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Longquan celadon pottery on display at Palace Museum

(Xinhua) Updated : 2019-07-16

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An exhibition of Longquan celadon opens at the Palace Museum in Beijing on July 15. [Photo/Xinhua]

An exhibition featuring China's renowned Longquan celadon pottery opened at the Palace Museum on July 15.

The exhibition, titled "Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization," aims to showcase the development of the green-glazed Chinese ceramic art throughout history, as well as its role in cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world, said the museum's press release.

A total of 833 cultural relics from 42 museums across the country and abroad are presented to the public at the exhibition.

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Visitors flock to take photos of the Longquan celadon at Palace Museum in Beijing on July 15. [Photo/Xinhua]

The exhibition will run until Oct 20 before being held at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum from Nov 15 to Feb 16, 2020.

Longquan celadon refers to ceramics produced at large kilns in Longquan, Jincun and other sites in Zhejiang province as well as ceramics made elsewhere using the same techniques. The making of Longquan celadon dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).

In 2009, the firing technology of Longquan celadon was inscribed on the "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.