Over 2,000 years ago, Chinese ancestors sailed their boats across the ocean and established the Maritime Silk Road, linking the East with the West, promoting friendly foreign trade and cultural exchanges among countries.

This sea route first came into use in the Qin and Han dynasties, and become even prosperous throughout history. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, the sea trade of porcelains and  ceramics flourished, international ports located in cities such as Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Mingzhou (in today's Zhejiang Province) were set up one after another, and a ceramics trading system dominated by China was gradually established.

With new sea routes opened in the following years, countless Chinese ceramics were exported to the West, contributing to the formation and development of early trade globalization.

Precious ceramics and porcelains being exhibited include sets of or single bowls, cups, plates, etc., ship models and so on.