Shiwan art ceramic production emerged in Tang and Song Dynasties and reached its heights in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. With a history of over one thousand years, it is one of the most beautiful flowers in China's art history. Foshan New Shiwan Artistic Ceramic Co., Ltd (Forward Foshan Shiwan Artistic ceramic Factory) founded in 1956, specializing in the production of Furnishings Artistic Ceramic, Construction Artistic Ceramic, Decorative Artistic Ceramic, and other Daily Used Artistic Ceramic. The Company has 9 National professional artists and 9 provincial artists in China. Who are leading a team for creation and designing. Inheriting the traditional features and absorbing the advanced technology, the pottery making has formed the style of its own, which is known for their vivid and life-like shapes, rich expressions.

The figurines were honored successively for three years the National Gold Medals .The animals works won the Silver Cup in the National Hundred Flowers Award. Pot scenery and daily utensils won Guangdong Excellent product prize.


The company has been awarded the top ten in National Arts and Crafts Industry consecutively for five years since 1991. The company got the ISO9001 International Quality System Certification in 1999. "New Shiwan Artistic Ceramic" was awarded famous trademark of Guangdong and Origin in 2003. "New Shiwan Artistic Ceramic" was awarded the most famous brand in Guangdong province in 2004, also named as a scenic spot.

Visiting the company, you can see the whole procedure of art ceramic-making: mould-making, forming, assembling, glazing, and learn the process of how earth becomes pottery as well. The Treasure At Pottery Museum of the company keeps all kinds of Shiwan art potteries. Tong Qing Kiln, the only ancient kiln in Shiwan with 400 years history is open to visitors now and Shiwan clay figurines Museum, Liu Chuan Memorial Hall as well. The Pottery Art Training Center provides a place for artists and young people to create and learn pottery art. With the developing and rectifying of Shiwan art Pottery resource, Foshan New Shiwan Artistic Ceramic Co., Ltd became an overall art pottery base for tourism, education and art works collection.