Yuet Tung China Works is Hong Kong’s first and last hand-painted porcelain factory. For over 90 years, it has specialized in painting Guangcai porcelain, a 300-year-old craft unique to Guangdong Province. We visited Joseph Tso, the third-generation owner of Yuet Tung to learn more about what makes the art so unique, and what it takes to run his family business.

0:00 Guangcai porcelain
0:57 History of the porcelain
1:57 How to paint it
2:51 The Yuet Tung Family

Address: Kowloon Bay Industrial Centre, 15 Wang Hoi Rd, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

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Producer: Tiffany Ip
Videographers: Hanley Chu & César del Giudice
Editor and Mastering: Hanley Chu

Music: Audio Network

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