1、White House
White House is the official residence of all American Presidents. Barack Obama entered and hosted the White House in 2009 while the sanitary products of Foshan brand with proprietary IPR were used in White House, making a brand-new image for this legendary building.
2、British Naval Vessels
The ultra-thin ceramic tile has independent intellectual property rights and is used in the interior decoration of British most advanced new naval vessels. This product is just 3mm in thickness, one third of the ordinary tile.
3、Dubai BurjAl-Arab Hotel
Foshan Ceramics are used in the interior decoration of this luxury hotel, displaying its magnificence and elegance.
4、Disneyland
Disneyland is a paradise of dream and laughter for all children in the world. Foshan Hitom Ceramics and its "Time" series ceramic tiles were used by the Walt Disney Company, building space of happiness and dreams for people.
5、Mcdonald's & KFC
Mcdonald's and KFC are world well-known brands. It’s amazed that both of them have chosen Foshan ceramics for their interior decoration.
6、Ferrari Racing Cars
A perfect brake system is a premise for a powerful Ferrari racing car. The disc brake in Ferrari brake system is made in ceramic produced by Foshan enterprises. This technology shows up to advantage with the top gears in the world.
7、Guggenheim Museum of Art in Spain
Guggenheim Museum of Art is a remarkable building in the world. Foshan Viewglass Ceramics has developed high-quality ceramics to match the most beautiful building in the world. Classic sparks are produced by the collision between a-thousand-year pottery craft and art avant-couriers. Foshan ceramics make the perfection of this wonderful museum.
8、Champs Elysees Paris
You may see its showroom of Foshan ceramics along the Champs Elysees, which is like an art museum made of white ceramics. Foshan ceramics have been elevated from daily life and entered the Champs Elysees Paris, the world fashion palace.
9、World Trade Centre
Foshan Sanshui Xinhuaxiong Ceramics Co.,Ltd was chosen as the supplier of specified reconstructing materials for its diamond quality in the renewal of the World Trade Centre. It proves the solid strength of Foshan ceramics and its contribution to the world peace and development.
10、Central Bank of Russia
Central Bank of Russia is the largest bank in Russia. It has a neat architecture style suggesting elegance, comfort, fashion and splendor, which has coincided with Foshan Gani Ceramics’ concept of arts and environmental protection. The Central Bank of Russia had chosen Foshan Gani Ceramics without hesitation, making Gani Ceramics a classic case of ceramic practices in Europe for Foshan ceramic industry, by adopting its quality and brand.
11、Barratt Bank in Italy
Italian requires very high standard of art. Foshan Gani Ceramics was chosen by Italian for its fine quality and fashionable design and its products were used in decoration of Barratt Bank, which is another classic case of ceramic practices in Europe for Foshan ceramic industry.
12、Stanford University
Stanford University was founded in 1885, regarded as "the Harvard University of west bank" , and it is famous for it culture of science and technology. Its medical center has used Foshan ceramics for the external construction as its primary colors.
13、Singapore Art Museum
Singapore Art Museum is one of the museums that first met international architectural criterion in south-east Asia. Its restoration has used products of Foshan Hongyu Ceramics. The craft and quality of Foshan ceramics beautify this museum in a glow.
14、Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel is known as the most expensive hotel in the world. It has broken the rule using Italian or Spanish well-established ceramics brands for decorations of upscale casino, and finally chosen Foshan ceramics. This has again proven the strength of Foshan in high-end structural ceramics.
15、Customs Building of Kazakhstan
The Customs Building of Kazakhstan is a cooperated project between China and Kazakhstan. It used the products of Foshan Honest Ceramics, who has witnessed the friendship between China and Kazakhstan.
16、Bolivar Bank
Foshan ceramics have a strong network all over the world. In addition to its best-selling area in Europe, America, south-east Asia, Foshan ceramics also entered the market of Latin America with mighty strength. The Bolivar bank in Ecuador is famous for its unique architectural style. It chose Foshan Nengqiang Ceramics as well.
17、Zhongnanhai in Beijing
Zhongnanhai is the place that serves the PRC State Council, the Secretariat and General office of CPC Central Committee and other important departments. Ceramic tiles of Foshan Oceano were used in its renovation, suggesting the professional authority of Foshan Ceramics.
18、The Great Hall of the People
The Great Hall of the People is the place that serves the political and diplomatic cultural activities hold either by the Party, country or people's organizations. The wall tiles used in the meeting lounge are products of Foshan Oceano. In this national hall, Foshan ceramics have displayed superior quality, welcoming guests from all over the world.
19、Diaoyutai State Guesthouse
Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is an important place for foreigner affairs and a reception place for leaders and important guests from abroad and at home. Foshan Gani Ceramics beat many competitors and won the bid for the decoration of No.11 Building of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in 2005, giving its contributions to the glow of this super-star hotel.
20、China Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo
The China Pavilion of Shanghai World Expo is a symbol of national spirit. Its interior sanitary facilities are provided by Foshan enterprises. What's more, many masterpieces of famous Shiwan ceramic artists have been chosen and displayed in VIP hall of China Pavilion. Started from 500-year-long Nanfeng Ancient Kiln to Shanghai World Expo, a showcase of wonderful future life, Foshan ceramic culture has been passing the legend originated from Chinese wisdom.
21、China National Stadium and Beijing Olympic Games
Products provided by New Pearl Ceramics, Eagle ceramics, Dongpeng ceramics, New Zhongyuan Ceramics and many other Foshan ceramics enterprises were chosen in the construction project of China National Stadium and other ones. These large-scale projects have fully proved that Foshan ceramics can withstand international strict tests. Each Foshan ceramic brand displays their most outstanding quality and high level of internationalization and affection with local characteristics.
22、China Central Television (CCTV) Tower
Foshan Jiajun Ceramics Co., Ltd. has developed an excellent ceramic tile for the most radical design of CCTV Tower, demonstrating another "Legend of Phoenix".
23、Main Stadium of Guangzhou Asian Games
The 16th Asian Games will be held between November 12th and 27th 2010 in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou is the second city in history that won the bid for the Asian Games. All the sanitary products in the main stadium are provided by Foshan CRW Shower Equipment Co., Ltd.
24、Shanghai Jin Mao Tower
Jin Mao Tower is a milestone of Shanghai architecture as well as a landmark in Shanghai. The products of Foshan Diamond Ceramics were used in the facade of the building. Foshan Dongpeng Ceramics had won the bid for the sole provider of building ceramics with a consumption of 20,000 m2 during the construction. Jin Mao Tower, its other name Shanghai Global Finance Center, is the first highest building and the third in the world, ranking the top flat roof building at present.
25、Shenzhen Diwang Commercial Building
Shenzhen Diwang Commercial Building was built in 1996, ranking the first top building in Asia. At present it is the highest construction in Shenzhen the first steel high-rise structure in China, ranking one of the Top Ten world Buildings. Foshan Golden Globe Ceramics were used in its interior decoration.
26、TAIPEI 101
TAIPEI 101 used to be the world's tallest skyscraper and the holder of many world records in China. The tiles of its exterior walls came from Foshan.
27、Tian'anmen Square
October 1st 1949, the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China was held on Tian’anmen Square, a sign of the birth of new China. In 2001, on the occasion of its founding of 52 years, the old terrazzo and red carpets in the VIP observation room and workplace of this sovereign building have been replaced with Foshan Dongpeng ceramic tiles with a consumption of 3,000㎡.
28、Qinghai-Tibet Railway Terminal: Lhasa Train Station
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is the highest and the longest plateau railroad in the world. Lhasa Train Station, a landmark construction in the entire line, had examined and identified many decorative materials and finally chose Foshan Oumei Ceramics. The Foshan ceramics don’t fear any challenges from the Roof of the World and have unfolded their remarkable quality.
29、Shanghai Oriental Pearl Television Tower
Shanghai Oriental Pearl Television Tower is one of the landmarks in Shanghai, ranking the first largest radio and television tower in Asia and the third in the world. Its annual tourist number and tourism revenue are second to the Eiffel Tower in France among the high towers in the world. Products of Foshan Diamond Ceramics and Oceano Ceramics can be found in the inside of this Shanghai Pearl.
30、Shiwan Figurine in British Museum
Located in Great Russell Square on the north of New Oxford Street, British museum was founded in 1753 and has become the oldest and greatest comprehensive museum. It is also one of the largest and famous museums in the world. Shiwan figurine is one of its collections and kept in its No.33Exhibition Hall.
31、Shiwan figurine in German Arts & Crafts Museum
German Arts & Crafts Museum was built in the second half of the 19th Century. It is an important arts, crafts and design museum. Inside this yellow building, exhibits are featuring with themes of practical art, sculptures, engraving collections and photography history. Its collections include pieces from ancient Greece and Rome to contemporary Europe as well as treasures of Middle East and the Far East, and Shiwan Figurine is not exceptional.
32、Shiwan Figurine in Denmark National Museum
Denmark National Museum was built between 1889 and 1896. There are many galleries of this red brick building, exhibiting works from the Middle Ages to the modern world at home and abroad. It has become the largest art collection center in Denmark. Many Shiwan pottery sculptures of the Ming and Qing Dynasties can be found in the list of its collections.
33、Shiwan figurine in Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Tokyo National Museum is the largest museum in Japan, founded in the 4th year of Meiji Dynasty. It keeps over 100 thousand pieces of historical relics and art treasures. The Shiwan figurine is also a collection of this museum.
34、Tsing Shan Monastery-The First among Three Greatest Ancestral Temples in Hong Kong
Tsing Shan Monastery ranks the first among three greatest ancestral temples in Hong Kong. It was built by the end of Dong Jin Dynasty 1500 years ago. The phoenix sculpture on two sides of roof and the pottery sculptures on the top remain vivid and alive. The pottery sculpture is a ceramic ridge produced in Foshan.
35、Hong Kong Lantau Island
Hong Kong Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong, located the southwest of Hong Kong. There are many scenic spots and historical sites on Lantau Island, of which the most famous found the Tung Chung Fort and Po Lin Temple. And the famous Shiwan ridges, important architectural decoration, can be seen easily on the old buildings there.
36、Qiu's Ancestral Hall, Penang, Malaysia
The Qiu's Ancestral Hall, built in 1853 in Penang, is the most important ancestral hall with richest artistic value in Penang Malaysia. And it is also known as the most representative traditional southern Chinese architecture of the 20th century in the world. Despite hundreds of years in history, the ceramic ridges on it still keep shining and elaborate as yesterday. It is evidence showing its peak in overseas for Shiwan ceramics.
37、Tin Hau Temple Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
The Huicheng Guildhall in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam has over 270 years in history, of which the Tin Hau Temple ranks one of the largest, the oldest relics and of the most historical and cultural value among the Chinese temples in Ho Chi Minh City. And the most eye-catching part of the temple lies on its roof, the brick ridges. Ceramic Craft Masters from Guangdong were shipped there with special invitation and participated in the constructions.
38、Hedang Site awakened the Civilization of its Thousand Years Ceramic History
Hedang Site is proved to be the beginning of civilization in Foshan. Archaeological experts had identified that early 4,000-5,000 years ago during the late period of New Stone Age, there had been human activities on the land of Foshan. A lot of broken pottery pieces and pottery wares were found in the site, pushing the ceramic history of Foshan as long as thousands of years backwards.
39、It is noted in the Collection of Poems in Ming Dynasty that Shiwan ceramics are the best of the world, which had suggested the status of Shiwan ceramic productions in the Ming and the Qing Dynasties.
40、Nanfeng Ancient Kiln
Nanfeng Ancient Kiln was built and clings to the flank of a small hill, suggesting a sleeping dragon and is given the name "dragon kiln". It's the best preserved, the oldest and most scientific wood-firing kiln and has been functioning ever since its beginning. It has witnessed the changes and development of Foshan city while nurturing its ceramic culture and industry. The transformation of Nanfeng Ancient Kiln area is named "1506 Creative City", in memory of its foundation in the year 1506.
41、Vigorous Shiwan ceramic and Heroic Duke Guan
Shiwan ceramics artists are good at the creation shaped out of historic people in ancient China and have made many ceramic figurines of Duke Guan, a famous warrior in ancient China, who stood for loyalty, righteousness, trust, wisdom, humaneness and bravery. His image has become a classic symbol of Chinese culture. And the esthetic appeal within Shiwan ceramics suggesting vigorous, rough, plain and sincere has complemented perfectly with the Duke Guan’s heroic image.
42，Shiwan Figurine, A Treasure out of Clay, Water and Fire
In its journey of over 5,000 years, Shiwan Figurine has formed its own style gradually. It chases the likeness without the restraint of style, making it a unique art form in China and even in the world. Shiwan Figurine has gained its reputation overseas and is known as “a treasure out of clay, water and fire”. It’s the best representative for Chinese historic culture.
43、Shiwan Ceramic Micro-carving
The combination of Shiwan ceramic culture and techniques of micro-carving has created a daring new art form.
44、Shiwan Masters of ceramic arts
Foshan has 10 national masters of ceramic arts, among whom Pan Yushu, Liu Chuan, Zeng Liang and Zhuang Jia are well-known masters in Foshan.
45、Ceramics for Particular Use in Special Times
In the war to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, Foshan people donated all steel for the front. During the Great Leap Forward, Shiwan People had little steel for the national irons-melting movement. So the Foshan government appealed to the people to save steel and use ceramics instead. The creative Shiwan people invented ceramic water pumps, Ceramic tracks and other ceramic products. These products had proved the great creativities of Shiwan people and opened a new era of ceramics.
46、New Technology of Ceramics
Ceramic is used in 2010 World Cup official watch as one of the internal materials. The weight of a watch is reduced about 60% with 10 times hardness, compared with the steel one. And it has good rust and heat resistance, with all round advantages such as high hardness, permanent wear-proof, fadeless and harmless to skin. New technology of ceramics have walked into daily life and been applied in commodities like knife, watch and etc.
47、Ceramic Figurines and Michael Jackson—the King of Pop
February 23rd 1987, Michael Jackson paid his first and the last visit to the mainland China as a tourist and spent vacation in Hong Kong. He also traveled in Guangdong in low key. He was too fond to leave when he first saw Foshan ceramic figurine. He chose a dozen pieces of ceramic figurines as souvenirs.
48、Ceramic Trade at sea- "Sohar"
Shiwan ceramics of the Ming Dynasty have been discovered in Sohar Arabia since 1980. The ancient Sohar was an important harbor for trade business between Arab and the eastern countries. The history of Chinese ceramics was over1000 years earlier than that in Europe. In the eighteenth century, Europeans still struggled for the formula of making ceramics while the ceramics from China had been transported through the maritime Silk Road and influenced the development of ceramic making techniques as well as the pace of global civilization.
49、< Zhong Kui Drinking >- A Present for Queen Elizabeth II
October 18th1986, Queen Elizabeth II, the first premier of Britain in history visited China and chose Guangdong as her first stop. Guangdong Government gave the Queen < Zhong Kui Drinking > , a Wanshi ceramic figurine created by the national ceramic art master Mr. Liu Zemian, as a gift, which had demonstrated the charm of China's ceramic culture of thousands of years.
50、Shenzhou VI-the Spacecraft
The manned space flight Shenzhou VI, developed independently by China, blasted into space from the Jiuquan satellite launch center at 9:9:52 a. m. on October 12th 2005. The anti-static tiles produced by Foshan Diamond Ceramics were used in the navigation system workshop.
51、Shuimo Town in Wenchuan
It was on May 12th 2008, an earthquake measuring 8.0 occurred in Wenchuan China. Many ceramic enterprises in Foshan participated in the reconstruction of Shuimo town in Wenchuan. Foshan people have spent nearly 3 years turning this ruined town from devastation to a new ecological city today, which has sparkled new scenes. Fulfilling its responsibility, Foshan ceramics deserved a national record in history.
