Ceramic Road @ Foshan

 This is a public toilet!

Koh, possessed by Tony Jaa's spirit!

 An old kiln

 Entrance to the kiln

After visiting HongYu Ceramics, our host drove us to an older part of town where a model of an old kiln was displayed to the public. This is probably a reminder of the ceramic trade that has flourished through the years from its origin (from a humble kiln using wood and logs) to its present day glory. Though I've not visited a modern ceramics' factory, I'm sure it must be very high-tech and gigantic, knowing China's capabilities! Porcelain shops abound on this stretch of road selling figurines, mostly of ancient dieties and popular characters from Chinese folklore. I was actually hoping I could find Bruce Lee's figurine here but sadly none exists!

HongYu Ceramics @ Foshan

China Ceramics Centre

 Chia sitting on a fully automated W.C!

Foshan is famous for its ceramic (tiles) industry and on every street, all we saw were ceramic (tiles) showrooms. Our host took us to one such showroom which is a three storey building showcasing mock-up kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and of course tiles of various sizes and designs. Attached are the photos from HongYu Ceramics, one of the biggest showrooms in Foshan. Very impressive as we've never seen anything like this before! Of course, Foshan is also the home of the legendary kung fu master, Wong Fei Hung! 

Cui Yuan Restaurant @ Foshan

A tile supplier (Ms. Zhang) drove all the way from Foshan to Dongguan, a good two and a half hours' drive, to meet us and at first we were hesitant to follow her to Foshan as we thought it would be a waste of time but due to her sincerity, we decided to follow her and we were glad we did! Upon reaching Foshan, we had lunch at "Cui Yuan" Restaurant which serves Cantonese cuisine and other exotic dishes such as rabbit meat, crocodile soup, pigeons, etc. We spent RMB271.00 (B$54.00) at "Cui Yuan" Restaurant which is quite cheap as we had a few bottles of  "Tsingtao" beer as well. After lunch, we visited one of the biggest ceramics (tiles) showroom (HongYu Ceramics) in Foshan and also visited an older part of Foshan (Ceramic Road). As we did not want to inconvenience our host further, we took the subway train to Guangzhou and the high speed train from Guangzhou to Dongguan that same evening. What a trip; we will definitely stay overnight on our next visit! 

Maojie (毛家) Restaurant @ Shekou

This morning, we arrived in Sekou, Shenzhen to meet a supplier and the meeting lasted for about two hours! After the meeting, we took a taxi to "hunt" for a restaurant for lunch and that's when we came across this restaurant.  Maojie (毛家 or Mao Family) Restaurant is named after Chairman Mao ZeDong (who was born in Hunan on 26 December 1893) and naturally this restaurant is renown for its Hunan cuisine. It has branches all over China but this is the first time I've patronized this one in Shekou. If you haven't experienced Hunan cuisine before, look for Maojie Restaurant the next time you visit China! 

First Night @ Dongguan

 Room at Shang Yuan Hotel, Dongguan

 A notice on the shower enclosure

The long queue at HKIA

We arrived in Hong Kong today at 2.30pm but the queue at HKIA was so long that it took us almost 45 minutes to clear immigration. As usual our friend from Shenzhen, Ah Long, has arranged a limousine to pick us up at HKIA for the trip to Dongguan. We stayed at "Shang Yuan" Hotel which costs us RMB190.00 (B$38.00) per night. That evening, Ah Long took us for dinner at Manchester United  (曼联) Restaurant (walking distance from the hotel) which is actually a franchise restaurant serving Hong Kong dishes. On the way to the restaurant, we passed a dentist and I had a "bridge" ordered in 10 minutes (including taking a dental cast) and the bridge would be ready in two days' time! It only costs me RMB 1,280.00 (B$256.00) for 4 teeth. In Brunei, it would have costs me B$2,200.00 and at least two weeks for it to be ready!