Were ginger jars used on the silk road to carry only ginger or a variety of spices?

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Question: Asked by Mr.Dwayne from USA | Nov. 08, 2010 17:03

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Were ginger jars used on the silk road to carry only ginger or a variety of spices? Were ginger jars used for any other function?

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Answers (1): Answered by Mr.QI from China | Nov. 08, 2010 21:07

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The so called ginger jar is a kind of porcelain (white and blue porcelain of Yuan Dynasty). It was in infact tea container, but used to contain ginger (rare spices at that time)by westerners, so had that name.

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