Sunday, December 21, 2008

The old Shiwan Ceramic Town In China

World Village. The old Shiwan Ceramic Town at the kilns twenty miles south of the city of Canton in Guangdong province. This is the most famous city in China in creating ceramic products nearly 500 years. Most of the National Master-pieces and Museum pieces created there have been being collected in the national museum and by collectors all over the world.World Village.

World Village. Shiwan Ceramics was shaped in Tang and Song Dynasty (618-906AD) and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasty. The main products such as artistic ceramics, ancient garden ceramics, Spanish-type roof tile, western-style roof tile, stone-resembled tile, stone-porcelain tile, artistic garden tile, etc. are famous worldwide, especially statues. There a professional team of art masters has inherited and developed the outstanding tradition of Shiwan ceramic techniques ranging from lively earthen figures, statues and animals with thick and earthy ceramic glaze, to modern ceramics of plain, elegant and fresh patterns, thus forming its own unique artistic style and making Shiwan ceramic techniques extraordinarily splendid. World Village.

World Village Systems

World Village Systems. One nice thing about the Global Information Age is that we all learn how close together we really are and we can see and learn the challenges, plight, and needs of others, no matter what remote region or third world nation they live in. By working together, we can better allocate world resources so those nations with abundance in one thing can sell off their excess or even give it to those who are in dire need of those things.World Village.

World Village. While working in a think tank and with other large organization, I have been witness to some great success stories. Today, simple solutions and technologies are making their way into third world villages that help the people live happier, healthier, and safer lives. Often, it is the little things that make the difference, things such as the plans or tools to make simple sewer pits or safe septic systems. Sometimes, it is just helping the locals drill a well for water that makes a world of difference. World Village.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008