Yangtze River Delta Home to Chinese CeladonBased on the discovery of nearly a hundred celadon in three graves of the Western Zhou Dynasty (C. 1100 - 771 B.C.) near east China's Suzhou city, archaeologists claimed that the Yangtze River delta is where Chinese celadon was derived.Chinese celadon is porcelain covered with green-bluish glaze but with no paintings. The celadon pieces found belonged to a small kingdom called "Wu" whose territory included part of today's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces and later expanded westward. Celadon bowls, jugs and various other items were found in the graves. A pair of earthenware vats, measuring 48 centimeters in height and 40 centimeters in diameter, is the largest of its kind found so far. |
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