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FOSHAN in Guangdong Province has been synonymous with pottery since ancient times. It was one of China’s four main market towns during the Song Dynasty (9601279). Shiwan Town in particular has a 5,000-year history of ceramics industry, as witnessed by the late Neolithic Age embossed pottery items excavated from Beiqiu Site. Shiwan became a manufacturing base for domestic ceramics when foreign trade began to flourish. “Shiwan Gongzai,” as Shiwan works of ceramic art are popularly known,
FOSHAN in Guangdong Province has been synonymous with pottery since ancient times. It was one of China’s four main market towns during the Song Dynasty (9601279). Shiwan Town in particular has a 5,000-year history of ceramics industry, as witnessed by the late Neolithic Age embossed pottery items excavated from Beiqiu Site. Shiwan became a manufacturing base for domestic ceramics when foreign trade began to flourish. “Shiwan Gongzai, ” as Shiwan works of ceramic art are popularly known,