Export Ceramics

The Homeland of Kraak Ware: Production and Global Circulation of Geographic Connections Zhangzhou (Fujian), Longxi, Haicheng (Yuegang/Moon Port), Pinghe, Nansheng, Wuzhai, Hua’an, Zhangpu, Manila, Batavia (Jakarta), Amsterdam. I. The Opening of Yuegang: The Starting Point of Zhangzhou’s Globalization A historic turning point in the Ming Dynasty’s “Sea Ban” policy occurred in the first year of Longqing (1567). With the establishment of Haicheng County and the formal opening of Yuegang (Moon Port), Zhangzhou became the epicenter of China’s Age of Discovery. By the first year of Wanli (1573), with the legalization of foreign trade at Yuegang, Zhangzhou Kiln ceramics began to replace Jingdezhen wares, which were limited by inland logistics, becoming the new darling of the global market. ...