All fired up: An earthen sculpture watches over pottery products at the historic Nanfeng Kiln, built during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty (1506-1521), in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Oct. 28. The fire in the kiln is said to have been burning continuously for the past 500 years, part of a ceramic tradition that has earned Foshan the moniker “Capital of Ceramic in South China,” according to a government Web site.