, sericulture reeling, Zhici technology have also spread into India. Chinese porcelain of a greater impact on India's 20th century in India after the Maisuo Pradesh, Chandra Wei Li, and other places have unearthed a Yueyao celadon. India Keluo De coast of Aliman Tuo ancient ruins of local rule, not three kilometers south, the Roman era South India's foreign trade port, 1945 in the United Kingdom, 1947 to 1948 the French government has in this excavation, have unearthed Late Tang and Five Dynasties period Yueyao celadon. Mysore in the South also helped found the Yueyao Celadon tiles. China's porcelain sold to India, "Zhu Fan Zhi", "Yi Island-like" in both have recorded.

Thailand and China Ceramic

Thailand and China Ceramic

Thailand, Siam Gucheng, in central Indochina, is a Taizu as the main ethnic groups of countries; Taizu Tibetan language is the national, not later than the beginning of the year has settled in northern Thailand. As early as the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, Bronze Age China's Yunnan Province have been imported from Thailand. ( "Southeast Asia" in 1984 Phase 4) China's Han Dynasty began imported silk and ceramics began in Thailand. Archaeological finds unearthed in Thailand is the porcelain-kiln in Changsha. In recent years a number of Yueyao also unearthed porcelain, as in the Malay Peninsula Su Le Thani, Chai Asia and the surrounding areas found that a large number of pieces, of which Yueyao legacy, such as pots and Shuizhu.

North Korea and China Ceramic

China has a long history of exchanges with North Korea. "Book great", "Historical Records", "Three Anecdotes" in the literature, such as China and North Korea have in mind Jizi "of North Korea taking" the legend. Archaeological also confirmed: China and North Korea before the exchanges began in the Han Dynasty. (Refer to the "ancient Korean art of relations with China" contained "Heritage Reference" 1950 No. 12) from the Han to Tang, Chinese culture to North Korea have a considerable impact. During this period, North Korea has experienced a Koguryo, Baiji, Romania and other new historical period, China's literature, art, Chinese characters, Buddhism, construction and technology and so Zhici into North Korea. North Korea unearthed in China's major ceramics in the 20th century after the 1930s. City-gun, Gangwon Province in the original law-chuen, in the third and fourth century tomb unearthed in the Yueyao Celadon sheep-shape. Baiji second-generation Zhong Jing-nan, the capital of the state of Wu Ning Wangling found (AD 523, single, 525 in funeral), unearthed Yueyao celadon lamp, an associate researcher at bowls, four ears pots, pots, and so is 2.60. In the new Romanian capital of Gyeongju (Gyeongju in the southeastern Korean Peninsula), the ancient Shilla era tombs unearthed in the Yueyao Celadon kettle. 1940 in Kaesong Koryo palace discovered early Northern Song Dynasty celadon Yueyao debris in South Chungcheong Province Fu Yuxian Fusu the foot of the mountain found the early Song Dynasty Yueyao celadon dish.

Japan and China Ceramic

Japan and China Ceramic

Japan and China Eastern coastal not a narrow strip of water, frequent exchanges since ancient times. As early as the Warring States period, the Japanese archipelago has been on the Woren and in this northeast China, north of the ancient Korean state-yan exchanges. ( "North by the Shan Hai Jing Hainei" Reporter: "Japanese are Yan.") Qinmie-yan, a number of Han Chinese to flee North Korea, further to go to Japan, then Japan and China exchange more closely. China's characters, Confucianism, the Chinese painting and calligraphy, Buddhism, China's education system, Dianzhang system, the Japanese have a full impact. Yueyao porcelain Zhejiang origin of its relations with Japan are very close: Yuyao Hemudu rice, Ningbo of Buddhism, the rooftops of tea, paintings and so on the eastern Zhejiang and Japan forged a profound love. The facts prove that China and Japan's sea lanes 2 century BC, had been opened. Yueyao celadon to Japan, in the late Tang Dynasty, when Japan imported many varieties of porcelain, Tang Sancai, celadon, white porcelain and Youxiacaici, etc.. Yueyao celadon in Japan found that the main ones being: Korokan were found near the site more than 2,500 points film, a very great western coastal areas were found in nearly 50 sites have Yueyao Celadon; Horyuji in Nara, a high-preserved 26.4cm, diameter 13.6 cm, bottom diameter of 10.1 cm Yueyao four of celadon pot; Kyoto Renhe temple unearthed in a Tang Dynasty porcelain boxes; Li Ming found the Tang Dynasty Temple 3 feet; Pingcheng Beijing have unearthed the site敞口slant wall, narrow Foot-flat bowl; municipal governance in both ears they found the pot; in Fukuoka, meters long stay in the mountains of the West Valley and other places have unearthed.

Chinese ceramics and silk

Chinese ceramics and silk

Chinese ceramics and silk as a two-bao, also of China won the "porcelain of the country" and "The Wire" credited, but the way these two are named by Western scholars, is well worth pondering some people .

Ceramic road

Ceramic road

"Ceramic road" (The China Road) started in the Tang Dynasty in the late Middle Ages is the main artery of the sea of Chinese and foreign exchanges. Unlike porcelain because of the nature of silk, not in land transport, the optional sea, this is the second of the "Eurasian Continental Bridge." In this way there are many commodities in the dissemination of, such as tea, spices, gold and silver for……. Was named as the "ceramic road", mainly due to the nature of the porcelain trade-oriented, and some of these marine Shanglu known as the "maritime silk road." But one thing is certain is that in the late Tang Dynasty, because of the rise of the Turkish empire and other reasons, "Land Silk Road" weaken the position of the beginning. "Ceramic road" the starting point in China's southeast coast, along the East China Sea, the South China Sea through the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea to the east coast of Africa or the Red Sea, the Mediterranean to Egypt and other places, or direct from the southeast coast of Japan and North Korea. In this Shanglu of flesh littered the coast of China as the glittering pearl tiles, to illuminate the entire Southeast Asia, Africa and the land of the Arab world. Tang Dynasty historical records, the Tang Dynasty and foreign traffic has seven road, mainly two: the Western Regions Anxi Road, Canton Road-Haiyi, "Land Silk Road" and "sea ceramic road." Tang commercial prosperity reflected not only from Chang'an, also in the south-east of Yangzhou especially, Yangzhou, "Hung Fu Jia Tianxia" Mei Ming, Li Bai there will be no "fireworks in March under the Yangzhou," Du Mu " McGREGOR a decade Yangzhou dream. " If the land "silk road" to China has brought religious piety, "ceramic road" to China has brought enormous commercial wealth, but also for colonial plunder opened the door. Therefore, 16, 17 century "ceramic road", in a sense, became the colonial plundering of the road.

Silk Road

Silk Road

"Silk Road" by the German geologist Richthofen made to the 1877, he had seven along this Shanglu to come to China, with a three-volume "China's" one book, then "Messenger of culture" - Britain's Stein, Bossi and France, Sweden's Sven Hedin, and so have to walk in the footsteps peer, peep the mysterious Chinese culture. For this reason, many priceless have scattered all over the world. A century ago, an ignorance of the guards of the Chinese Buddhist Temple Cave Taoist priest - Wang Yuan Lu, just a few copper, the Dunhuang freebee hand over almost half of the cultural wealth, but fortunately these relics are now the proper preservation and dissemination, I To this life of Chinese people should make the West look at how to deal with the cultural, traditional treatment, in the face of these relics if not really think it » Fortunately, in 1988 UNESCO launched the "Silk Road inspection," the 10-year plan, its theme is "Silk Road: the road of dialogue comprehensive inspection", laid a further in the world this Shanglu The important position of the history of cultural exchanges.