fine china
pottery
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Fine china, also known as porcelain, is a type of pottery that is translucent and vitrified. It is made from kaolin and petuntse, fired at high temperatures. Chinese pottery has been highly influential, with porcelain first developed in China during the Tang dynasty. European attempts to replicate it led to the development of soft porcelain and eventually hard porcelain, with bone china emerging as a popular variation. China refers to these fine ceramic wares, often made of porcelain.
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