The Longshan culture, a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, marks a glorious chapter in China’s prehistoric civilization. Among its many relics, black pottery products stand out as particularly striking. Shandong Province is a major center for black pottery production, with Dezhou emerging as a foremost city for this craft. In the 1980s, young artisans at the Dezhou Arts and Crafts Pottery Research Institute—on the ancient canal bank of the northwestern Shandong Plain—revived these age-old pottery-making techniques, ushering in what is now known as Dezhou black pottery and restoring the grandeur of Longshan culture. Building on its heritage while embracing new influences, Dezhou black pottery today features a wide array of themes. It is famed for being “black as paint, brilliant like a mirror, thin as paper, hard as porcelain, and resonant like a musical stone”, breathing new life into this ancient art form. This online exhibition traces Dezhou black pottery back to its ancient roots and showcases its modern craftsmanship, highlighting how this intangible cultural heritage continues to thrive along the canal. We invite you to immerse yourself in the canal’s scenic beauty and cultural allure through the art of black pottery.