An exhibition featuring hundreds of Chinese and western porcelains opened at the Shanghai History Museum on Thursday, giving visitors an insight into the historical cultural exchanges between the East and West.

Some of the porcelains being displayed at "The White Gold - East and West Porcelain Capital Jingdezhen-Meissen Porcelain Exhibition" are Kraak porcelains made in Jingdezhen, China's "Porcelain Capital", during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Meissen porcelain, the first European hard-paste porcelain, starting from the early 18th century, also dazzled visitors at the exhibition.