The origin and develop of white porcelain was a great event in Chinese ceramic history. It is the basis of blue-and-white porcelain and decorative porcelain. It is very important foe the developing of pottery and porcelain in the World to research deeply white porcelain in early stage, and it is very significant for the life and merchandises and culture of ancient people to analyze and research the origin and development of white porcelain.

The main content includes five aspects: firstly, making overall and systematic arrangement on the materials of the origin and development of white porcelain and the research of the former scholars; secondly, the period and stages of white porcelain from the North Dynasties to the five Dynasties; thirdly, analyzing and researching on the origin and development of white porcelain; finally, research overall and deeply on the technology and use and export about ancient white porcelain.

By the article applying the archaeology methods of stratigraphy and typology, it is the first time that we analyze and research white porcelain in early stage synthetically.