Pottery Expresses Auspicious Ideas of Beijing Olympics

Source: lifeofguangzhou.com

Through his unique teapot, Wei Jianshe, a pottery artist from Xiguan - the womb of Lingnan culture in Guangzhou - welcomes the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in his own special way.

The elliptic-cylinder-shaped pot is 23 cm high, 12 cm in width and 12 cm in length. As an embodiment of the auspicious ideas of the Beijing Olympics, the pot is double-layered, with the purple clay body surrounded by the Bird Nest's exterior.

The five rings on the lid and the torch-like spout represent the Olympics while the dragon-featured handle conveys Wei's pride as a Chinese citizen.

Wei said that, including the concept and design, it took him five months to finish this work of art.

(by Chen Wenqiong)

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Editor: Jessie Hwang