Silver generation and development since ancient time in human progress, and silver plays a vital role.

As early as the first four five thousand years, the Chinese and the egyptians, the greeks and the Romans had mastered the mining, smelting silver technology. Among them, the most silver be used to make money or accessories. Medieval silver main produced in Bohemia and Spain. The Renaissance, Spain after silver discovery, and because of foreign plunder and YinMao market world 110-metres. Then, the United States found more big reserves, then broke the silver monopoly of Spain, appears in the human life of silver within. China's silver resources also quite rich.

Han dynasty is the developing period of silver. During this period, the modelling is very rich, silver and silver also begins to appear in other vessels. Visible now not only used to make the vessels of silver, and can also be used to all sorts of adornment. Han dynasty's builders have mastered casting, welding, grinding, enchase, cloisons fault, polishing, adhesive and so on many kinds of multifarious craft and processing method. To the han dynasty, in addition to using a package, set, plating, wrong method outside, still will be made of silver foil and silver silk, clay, made with paint, gorgeous colour, the splendid artifacts and fabric. Plus use cloisons and welding technology, and can make the compose the petals and fine beauty, which makes all kinds of silver bead utensils wonderful artical excelling nature, beautiful ornate. And three kingdoms and the northern and southern dynasties, China silver relative quantity decreases, its reason is because of violence constantly, silver yield reduced; 2 it is as Buddhism started flourishing, and occupies many silver. This period although big silver decrease, but silver craftsmanship is constantly improving. As the silver painting ivory cup, silver QiXia, silver wrong ornamental iron mirror, JinPing silver urn, silver with red sapphirine products, though more often visible with decorations is given priority to, but process is very delicate. Since the tang dynasty, the Chinese society and pursuit of silver worship to almost fever pitch. Its reason is not only the practical function of silver with special aesthetic value, but also because the precious metal itself value silver gradually recognized.

In addition, the tang dynasty already displayed its currency silver characteristics of silver, make worth nison. Han dynasty rulers of the time will also that the alchemist of silver may help lengthen people's lives as Gospel, thus not only real daily life at various levels of silver, officials also use regardless of rank system restriction, collecting silver, make use of silver JinFeng social consequences of wind, in turn can be used as the subordinate's reward, so the importance of silver reached an unprecedented level. In addition, in the tang dynasty, silver and Buddhism also established a close relationship. Shaanxi famen temple is the tang dynasty famous monasteries, had the digital emperor himself silver, officials at all levels and reward and this undoubtedly are seeking to emulate the stabilize and improve the production process of silverware status and level. To the song dynasty, with the development of economy, silver into the folk. Although there are quite a number of silver for rulers, but still in the special people daily life also appeared the silverware. At this time of silver manufacture craft also have new progress in smart design and implements and make innovation process, such as appeared anaglyph convex spend process. At this time, and more for ornaments of gold and silver for the life more religion crafts. The yuan dynasty, the results of a relatively short time, silver is less. The period of the northern minorities silver production methods to central plains. The Ming dynasty, make more hasten is fine silver. In addition to the imperial supplies, folk supplies also many.

At this time of silver inlaid pearl, hisui starts on such gems, more show luxuriant nobility. The qing dynasty, the silver products technology development to new heights, real life, sacrifice, a buddhist, celebration, display, buy gift wait multi-purpose the silverware. Qing dynasty made in silver absorbed processes, including forming, beat, ornamental, pinching and embedded, welding, neither, plating, coppering.as smoked pull out, the silver hairs, and as small as invented "flat fine processing technology fill". Together with folk and silver in qing dynasty palace, minorities and western production process, make China silver production level again reached a new height.