Famen Temple
Yue ware was highly valued and was used as tribute for the imperial court of China in the 9th century. Significantly, it was also used in China's most revered Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province. Yue ware was exported to the Middle East early on. In an early example of Chinese influences on Islamic pottery, shards of Yue ware have been excavated in Samarra, Iraq. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, it was also exported to East Asia, South Asia, and East Africa.