Liuli was the ancient Chinese name for glass. It is a narrower term, and liuli is only one type of glass, with a much smaller scope than glass as a whole.
Today, liuli generally refers to colored glass artworks made by adding various metal oxides during firing. Nowadays, works created from optical glass, flat glass, crystal glass, borosilicate glass, and similar materials are all collectively referred to as glass artworks.
In ancient China, the original material used to make liuli was obtained from byproducts produced during bronze casting. After refining and processing, it was made into liuli. Liuli comes in many different colors, and ancient people also called it “five-colored stone.” In ancient times, because it was difficult for ordinary people to obtain, liuli was sometimes considered
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