You might be surprised but the most common way the Chinese porcelain pieces get destroyed it is human awkwardness and carelessness. The Chinese porcelain is stabile when it comes in contact with changes of temperature, light or humidity. It is considered to be very easy to take care of Chinese porcelain. You must be careful tough because extreme temperatures have a ruining effect on the Chinese porcelain especially unexpected temperature changes. Higher temperatures are more dangerous than the lower ones. When a piece of Chinese porcelain is exposed to heat, the glaze applied on porcelain tends to peel. Also it is a higher risk of breaking or cracking our beautiful dishes. Another caution you must be aware of is that if you put a Chinese porcelain plate into really cold water you expose it to a thermo shock and it might crack or break.

If you have a blue and white piece of Chinese porcelain or another one that has dark colors on it you must be extra careful because no powerful source of light must be facing it. Excessive heat might cause harm to your Chinese porcelain especially the dark painted one because it is known that dark colors absorb heat.

Low temperatures are not safe either. Do not put any plate or cup made from Chinese porcelain into the fridge or deposit them in a room with high humidity. This means over 65% humidity can crack or break your Chinese porcelain because of the crystals it contains. Furthermore humidity over 65% encourages the occurrence of mould, bacterium and fungus. These leave marks on your Chinese porcelain which can be removed in early phase but impossible to remove after attacking the enamel in the composition.

If something bad happened to your Chinese porcelain do not try to fix it yourself. There are special places and skilled artisans who can do this for you.