Last capital of the Shang Dynasty, south of Beijing

1300-1000 BCE

Conquered the Shang in 1000 BCE, died out in 771 BCE

Wei River Valley near Xi'an 

in 771 the Zhou royal house fled from the Wei River valley and set up a new capital near modern Luoyang, in the middle Yellow River valley. Warring states period: 475-221 BCE ,An important Warring States tomb with fine jades belonged to Marquis Yi of   the Zeng state 433 BCE 

206 BCE-220 AD

Two important early Han tombs with jade suits belonged to a prince named Liu Sheng 刘胜(died 113 BC) and his wife Dou Wan窦绾, located at Mancheng, Hebei province.

in the far west (Gansu province), a few centuries just before and after 3000 BC. 

in Shandong province, c. 4300-2400 BC.

a place to the west of Lake Tai in Jiangsu province, renowned for its stoneware teapot.

: a painter and seal carver who liked to commission potters to make teapots he designed.   

A city in Jiangxi province (on the southern bank of middle Yangzi river), which was and still is the most important center for porcelain manufacture in China. Porcelain making began at Jingdezhen in the tenth century AD and ceramics made for imperial use were manufactured here from the beginning of the Ming dynasty, continuing into the Qing. In addition to kilns dedicated to such high-quality porcelains, there were many other kilns making more ordinary ceramics for domestic and international consumption. 

at first just a paired-eye motif surrounded by spirals, it gradually grew into a zoomorphic form that evokes the animal world yet does not refer to any particular animal.