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I have been priveleged to know Mrs Chen Liqiong since 1982.In November of that year we both attended the first International Conference on Ancient Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in Shanghai，organised by the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics。During the session devoted to poster presentations I talked with her about her home in Sichuan，and the unique and interesting ceramics produced in that area。Over the last 27 years since then international conferences have been organised on eight occasions，in 1986，1989，1992，1995，1999，2002，2005，2009，and each meeting has provided a stimulus to learning new information about ceramics，and exchanging information with good friends and colleagues。On each occasion that Mrs Chen Liqiong and I met again，she would bring me up-to-date with developments in her field of scholarship，and then we would have a commemorative photograph taken together。When I look back through the photos I find that I have changed and aged over the passage of years，but Mrs Chen is hardly different！Her youthful good looks and enthusiasm are similar to the time we first met。
In 1987 Chen Liqiong published 四川古代陶瓷，which introduced a new audience to the ceramic history of the province。In 2001 her book 古代陶瓷研究was published，and encapsulated her 40 years of experience and research into the ceramic history of Chongqing。It discussed the forms and decoration of celadon wares through the ages，and explained in detail how the Buddhist makara design was used on ceramics。Now，a new work on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and Ceramics of China will appear。It has two themes that are woven together。The first chapter of the book is devoted to ceramics excavated in the Three Gorges area。A wide range of wares，dating from the Eastern Han dynasty to the Ming dynasty，are described。Their discovery is also used to discuss two important themes。The first is communication and trade，and the second the development of ceramics in China。Chapter 2 brings together a number of significant previous publications，including conference papers，articles and sections of books。Many of these are out-of-print or difficut to get hold of，so this synthesis is useful for scholars。
This book is special in many ways。In the first place，it explores in fine detail the geology，geography and history of the Three Gorges area and how they relate to research on ceramics unearthed there。Secondly，and by means of this muliti-faceted approach，it brings the unique culture of the region into focus。Thirdly，it incorporates a lifetime of learning and scholarship on ceramics in one volume。For all these reasons，the publication of this book is significant，and of value to scholars and students alike。
我有幸自1982年就认识了陈丽琼女士，那年我们俩参加了由中国科学院、上海硅酸盐研究所在上海主办的“中国古陶瓷国际会议”。在会议期间，我在忙于准备我的演讲资料时，我和她谈到了她的家乡四川和那里生产的独具特色和令人感兴趣的陶瓷。此后的27年里，国际古陶瓷会议举办了8届，分别为1986、1989、1992、1995、1999、2002、2005和2009.每次都为我们提供了学习、了解新信息和与好朋友和同行们交流的好机会，每一次我和陈女士相会时，她都会带来她的学术领域的新收获，随后我们会合影留念，当我回眸这些照片时，我发现年岁沧桑，我的变化巨大，但陈女士却变化不大，她看起来仍然年轻，对生活充满热情，精力不减当年。
1987年陈丽琼出版了她的专著《四川古代陶瓷》，该书为研究四川陶瓷历史带来了新的契机，2001年她出版了《古代陶瓷研究》一书，该书汇集了她四十年来对重庆地区古陶瓷调查的体会和研究成果。书中对中国历代青瓷的造型与纹饰、瓷器中佛教艺术的摩羯纹均做了精详的阐释。如今，一本关于长江三峡和中国古陶瓷的新书又将面世，该书将两个主题编织在一起，第一章主要描述了三峡地区出土的陶瓷，范围很大，涉及东汉到明代的器物，利用这些发现还研究讨论了两个重要的题目：第一，研究同时代的交通和贸易；第二，中国陶瓷的发展过程。第二章包含了作者以前的一些重要研究成果，包括学术会议论文、一般研究文章和专业书的某些章节，书中的资料许多是稀罕难得的第一手材料，对于同行学者大有椑益。
这本书的许多地方都独具匠心，首先，对出土陶瓷做了详尽的阐述与研究；通过全方位的视角，把一个地区的独特文化引入了讨论的焦点；它荟萃作者毕生的学术和研究于一书。综上所述，该书的出版不但意义不同凡响，而且无论对于学者还是学生来说都具有重要的价值。
李约瑟研究所荣誉研究员
英中协会教育托管主席
前英国东方陶瓷学会主席
维多利亚阿伯特博物院东方部总馆长
格拉斯哥大学荣誉研究员
In 1987 Chen Liqiong published 四川古代陶瓷，which introduced a new audience to the ceramic history of the province。In 2001 her book 古代陶瓷研究was published，and encapsulated her 40 years of experience and research into the ceramic history of Chongqing。It discussed the forms and decoration of celadon wares through the ages，and explained in detail how the Buddhist makara design was used on ceramics。Now，a new work on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and Ceramics of China will appear。It has two themes that are woven together。The first chapter of the book is devoted to ceramics excavated in the Three Gorges area。A wide range of wares，dating from the Eastern Han dynasty to the Ming dynasty，are described。Their discovery is also used to discuss two important themes。The first is communication and trade，and the second the development of ceramics in China。Chapter 2 brings together a number of significant previous publications，including conference papers，articles and sections of books。Many of these are out-of-print or difficut to get hold of，so this synthesis is useful for scholars。
This book is special in many ways。In the first place，it explores in fine detail the geology，geography and history of the Three Gorges area and how they relate to research on ceramics unearthed there。Secondly，and by means of this muliti-faceted approach，it brings the unique culture of the region into focus。Thirdly，it incorporates a lifetime of learning and scholarship on ceramics in one volume。For all these reasons，the publication of this book is significant，and of value to scholars and students alike。
我有幸自1982年就认识了陈丽琼女士，那年我们俩参加了由中国科学院、上海硅酸盐研究所在上海主办的“中国古陶瓷国际会议”。在会议期间，我在忙于准备我的演讲资料时，我和她谈到了她的家乡四川和那里生产的独具特色和令人感兴趣的陶瓷。此后的27年里，国际古陶瓷会议举办了8届，分别为1986、1989、1992、1995、1999、2002、2005和2009.每次都为我们提供了学习、了解新信息和与好朋友和同行们交流的好机会，每一次我和陈女士相会时，她都会带来她的学术领域的新收获，随后我们会合影留念，当我回眸这些照片时，我发现年岁沧桑，我的变化巨大，但陈女士却变化不大，她看起来仍然年轻，对生活充满热情，精力不减当年。
1987年陈丽琼出版了她的专著《四川古代陶瓷》，该书为研究四川陶瓷历史带来了新的契机，2001年她出版了《古代陶瓷研究》一书，该书汇集了她四十年来对重庆地区古陶瓷调查的体会和研究成果。书中对中国历代青瓷的造型与纹饰、瓷器中佛教艺术的摩羯纹均做了精详的阐释。如今，一本关于长江三峡和中国古陶瓷的新书又将面世，该书将两个主题编织在一起，第一章主要描述了三峡地区出土的陶瓷，范围很大，涉及东汉到明代的器物，利用这些发现还研究讨论了两个重要的题目：第一，研究同时代的交通和贸易；第二，中国陶瓷的发展过程。第二章包含了作者以前的一些重要研究成果，包括学术会议论文、一般研究文章和专业书的某些章节，书中的资料许多是稀罕难得的第一手材料，对于同行学者大有椑益。
这本书的许多地方都独具匠心，首先，对出土陶瓷做了详尽的阐述与研究；通过全方位的视角，把一个地区的独特文化引入了讨论的焦点；它荟萃作者毕生的学术和研究于一书。综上所述，该书的出版不但意义不同凡响，而且无论对于学者还是学生来说都具有重要的价值。
李约瑟研究所荣誉研究员
英中协会教育托管主席
前英国东方陶瓷学会主席
维多利亚阿伯特博物院东方部总馆长
格拉斯哥大学荣誉研究员
