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Love sails through time: Launch of The Porcelain Maker’s Daughter
Updated: Dec 10, 2025
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The English edition, titled The Porcelain Maker's Daughter, was translated by Wang Guiping and edited with support from Peking University alumna Wu Jing. At the launch, Yu expressed his gratitude to the translators and editors for helping bring the work to an international audience. The book has received a 4.9 out of 5 rating on Amazon and ranks No. 3 in "History of China" and No. 4 in "Historical Chinese Fiction". Readers have praised it as "a beautifully wrought tale that interlaces art, family, and identity against a richly textured backdrop" and for capturing "both the beauty of porcelain art and the heartbreak of forbidden devotion".
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