Chinese Genie Out Of The Bottle
KWANGCHOW, P.R. CHINA – Momentous change affecting the whole world is underway in the Peoples Republic of China, but the speed and direction will be determined here in old Canton where East meets West contrary to poetic assertion.
This bustling port city on the Pearl River delta north of Hong Kong has been China’s official trade center since 714 A.D.
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Many people across the United States are embracing the “less is more” philosophy with popular television shows teaching homeowners to clean out their closets, purge their attics, get rid of all of the extra stuff in their lives that they don’t use on a daily basis. This includes grandmother’s china set that is stored in the dusty corner of the basement.
For most, it’s generally thought that you don’t want to throw out the set because it was grandmother’s, and you remember as a child having Thanksgiving dinner with one of those plates only after you were old enough to not break a piece of the set so carefully cherished for years.
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We’ve always loved the work of art that comes with a Blue Willow China. The blue willow design is still being produced until now and it is now not only limited to china and potteries.
When I was young, I used to look at and appreciate the beauty of the willow pattern that’s in a tiny tea kettle made of porcelain. I even wondered how the artist by the name of Josiah Spode came out with the concept of his masterpiece but all that wonder went away unanswered. It was not only until very recently that I’ve read about that story that comes with the willow pattern.
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