In November 2010, a Chinese vase unearthed in a suburban semi in Pinner sold at auction for £43 million - a new record for a Chinese work of art. Why are Chinese vases so famous and so expensive? The answer lies in the European obsession with Chinese porcelain that began in the 16th century. 　　In this documentary Lars Tharp, the Antiques Roadshow expert and Chinese ceramics specialist, sets out to explore why Chinese porcelain was so valuable then - and still is now. He goes on a journey to parts of China closed to Western eyes until relatively recently. Lars travels to the mountainside from which virtually every single Chinese export vase, plate and cup began life in the 18th century - a mountain known as Mount Gaolin, from whose name we get the word kaolin, or china clay. He sees how the china clay was fused with another substance, mica, that would turn it into porcelain. 　　Carrying his own newly-acquired vase, Lars uncovers the secrets of China's porcelain capital, Jingdezhen. He sees how the trade between China and Europe not only changed our idea of what was beautiful - by introducing us to the idea of works of art we could eat off - but also began to affect the whole tradition of Chinese aesthetics too, as the ceramicists of Jingdezhen sought to meet the European demand for porcelain decorated with family coats of arms, battle scenes or even erotica. 　　The porcelain fever that gripped Britain drove conspicuous consumption and fuelled the Georgian craze for tea parties. Today the new emperors - China's rising millionaire class - are buying back the export wares once shipped to Europe. The vase sold in Pinner shows that the lure of Chinese porcelain is as compelling as ever.

Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight, contending with the soldiers they have become. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it’s easy to make people afraid, it’s hard to destroy their passion for living.

Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight, contending with the soldiers they have become. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it’s easy to make people afraid, it’s hard to destroy their passion for living.

Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey choose to stay behind and fight, contending with the soldiers they have become. Defiantly finding beauty amid destruction, they show that although it’s easy to make people afraid, it’s hard to destroy their passion for living.

For centuries the West has been enthralled by flamboyant blue and white ceramics from China, but were unaware that all the time the Chinese were making porcelains for themselves that were completely different - subtle monochromes for the Imperial court, beautiful objects for the scholar's table and delicate domestic wares. 　　Ceramics expert Lars Tharp, Antiques Roadshow resident and presenter of Treasures of Chinese Porcelain, has picked his six favourite pieces representing Chinese taste. He's goes on a journey through a thousand years of Chinese history, travelling from the ancient capital of Huangzhou in the south to Beijing's Forbidden City in the north, to uncover what these six pieces tell us about Chinese emperors, scholars, workers, merchants and artists. 　　To him, they are China in ceramic form. But can they help us to understand China today?

The elderly owner of a china shop leaves for the night, and the various figurines and decorated mugs come to life. A demonic figure captures an upper-class lady and does battle with her lord, damaging much of the shop. But the demon proves to have a glass jaw and, literally, a yellow streak, and the happy couple is soon reunited. No dialogue, but some signs are in English, particularly the final punch-line.

A handsome homicide detective is befriended by four old ladies who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit.

一个人如何传承接管一个由他的父亲以及他的祖父及至祖祖辈辈经营、有四个世纪历史的公司？本片就讲述了这样一个故事，从中我们可以窥探一个现代日本家庭是如何把日常的陶瓷制品变成举世闻名的柿右卫门瓷器，并保留传统世代传承下去。而今公司领导权要交给他们唯一的儿子，他能够胜任吗？如果他没有成功，那什么将面临消失的危险呢？

片中所用的影像素材并非全新，只是“先前从未公之于世”。这些素材由10多位苏联最杰出的纪录片大师在70年前实地拍摄而成。1949年，苏联派摄影师们前往百废待兴的中国，纪录新中国的诞生。这批资料的备注名便是《苏联摄影师眼中的中国》。它们在苏俄纪录片档案库里沉睡了半个多世纪，所幸全俄国家广播电视公司历史频道总编辑杰尼索夫从浩如烟海的胶片中发现了它们，并决意向人们展现：如今我们所熟悉的中国，在70年前曾经遭遇哪些困难，有着怎样的市井生活？

片中所用的影像素材并非全新，只是“先前从未公之于世”。这些素材由10多位苏联最杰出的纪录片大师在70年前实地拍摄而成。1949年，苏联派摄影师们前往百废待兴的中国，纪录新中国的诞生。这批资料的备注名便是《苏联摄影师眼中的中国》。它们在苏俄纪录片档案库里沉睡了半个多世纪，所幸全俄国家广播电视公司历史频道总编辑杰尼索夫从浩如烟海的胶片中发现了它们，并决意向人们展现：如今我们所熟悉的中国，在70年前曾经遭遇哪些困难，有着怎样的市井生活？