Yixing, meanwhile, has always been a comparatively quiet place, albeit one with a dizzying number of pottery studios. This year, though, things are starting to change. October saw the opening of UCCA ...

According to centuries of Chinese literati ... October saw the opening of UCCA Clay — the contemporary art institution’s fourth space in China and its first dedicated to a single medium.

[Photo/Xinhua] SHIJIAZHUANG — Enchanted by the beauty of white Chinese porcelain ... traditional Ding clay and firing methods, we hope to embrace the ancient art with modern aesthetics ...

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