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Future tours arranged by Christine-Ann Richards: TOURS 2012 Contemporary & Traditional Ceramics in South East China 6^th – 24^th March Lead by Li Wenying, Programme Director of the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute. Visit Guangzhou and the potteries of Foshan & Shiwan, and the fortified adobe clan houses of the Hakka People’s. Blanc de Chine of Dehua, the Black wares of Jianyang and the porcelain capital of China: Jingdezhen. Workshops and hands-on experience Option to stay on at end of tour on a 1 – 3 week residency at Sanbao Landprice, approx. £2350 International return flights to Hong Kong tba. more details The Silk Route in Central Asia: TAJIKISTAN 19^thAugust – 3^rd September Following early travellers, including Alexander the Great, the growth of Buddhism and Islam and the heritage left hidden in the valleys and mountains, caravanserai, hot springs and earlier petroglyphs, witness the many people’s inhabiting the mountains and valleys of this inaccessible region. Landprice: approx. £2,650 International flights: £680 more details Previous Tours List of past tours arranged by Christine-Ann Richards: The Silk Route in Central Asia, Uzbekistan & Tajikistan 9^th – 30^th September 2011 CHINA: Southern Celadons & Porcelain 5^th – 20^th April 2011 CHINA: Indigo and Clay 19^th March – 3^rd April 2011 Contemporary & Traditional Ceramics in North China 8^th – 26^th May 2010 The Silk Road in Central Asia: Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan 2^nd – 14^th September 2010 Western China & the Southern Silk Road 5^th – 27^th September 2008 The ‘Mingei’ Tradition in Central China 26^th February – 20^th March 2008 The Silk Road in Central Asia Sunday 20th – Tuesday 29th August 2006 The ‘Mingei’ Tradition in South West China Saturday 26th February – Sunday 20th March 2005 RESCHEDULED TRIP TO CHINA October 2nd – 21st October 2003 CELEBRATE: 25th Anniversary of 1st Craft Potters Association Trip to CHINA & 1,000 years of Porcelain Production in Jingdezhen SPRING 2003 May 20th - June 14th JOURNEY TO LADAKH in the Western Himalayas JUNE 2002 (proposed dates 10th - 24th June) LIFE ALONG THE SILK ROAD across the Taklamakan Desert 26th AUGUST - 13th SEPTEMBER 2001 THE SILK ROAD IN CENTRAL ASIA 16th September - 3rd October 2001 ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY TOUR TO CHINA 21st October - 11th November 2000