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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 31 December 1915, Page 7

The famous King Teh Cheng porcelain factory, which from the year 1396 furnished all the fine porcelain for'the royal palaces of China, is to be reopened immediately, and a grant of £4OOO has already been made by President Yuan Shih Kai for this purpose. This factory was partly destroyed during the revolution in which the republic was established and the various samples and patterns kept there were divided among the leading revolutionists. While the making of porcelain has been one of the leading Chinese industries for generations, this factory l s said to he the only place in which the ancient ways of making porcelain, with the beautiful ancient colours and designs, has been preserved. The factory will not only he employed in producing porcelain for the market, but will have a special department in which porcelain of the highest quality will be made for presentation to the rulers, of other countries.