This is Yuet Tung China Works \u2014 Hong Kong\u2019s last remaining hand-painted Cantonese porcelain factory.<\/p>\n
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Fourth-generation inheritor Martina Tso, in her forties, stands beside her father, Tso Chi Hung. They are flipping through a yellowed photo album. The images show the factory in the 1980s, when more than 300 painters worked shoulder to shoulder under a large shed, each surrounded by blank porcelain and paint brushes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBack then, we had branches in Peng Chau and Cheung Chau \u2014 even one in Singapore,\u201d\u00a0 Tso Chi Hung says, setting down his magnifying glass and glancing at the workshop before him. \u201cNow, only a handful of us are left.\u201d<\/p>\n At 77, when asked who will take over in the future, he pauses for a few seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d he says quietly.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”Lede mobile” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3B84B1B0-EB50-4F9B-87C8-8822FB77A354.jpg” width=”100%” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” vertical_offset=”0px” z_index=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lede Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n S<\/span>tepping out of the elevator onto the third floor of Kowloon Bay Industrial Centre, a strong, musty and oily smell hits you first. At the end of the corridor, behind a half-open metal door, stacks of porcelain bowls, plates, and vases rise from floor to ceiling. Under dim fluorescent lights, several artisans in their sixties sit hunched over their desks. The soft scratch of brushes against glazed surfaces is the only sound in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n This is Yuet Tung China Works \u2014 Hong Kong\u2019s last remaining hand-painted Cantonese porcelain factory.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KUYjdwjqjPg” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lede Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Fourth-generation inheritor Martina Tso, in her forties, stands beside her father, Tso Chi Hung. They are flipping through a yellowed photo album. The images show the factory in the 1980s, when more than 300 painters worked shoulder to shoulder under a large shed, each surrounded by blank porcelain and paint brushes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBack then, we had branches in Peng Chau and Cheung Chau \u2014 even one in Singapore,\u201d\u00a0 Tso Chi Hung says, setting down his magnifying glass and glancing at the workshop before him. \u201cNow, only a handful of us are left.\u201d<\/p>\n At 77, when asked who will take over in the future, he pauses for a few seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d he says quietly.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Section 1″ module_id=”twoworlds” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF6B5997-883B-4813-8C7C-7B947FB2798A.jpg” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Two Worlds, Close but Far Apart” text_orientation=”center” admin_label=”Two Worlds, Close but Far Apart” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Lato|700||on|||||” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”40px” title_line_height=”1.5em” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8757-scaled.jpeg” parallax=”on” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”250px||250px||false|false” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Two Worlds” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3B84B1B0-EB50-4F9B-87C8-8822FB77A354.jpg” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” disabled_on=”on|on|off” sticky_enabled=”0″ da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”5px|150px|5px|150px|false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Half an hour away, in a lab\u200boratory at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Henry Duh, a professor of the School of Design, is testing a generative AI system called <\/span>\u201cThe Beauty of Canton Porcelain\u201d <\/span><\/i>(<\/span>\u7ca4\u74f7\u4e4b\u7f8e<\/span>) with his team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ddfac7579d544c64174f1e3e79e9f40_raw-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif” alt=”Half-an-hour way from Yuet Tung China Works to PolyU.” title_text=”Half-an-hour way from Yuet Tung China Works to PolyU. Cr. Jingjing Li” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”5px|150px|5px|150px|false|true” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”5px|150px|5px|150px|false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In stark contrast to the dim and crowded factory, the lab is bright and silent. Screens flicker with algorithmic structures and vividly colored Canton porcelain patterns, while two PhD students in their twenties sketch designs on a touchscreen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAI can reshape how traditional crafts are taught,\u201d Duh says. \u201cEven young people without years of painting experience can freely create Cantonese porcelain designs here.\u201d<\/p>\n This seemingly distant technological solution points directly to Yuet Tung\u2019s most pressing problem \u2014 almost no one wants to learn anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe run workshops weekly,\u201d Martina Tso admits. \u201cBut most people just come for fun. Almost none of them intend to become a real inheritor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Still, change is happening. In recent years, social media \u2014 especially Instagram \u2014 has drawn a growing number of young visitors. On this day, a young Hong Kong couple spent two hours in the workshop, learning to paint a porcelain bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe saw videos online and thought it was appealing and beautiful,\u201d says Priya Wong. \u201cWe\u2019re not good at it, but the process itself is healing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n They are not successors, but Martina Tso notices something different \u2014 at least people are paying attention.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Two Worlds mobile” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3B84B1B0-EB50-4F9B-87C8-8822FB77A354.jpg” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” disabled_on=”off|off|on” sticky_enabled=”0″ da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ disabled_on=”off|off|on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Half an hour away, in a lab\u200boratory at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Henry Duh, a professor of the School of Design, is testing a generative AI system called <\/span>\u201cThe Beauty of Canton Porcelain\u201d <\/span><\/i>(<\/span>\u7ca4\u74f7\u4e4b\u7f8e<\/span>) with his team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1ddfac7579d544c64174f1e3e79e9f40_raw-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif” alt=”Half-an-hour way from Yuet Tung China Works to PolyU.” title_text=”Half-an-hour way from Yuet Tung China Works to PolyU. Cr. Jingjing Li” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|true” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”5px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”5px|0px|5px|0px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n In stark contrast to the dim and crowded factory, the lab is bright and silent. Screens flicker with algorithmic structures and vividly colored Canton porcelain patterns, while two PhD students in their twenties sketch designs on a touchscreen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAI can reshape how traditional crafts are taught,\u201d Duh says. \u201cEven young people without years of painting experience can freely create Cantonese porcelain designs here.\u201d<\/p>\n This seemingly distant technological solution points directly to Yuet Tung\u2019s most pressing problem \u2014 almost no one wants to learn anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe run workshops weekly,\u201d Martina Tso admits. \u201cBut most people just come for fun. Almost none of them intend to become a real inheritor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Still, change is happening. In recent years, social media \u2014 especially Instagram \u2014 has drawn a growing number of young visitors. 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With fewer artisans, mass production is no longer viable. Custom orders now dominate, mainly from Hong Kong, Europe, and Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe market has changed,\u201d says Tso Chi Hung. \u201cCanton porcelain has gone from daily use to collectible art.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Gallery” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|150px||150px|false|true” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/capstone2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6-681x510.png\" "\\"The")
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