4、The Shang and Zhou dynasties（ 16th century-221 BC ）：A clear-cut division of labor had already appeared .
5、The Warring States Period（ 475221BC）：Flowers and birds were carved on .
important part of China's history. The word "china" clearly shows that the country is the "home of pottery(陶器) and porcelain（瓷 器）."
陶器和瓷器的区别
陶器
瓷器
烧成温度 原材料 诞生年代
2、More than 10,000 years ago ：Pottery shards（陶瓷碎片）were discovered in Jiangsu Province.
3、7,000 years ago：The site of the Hemudu Culture in Zhejiang Province could made Grey pottery, red pottery.
Ceramics and Culture
The pottery in the Neolithic (8,000-2,000BC in China) period .
The pottery in the Neolithic (8,000-2,000BC in China) period records the survival will of the ancient people. Pigs, dogs, and cows made of clay signified people's fierce struggle with the environment at the time。
700－1000℃ 1200℃以上 一般用粘土 瓷土、高岭土
瓷器比陶器晚几千年
Development of Pottery
1、The existence of pottery was a hallmark of the Neolithic Age（新石器时代）in primitive society.
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The life-size terra-cotta
soldiers and horses in Chin tomb 秦始皇陵兵马俑
The courageous, strict, and serious generals; the cavaliers awaiting their orders; the infantry wearing their armors and holding their weapons. It is reflect the people's philosophy at that time, and vividly record the history in a unique way.
Noted Ceramics
White Pottery
White pottery is a kind of pottery whose outside and inside are all white. The greenware（陶胚） is mostly made by hand. It uses porcelain clay or kaolinite, which contain less iron than figuline, and is fired at a temperature of about 1000 ℃. In the late Shang Dynasty (13th century - 11th century BC).
8、The Sui Dynasty（581-618）：Greater variety and color.
9、TheTang Dynasty( 618-907 ) :More color was applied them in ，the invention of potters who introduced white, yellow, blue, green, brown, purple and so on.
China, and calligraphy and painting
Pottery and porcelain art has a lot in common with ancient Chinese painting in terms of artistic essence, characteristics, and expressive ways. Both art forms require the artists to delve deep into life and reflect it in an artistic way.
6、The Western Han Dynasty（ 206BC24AD）：The art of glazing（上釉） pottery became widespread.
7、The Han Dynasty（ 206BC-220AD）： Multi-colored（综合彩）glaze was also introduced in .
China, as one of the world's most ancient civilizations, has made
a multiple of contributions for the advancement and improvement of
human societies.It is fair to say that ceramics history is a very
Classic Work of Painted Pottery
The classic one is Human Face and Fish Body Design Colored Pottery Basin, which was made in the Neolithic age (5000 to 10000 years ago) and unearthed in the 1950s in Banpo Village in Xi'an of Shaanxi Province.