THE WORLD'S AXCIEXT PORCELAIN CENTER 



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THE POTTER AT HIS WHEEL 



After placing the ball of soft clay on the knob of the rapidly revolving wheel, he deftly forms 



a cup, vase, or bowl with mechanical precision. 



Beautiful hills completely surrounded 

 the city, those on the east rising to a 

 height of about two thousand feet. The 

 river banks are dotted with pine and 

 camphor trees, while occasional groves of 

 bamboo in lighter green add a charm 

 and beauty difficult to describe. For 

 most of my life I have lived among the 

 giant redwoods of northern California, 

 the stateliness and vastness of which 



have always deeply moved me. In them 

 I saw strength and power. But in the 

 groves and trees of Kiangsi I found a 

 softness and beauty typical of another 

 world — a tropical world. 



LONGFELLOW PAID TRIBUTE TO CHIXG- 



TEH-CHEX 



Ching-teh-chen ("Town of Scenic Vir- 

 tue") is one of the four largest towns of 



