From the conjoined twin kettles of the Yangshao culture – an ancient civilization in central China dating back 5,500 to 7,000 years – to an exquisite sculpture of a woman believed to have belonged to an era in time around 800 years ago, an exhibition currently underway in Beijing explores how ceramics have continued to reflect the social atmosphere of different eras and the progress of human civilization. This is one of many activities taking place in Beijing from September 15 to 25 to mark Nati