Silk, pottery and porcelain are treasure China presents to the world, so China enjoys the reputation of "Country of Silk" and "Country of Porcelain".
        Zibo in Shandong is one of the five cities of porcelain in China, has an eight-thousand-year history of making pottery and porcelain. At present, Zibo household porcelain, praised as "the third generation of national porcelain", has entered into Zhongnanhai (the central government of China), the Great Hall of the People, and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Statistics show that Zibo porcelain is fairly popular in more than 70 countries and regions all over the world. Every year, Zibo holds "China (Zibo) International Porcelain and Pottery Exposition" to welcome visitors from home and abroad to sightsee and do business.
        Zhoucun grew out of the Yuling (tribe, place) hou State in the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046BC). As one of the cradles of silk industry, Yuling is an important silk and textile center with a long history. For this, it is called "the Hometown of Silk" and the source of Silk Road from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty. At present, the Big Silk World in the middle section of Dongmen Road has become an important distributing centre of Zhoucun silk, where you can buy authentic Zhoucun silk with a good variety of colors and patterns.