Our shopowner Mr. Yang Chien is of Anhui - Tongcheng descent. The Yang family and this shop have a proud and long history. Prior to the Sino-Japanese War, branches were established in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Yunnan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Mr. Yang's father ran the century-old store 'Chung Lung San Pottery Limited Company' in Hong Kong. He also chaired the Hong Kong Porcelain Merchants' Association for several years. Mr. Yang is now carrying on his family business. Being the first person to promote the famous Jingdezhen pottery in Hong Kong with success, he decided to revive his family tradition. He had previously ran numerous pottery exhibitions in the China Resources Retail, he also invited famous pottery artists to hold performance in Hong Kong. Indeed, Mr. Yang has been a great contributior to the development of Jingdezhen pottery in recent history.
Mr. Yang is a keen lover of pottery equipped with expert knowledge. In the past 20 years, he has collected a vast array of items from the period of the cultural revolution. Acknowledging the value and rarity of his collections, the professors from the Tsinghua University came to visit Mr. Yang and mentioned them in their papers. Mr. Yang welcomes collectors or pottery lovers around the world to exchange information and trade items with him.
