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In a fleeting moment shared across generations, a lacquerware plate from China's Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE) bears witness to love, memory and the passage of time.

A mother feeds her child from the plate and whispers a blessing. Decades later, as she sits alone, the child is gone, but the lacquerware remains, and the wish returns to her.

Excavated from the Han tombs at Mawangdui, many of these dining plates carried an inscription: "Please enjoy the food," a courteous phrase that turns tableware into a gesture of hospitality.

Step into Heavenly Han, part of CGTN's China Crafted, and feel the enduring bond between generations, etched in millennia-old crafts.

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