Name (English): Yuet Tung China Works
Name (Chinese): 粵東磁廠
Category: Culture & History
Phone Number: +852 2796 1125
Address (English): Unit 1-3, 3/F, Kowloon Bay Industrial Centre, 15 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Address (Chinese): 香港九龍灣宏開道15號九龍灣工業中心3樓1-3室
Address Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/FMXhVF9wWdXoS6wt9
Address longitude and latitude: 22.322896257570225, 114.21078125914256
Nearest MTR Station: Kowloon Bay Station Exit B2
Nearest MTR Station Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/KHgkWDjrXs6xoQE9A
Nearest MTR Station longitude and latitude: 22.324371617946067, 114.21392413418822
How far from the nearest MTR Station: 8-minute walk from Kowloon Bay MTR Exit B2
Opening Hours:
MON 09:00 – 17:00
TUE 09:00 – 17:00
WED 09:00 – 17:00
THU 09:00 – 17:00
FRI 09:00 – 17:00
SAT 09:00 – 17:00
SUN Closed
Recommended Time to Visit: 12:00
Accessibility Note: Easy access
Reminder: Cash only. Take a number of fold up bags or backpack to carry your items home.
If you like Chinese ceramics, Yuet Tung China Works located on the 3rd floor of the Kowloon Bay Industrial Centre is a must-see.
Established in 1928, the shop is well-known for producing Guangzhou’s famous porcelain wares and making special order pieces for royal families of foreign countries, as well as for top hotels. Its treasured porcelain wares remain a pride of Hong Kong today
It was the first ceramic painting studio built in Hong Kong, and the only one that is still here today. As a family business, Yuet Tung has been passed down to Joseph Tso after three generations.
At Yuet Tung, the porcelain wares have been painted by hand for more than 90 years. The porcelain wares are painted with many varieties of patterns and designs that are popular throughout the greater China area. They also have pieces with a famous rooster motif which is a symbol of family prosperity.
This place is literally packed with fabulous porcelain wares- Sky high plates, sauces, bowls, ginger jars tower over you from every side. Weaving in and out the mountains of ceramics you will discover hidden treasures and an old lady or man or two hunched over, hand painting each ceramic piece.
As automation progresses, however, more and more craftsmen are being replaced by machines. At the height of its prosperity, the shop employed 300 people, whereas now only four craftsmen remain.
Though prices can be as cheap as a few Hong Kong dollars, so can be very expensive. All reasonable prices.
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