Chinese Ancient Tile Museum

China has a long history of pottery. As the cultures of the East and the West met through trade, the blue and white wares from the Ming and Qing Dynasties were greeted with admiration in the Middle East and Europe, significantly influencing Western ceramics, as can be seen in the popularity of the Delftware and other Dutch blue and white ceramics. Meanwhile, low temperature fired black bricks were also produced in China and used for various civil engineering works and as building materials such as the Great Wall.