Fall Asleep as an Ancient Chinese Potter Firing Ceramics in Ancient China

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Step into an ancient Chinese pottery yard, where clay, water, smoke, and fire shape the rhythm of everyday life.

Tonight, you become a potter, preparing raw clay, working patiently at the wheel, decorating simple vessels, and tending a wood-fired kiln through the night. These bowls, jars, and cups may eventually find their way into kitchens, markets, storerooms, and ceremonies, but first they must survive drying, firing, and clay's remarkable ability to develop problems at precisely the wrong moment.<...