A Song of Sino-German People’s Friendship.docVIP

A Song of Sino-German People’s Friendship 　　Exports of Chinese porcelain have long provided beautiful articles for daily use and collection for the people of the world， and the spread of porcelain production technology has promoted its development worldwide. Germany was the first European state to produce porcelain. In 1710， with the discovery of kaolin clay in Meissen， Dresden， porcelain articles imitating those of China were successfully produced and， in 1747， a royal porcelain factory was set up in Ngmphenburg， Munich. In January 2013， Prince Luitpold， great grandson of Ludwig III， the last king of Bavaria and the new the Duke of Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach， visited Jingdezhen at the head of a delegation seeking to develop friendship between the people of China and Germany and the enhancement of ceramic culture exchanges. Many pieces of porcelain adorn Bavarian palaces and castles， museums and the wellknown Kaltenbery brewery， and there is also the 266-year-old Ngmphenburg royal porcelain factory modeled after the Chinese imperial porcelain plant. Nurtured in Chinese ceramic culture since childhood， the Prince loves Chinese porcelain. The Royal Museum has collected several thousand pieces， many being blue and white porcelain treasures that were gifts from Chinese emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In March 2009， a Chinese cultural relic exhibition was held in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. More than 300 exhibits of porcelain， embroidery， etc. showed the deep friendship and long-standing cultural exchanges between the people of China and Germany. On January 20， Prince Luitpold and his party visited the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute， an ancient kiln site， the Ceramic History Museum， the Jingdezhen Ten Porcelain Factories History Ceramics Museum where they received a warm welcome. The Prince was full of praise for the city’s thousand-year ceramic history， the excellent workmanship and the world-famous ceramic culture. The Kingdom of Bavaria had