China's collection in the Cleveland Museum of Art can be traced back to the middle of19th century, when American educators and collectors john adams and lafayette C. Lan bought the first European art, a painting by Matisse de messier, and opened it to the public.

During the period of 1906, Charles Jannard Carnegie, vice president of Southern California Petroleum Company, donated $40,000 as the start-up capital for the collection of China art, and then the Cleveland Museum of Art gradually collected colorful Asian cultural relics.

19 13 sponsored by J. H. Rankin, a famous American entrepreneur, the museum became the first art museum to join since the establishment of the American Association of Art Museums. In the following decades, the Cleveland Museum of Art purchased a large number of China artworks, including porcelain, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, jade, sculptures and tapestries.

In 1980s, museums began to promote digital collections, 1998, and China Art Digital Library was established. In addition, the museum has presented several exhibitions about China's art, including "Silk Road Journey: Textiles in China and Central Asia" and "China Porcelain: From Tang Dynasty to Modern Times".

Today, the Cleveland Museum of Art has a rich collection of China artworks, including ancient bronzes, porcelain, calligraphy, paintings, jade, sculptures and tapestries. These collections not only show the rich diversity of China culture, but also reflect the Cleveland Museum of Art's love and promotion of China culture.