A Government Factory making Beautiful pots

These pots begin as copper pots. Then copper wires is soldered on to create the patterns. The area between the wires was filled with colorful ceramics (as seen in photo). Yellow used to be reserved only for the Royal family but is now for everyone. The pots were fired and polished. After that gold was soldered onto the copper wires creating works of art. The Blue pottery were the most popular version of this pottery.

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Off to China!

March 2nd 2008
Geo: 39.9056, 116.396On March 1st we travel to China. A long flight with a layover in Brisbane. We arrive on the March 2nd into Beijing. ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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