Hello,I was looking at the picture of the plate.So I asked my wife who
is chinese to read it for me.So here It is.

 These are the five word's from left to right.
  Hua-Jiang-Xia-Yue-Guo

  Hua-China

 Jiang-Long River

 Xia-A ancient dynasty which was 2,200 years before the Gregorian
 Calendar

 Yue >
 Guo>  A country  named Yue

  These five word's show that a country named Yue was located along
 the Long River in China in a ancient dynasty 2,200 years before the
 Gregarian Calendar.

 Hope this is what you were looking for.Good luck.

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