Ceramics are an important part of China's splendid cultural and artistic treasure house.Ancient Chinese ceramics are vessels created to meet the daily needs of ancient Chinese people.In terms of close connection with people's lives, products of any other material cannot be compared with it.It has the longest history and the richest content, and embodies the aesthetic preferences and character traits of the Chinese nation.It can be said that ceramic art is the arts and crafts with the strongest national temperament. During the development of human history, many ancient ethnic groups invented pottery very early on. The Nanzhuangtou Cultural Site in Xushui County, Hebei Province, China, and the Shenxiandong Cultural Site in Lishui County, Jiangsu Province have found pottery about 10,000 years ago.

Porcelain is the most widely used and most popular utensil in today's world.Now many countries in the world are able to produce porcelain, and its origin is directly or indirectly related to and influenced by Chinese porcelain making technology.Therefore, China is known as the motherland of porcelain.The invention of porcelain by the Chinese is a great contribution to human life and the progress of human civilization.Chinese ceramics are not only the wealth of the Chinese people, but also the wealth of the people of the world.Its development shows the infinite wisdom and creativity of the Chinese people, and its exquisite skills and artistic achievements have attracted worldwide attention.Ceramic scientists, arts and crafts artists, museologists, archaeologists, silicate scientists, and collectors from all over the world study Chinese ceramics from different angles. Chinese ceramics has become a worldwide study.The artistic connotation, craftsmanship, scientific knowledge, historical conditions of each era, and characteristics of ideology and beliefs hidden in these artifacts have been continuously revealed.From macro research to micro analysis, many achievements have been made.It plays a good role in our understanding of the history of ancient Chinese ceramics.

In order to help young friends who are interested in studying Chinese ceramics understand the history of Chinese ceramics, this book gives a concise introduction to the history of Chinese ceramics development and the artistic achievements made in each period in a short space.These contents include the author's experience in researching ceramics, and at the same time, he also pays attention to absorbing the research results obtained by scholars from various fields at home and abroad.However, the content of Chinese ceramics is very rich, and there are still many issues that need to be explored in depth. The limited space of this booklet and the limited knowledge of the author cannot introduce it in a comprehensive and detailed manner. There must be many mistakes and shortcomings. Comrade Wang They criticize and correct.