Roots in Jingdezhen: An American artist 3D prints a forgotten technique

When 3D printing meets the 1,000-year-old kiln fires of Jingdezhen, creative sparks fly. The city in east China's Jiangxi Province has made porcelain for a millennium and is known as China's porcelain capital. American artist Michael May, from Oklahoma, set up his studio there and is now pursuing a PhD at the city's ceramic university. He blends 3D printing with the ancient craft Jingdezhen is famous for. "I'm doing something nobody has done before," he says. "Sometimes it's lonely." He's watched friends and classmates give up along the way, which is why he pushes his students to stay the course. As for himself, he's given up a lot to be here. Quitting wasn't on the table. In Jingdezhen, he explores the history and feels the city's tradition, openness and warmth. The film is about what keeps him there: the quiet workbench he found in the countryside, among rice fields and hills, a cup of tea from a local and the joy in children's faces as they make pottery from mud. #coolchina 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈 Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA