These delicate products came to be greatly treasured in the West, and because they came from China, they became known as "china" ware.
這些質地細緻、色彩美麗的瓷器，曾讓西方人士驚羨珍愛不己。由於瓷器來自中國，他們便稱之為「中國」，直到今天，英文裡的「瓷器」和「中國」還是同一個字。