Prior to the Yuan Dynasty, porcelain production took place all over the land. However, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingdezhen outshined all other areas and became the undisputed center of Chinese porcelain production.
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From the Jiajing to the Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty, the production volume of Jingdezhen Imperial kilns increases many folds; commoner's kilns in the Jiajing period numbered over 800, with 100,000 potters.
For these ships, the damp-resistant porcelain goods were the perfect merchandise to be shipped across the oceans. They were placed at the bottom of the ship's hold with silk and tea on top. This kind of commercial activity was extremely lucrative, and not only made the economy boom, but also induced cultural communication and friendly relations between the East and the West.
Japanese merchants were mostly deeply interested in tea, thus came to Jingdezhen to purchase ceramic tea ware.
At that time, upper-class Europeans were indulged in the fad of collecting Chinese porcelain ware, which contributed to the immense increase in export volume for Guangzhou.