Finding white gold at China's 'ghost market'

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In the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, artisans in ancient workshops are making ceramics the same way they have for hundreds of years, with old masters still praying to the kiln gods before firing each batch.

More than 200 years ago, porcelain -- or"white gold" -- was one of the world's most coveted products., to feed insatiable demand from around the globe.

In some markets, ceramics are curated in ultra stylish showrooms, while in others the wares are stacked or spread carelessly on a rustic sheet of cloth on the ground. A cat is seen lying on a ceramic stall in the Pottery Workshop Market which is at the very center of Jingdezhen's creativity and modernity. Without any sign, it could be easily mistaken as some hip artsy market in the west."Many vendors we got to know from the market fled big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou," said Lai Yunyun, who was selling her works with her partner Zhang Xinkui at the fair.

With a flashlight on one hand, a magnifier on the other, they stroll along the narrow paths lined by blocks formed by ceramics on sale and meanwhile illuminating anything that catches their eye. Having undergone great makeovers, the once-deserted ancient kilns have come back to life and are serving as a living history book for the young ceramists and others.

But few young people are willing to do years of study to master one single step in the process, and some skills are dying out. Three tunnel kilns from the planned economy era are preserved and served as landmarks that guide the visit inside the Taoxichuan Art Museum. The beautiful nature has drawn many artists who pursue an uninterrupted life. Sanbao village, founded by artist Jackson Li, is one of the artistic paradises.

 

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n_ginnis I watch this stuff at night on YouTube to calm my mind. Japanese artisans, painting restoration. ❤

old news is breaking

Are those dumplings?

CnN must have blinders on to go to China and only film a pottery class must have missed all those factory’s with slave laborer conditions !?

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