As a Chinese invention, almost from the beginning china was a popular item for export to nearby countries. As early as Roman times. china(flow)into Europe by the Silk Road. However, the amount of china(reach) burope was qurte small. Thigs shanged in . the early 16th centuryEuroyeans established bases for trade in Asia. It(estimate)that more than 30 million pieces of china were imported by the Dutch during the early 17th century, with Britain and France not far behind.
Mucb of the china produced by Jingdezhen during this pariod was made(specific) for export to Europe. As the years went by, Westem(company) increasingly bought undecorated china in Jingdezhen, and had these blanks transported to factories in Guangzhou where they were decorated . Western designs. Ih time, Europeans learned the secrets of making good china and began making it locally in (they) own factories in the West. As their goods had little or no shipping cost, they were much chcaperthose from China, and so by the late Qing Dynasty, Jingdezhen went into docline, and in the early 20th century it had nearly stopped production. However, in the late 20th century,riew market for fine Jingdezhcn china developed within China and abroad, and the Jingdezhen kilns (窑), together with many other kilns, have come back to life.
