European porcelain was invented 300 years ago in Germany.

欧洲瓷器诞生在300年前的德国。

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European porcelain was invented 300 years ago in Germany. Or was it?

欧洲瓷器诞生在300年前的德国。真是这样吗？

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Its initial goal was to replicate Oriental wares.Soon something entirely new and marvellous occurred.Hard-paste porcelain with a European aesthetic was created.

最初他的目的只是为了仿效东方瓷器，不久就有了全新的改变，奇迹发生了：工场诞生出富有欧洲风情的瓷器。

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He composed music, wrote passable poetry (always in French), bought Old Masters on the European art market, collected porcelain, patronised architects (who frequently worked from the king's own drawings) and more or less single-handedly conducted the affairs of the Prussian state.

ECONOMIST: Historical biography

Ms Lovell weaves this story into the historical brocade of the early 19th century, when European demand for Chinese silk, tea and porcelain was insatiable.

ECONOMIST: A time when the West clamoured for free trade with China