"Europeans were fascinated by things Chinese, but they found them unsuitable for use," Wang explains. Chinese bowls, for example, were useless for western dining tables, and Chinese teaware was hardly suitable for coffee.
「對於中國的東西，他們歐洲人看了喜歡得不得了，但卻不合用」，王健柱說，像中國的碗盤，外國人不能拿來吃西餐，中國的茶具，也不能用來喝咖啡… …。