The finished "ice pier". Xinhua
Workers color the ceramics with "snow melting". Xinhua
At the Ceramic Tourism Factory in Dehua County, Quanzhou, the children purchased ceramic "ice piers" and "snow melting". Xinhua
Online seconds of light, offline queuing, strength to interpret "a pier is difficult to find"! Two days after the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the mascot "Ice Pier" was on fire, becoming a veritable top of the Winter Olympics.
"Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong" met with you for the first time on September 17, 2019, and have now derived different types of mascot handmade, of which the ceramic version manufacturer is from Quanzhou Dehua.
How to use ceramics representing "Chinese elements" to produce "ice piers" and "snow melting"? The dehua porcelain firing technique, which has been passed down for thousands of years, gives the answer. It is reported that as soon as the mascot from Dehua in Quanzhou came out, it immediately designed according to the sample draft, and sampled dozens of times back and forth to ensure that the quality and appearance were in line with the original design. Because ceramic production is easily limited by physical action, in the molding stage, the head and feet of "Snow Rongrong" are prone to break, and the feet of the panda "ice pier" will crack, and the flower paper on the face is difficult to fit. After repeated communication and testing, the final mascot sample passed the audit of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and entered the standardized production.
What is particularly rare is that each piece of ceramic "ice pier" and "snow rongrong" is made by hand by dehua ceramic master. There is no doubt that whether it is the cute "ice pier" of ice and snow, or the joyful "snow rong", behind it not only highlights the ingenuity and strength of Chinese manufacturing, but also hides the hearts and dreams of craftsmen.
Dehua is one of the three ancient porcelain capitals in China, is the world's ceramic capital, Dehua ceramics has always been an important export of Chinese trade, and silk, tea and reputation in the world, has the "oriental art treasures" known. Today, Dehua has transformed into China's largest production and export base for Western craft porcelain, always using traditional porcelain-making techniques, and porcelain is sold in more than 190 countries and regions around the world. (Reporter Xiao Rong)
Source: Fujian Daily