Porcelain called china in English because it was first made in China,which fully explains that the delicate procelain can be the representative of China .
The earliest porcelain ,commonly called "primitive porcelain ",appeared during the Shang Dynasty,but the first porcelain in real sense was not produced until the Eastern Han Dynasty . The technique for making porcelain matured gradually in the Tang Dynasty .During the Song Dynasty ,famous kiln emerged in multiply ,including Ru Kiln, Guan Kiln ,Ge Kiln ,Jun Kiln and Ding Kiln which are know as the "Five Great Kilns". In the Yuan Dynasty ,Jingdezhen ,the Capital of Porcelain produced blue and white porcelain which later became the representative of porcelain .
Blue and white porcelain ,blue and white rice pattern porcelain ,powder doped color decorated porcelain and colored glaze porcelain are known as the "four great porcelain ".