During the National Day holiday, Professor Wu Jiacai from Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences had his works Hongshan Painted Pottery and The Genealogy of Ancient Ceramics in Northern Frontier Regions published by Inner Mongolia People’s Publishing House and China Overseas Chinese Press respectively.
Hongshan Painted Pottery is funded under the Cultural Powerhouse Development Special Project of the 2026 Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The book introduces painted pottery unearthed in the Hongshan Cultural Zone and its associated areas. Its chapters are arranged by river basins, covering 11 rivers across 11 chapters. The photographs and data in the book are sourced from museums, archaeological institutes, research institutions, cultural and museum exhibitions and private collections, with part of the materials published for the first time. Rich illustrations present painted pottery excavated along these riverbanks, alongside detailed records of each artefact, including specifications, decorative features, chronological periods, excavation sites and collection or exhibition locations. It offers a relatively comprehensive overview of painted pottery culture within and adjacent to the Hongshan Cultural Zone. The publication advances research on painted pottery of the Hongshan Culture, and also helps popularize knowledge of painted pottery and promote its cultural heritage.
Hongshan Painted Pottery
Compiled by Wu Jiacai and Wu Di
Inner Mongolia People’s Publishing House, 2026
The Genealogy of Ancient Ceramics in Northern Frontier Regions is a post-funded project of the 2025 Social Science Fund of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This volume compiles the genealogy of ancient northern ceramic artefacts of diverse grades, kiln origins and provenances, mainly from Inner Mongolia, together with related ceramic pieces unearthed, collected and exhibited in areas linked to the region. Photographs and data of the wares are drawn from museums, archaeological institutes, research bodies, museum exhibitions and private collections, and some materials are unveiled publicly for the first time. This richly illustrated work on ancient ceramic art provides first-hand foundational research data for reconstructing the production and livelihoods of various Chinese ethnic groups in the northern frontier across different historical periods, tracing the evolution of cultural and artistic forms forged through interaction, exchange and integration among Chinese peoples, and exploring the origins, inheritance and development of China’s 5,000-year-old civilization.
The Genealogy of Ancient Ceramics in Northern Frontier Regions
By Wu Jiacai
China Overseas Chinese Press, 2026
Wu Jiacai, male, Han ethnicity, is Professor at Inner Mongolia Honder College of Arts and Sciences, Director of the China Northern Rock Art Research Institute, and Master’s Supervisor at Inner Mongolia Normal University. He serves as Director of the China Rock Art Association, Member of the World Rock Art Organization, Member of the Chinese Writing Research Society and Member of Inner Mongolia Writers’ Association. His published works include the three-volume Chifeng Rock Art (co-authored), and single-authored titles such as Hongshan Rock Art, Stories of the Wars between the Xiongnu and the Donghu, Rock Art in the Central Yin Mountains and Daqing Mountains, Hongshan Painted Pottery, and The Genealogy of Ancient Ceramics in Northern Frontier Regions. Another work Ancient Imprints of the Northern Frontier is forthcoming. He has organized the translation of four classic rock art volumes: World Rock Art, Rock Art of Russia, Indian Rock Art and The Science of Rock Art. He also teaches the general elective course “Appreciation of Classic World Rock Art”.