Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts: Xia Houwen

Born in 1935, director of the National Ancient Ceramics Professional Committee and Zhejiang Arts and Crafts Industry Association. Chinese master of arts and crafts. In 1963, he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. In the same year, he was assigned to Longquan Celadon Factory to engage in celadon product design and process research. In 1993, he was awarded by the state as a scientific and technological expert with outstanding contributions and enjoyed the special allowance of the State Council in China. In 2006, he was awarded the honorary title of "China Arts and Crafts Lifelong Achievement Award".