Macsabal Wood-Fire Festival at Zibo/China, Aug.30-Sept.6, 2009

August 29 (Sat): Arrival at Zibo/China; Stay at PanYang Mountain Lodge (in Zichuan District)
August 30 (Sun): Workshop at the studio in Tashan Porcelain Factory.
Aug.31 (Mon) : Workshop; Glazing

Loading the 3-chamber wood-fire kiln in PM
Sept. 1 (Tue)
Visit Taishan Porcelain Show Room in AM
Macsabal Wood Fire Festival Opening Ceremony in front of Taishan Porcelain Show Room

Kiln Firing Ceremony in PM
Firing Kiln: Our shift 7pm - midnight
Sept. 2 (Wed)-- Workshop
Street Market near Taishan Porcelain Factory
Sept. 3 (Thur)-- Workshop
at the studio in Li ZuYuan's Ceramic Institute, next to PanYang Mountain Lodge
Exhibition Room

Sept. 4 (Fri) --- Break: visit and climb Taishan Mountain
Taishan City: Start of the Trail, Bus to Mid Heaven Gate

Mid Heaven Gate to Ropeway Station to South Heaven Gate

South Heaven Gate, Heaven Street, to Summit

Summit, Jade Emperor Temple

suddenly the weather cleared up, down to Heaven Street to South Heaven Gate

South Heaven Gate to Mid Heaven Gate by steps!
Sept. 5 (Sat) --- Zibo Ceramic Museum in downtown Zibo City; Opening Ceremony of International Gallery; Ceremony for Ceramic Art Donation in AM

inside the Ceramic Museum

lunch at Shandong Science and Technology University Hotel, downtown Zibo City

Kiln Opening in PM

I wasn't satisfied
Sept. 6 (Sun) : Attending Zibo Ceramic Exhibition at Zibo Convention Center
Sept. 7 (Mon) --- Depart Zibo, to Jinan, to Beijing, to Newark
Thanks to Continental Air's delay, got back to Houston on Sept. 8 (Tue)