Pottery is removed from a kiln in Longquan city, Zhejiang. [Photo/CHINA NEWS SERVICE]

Ceramics from Zhejiang are exhibited in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo by XU JIANMEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]

A celadon jar from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). [Photo provided to China Daily]

A boat-shaped water dropper, used in ancient China to put water on inkstones when grinding ink sticks. [Photo provided to China Daily]

A celadon sheep from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), which is made at the Yue Kiln. [Photo provided to China Daily]