Last word on China

My wonderful time in China is fading into a dream, it had an incredible impact on me; the country; the people of China; the generosity of the ICMEA; the people at the conference who had a passion for clay and who were so welcoming. I still have so many stories to tell of the tour but the time has passed to do it justice so I will post photos and hope they remind me of the marvellous time.

Love this sign, just wait til they realise I ain't no specialist.

The smog, the smog.

A handy gadget found in my hotel room.

Showrooms with celadon

Copper reds

Ready for export

Mini terracotta warriors

Shards, shards and more shards

Pots too big to fit inside

Modern ceramics

Master kiln builder.

Master potters

Decorators

Ancient kilns in Cizhou

Horse puddler, or maybe man puddler if no animal available

Grand museums

Europeans showing the Chinese how to throw pots

Pottery factories

Mould makers

Glaze dipping

Traffic 

New cities shooting up overnight

Scaffolding for the new cities

Museum pieces

Ancient test tiles

Just love these jugs, my favourites

Musical with stage a at least a hundred metres wide.

All sorts of visual effects

Wherever we went was the paparazzi.

Dr I chi Hsu who organises the ICMEA a hero to me.