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Presidentail Speech

  The works of art have always been a unique and important bearer throughout the ancient Chinese cultural history and they have gloriously succeeded till nowadays. The core of them is of the Chinese spirit and its manifold manifestation. It is of long standing and have derived and created a large amount of fine works. The wisdom of our progenitors and the Chinese tradition can be demonstrated via the ancient artistic creations like Chinese ceramics, bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, which is valued as the most memorable part among the whole art history. In particular, the ancient Chinese ceramics enjoy the highest reputation from the past till now. After years of high evolution and production throughout the country, the kilns are well-known across China, winning unanimous praise and high marks. They are also exploiting the texture to a solid, stable performance, being saved for thousand of years, making an influence which is felt to this day, like the Three-color Glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty, the Greenish White Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, the Doucai Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, and the Colored Enamel Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, recording the production of ancient society, life, technology, art and much other information for the same strain in the cultural aspects of Chinese art.
   With the social and cultural development and the advocacy of works of art being carried out recent years, the living standards of people are also increasing. Being satisfied with the basic needs of life, more and more people are now in the pursuit of high qualified spiritual life. Ancient relics are no longer being kept as a mysterious thing. On the other hand, they are becoming increasingly attractive to the lay members and drawing them to protect, collect and study them. The art appreciation and collection has become an important spiritual life element for the general population. Thus, the art investment is born in this context, and it is crazily being loved and accepted by the majority of works of art collectors.
   However, entering into the field of art collection needs not only the professional achievements and the certain level of taste, but also the accurate grasp for historical background and cultural content. Accordingly, Beijing Soong’s Art Co., Ltd. will provide all the art lovers who are without investment experiences a platform of excellent service. The company will start with the following three aspects: investigating the history of ancient Chinese ceramics, investigating the technical aspects and investigating the identification. The company will provide all the collectors a set of dragon service overall assured and systematically authoritative. Our aim is: Do not allow any fake antiques to the market! Therefore in the ever-changing investment market in China nowadays, Soong’s Art Co., Ltd. believes that when you create great fortunes with artworks, you will also improve the appreciation level for arts from the collecting process, derive the superior wisdom of history and enrich your life. Art investment is in such a way, with its own high value of appreciation and increment, increasingly becoming a prime investment in the new darling of the class of wealth.
   Chinese ceramics, with a grim expression of creativity, have shown the perseverance of the craftsmen. Their practical and accurate skills have been described as intricacies, enjoying the respect and admiration of those later generations and inspiring the creators of today. Upholding this spirit, the company will also seek new knowledge, ensuring integrity and fidelity, providing thoughtful service and detailed work, and making the service both investment and informative. On the aspects of identifying, insight into the potential of art appreciation, market trends of artworks and investment skills of mastering the artworks, we also have excellent vision to develop a group of connoisseurs, far-sighted investors, collectors and profound cultural researchers. At the mean time, the company will absorb from the three aspects: the ancient literature, the field experience in archaeology and antique identification to service at you maximally and excellently.
   When establishing the company, Beijing Soong’s Art should show our great gratitude to the expert, Li Huibing, the Palace Museum, Beijing; the researcher, Lv Chenglong, the Palace Museum, Beijing; Huang Qinghua, member in Oriental Ceramic Society of London; William KM Chak, the well-known connoisseur and other experts and industry insiders for their support and encouragement. Both rigorous and realistic advice and eclectic insights benefit us a lot!
  Due to the special cultural formation of the artworks, they have the dual characteristics of material and civilization. It is firstly a necessary creation of the product for the real life and at the mean time seeking according to the shape of aesthetic artistic creation laws. With the updating knowledge and the continuous development of society, the appreciation for the arts will definitely bound to a matter of different opinions on academic issues. It is inevitable that there are emergences of different point of views. Although the company tries all the best to update the knowledge, we sincerely welcome the comments of other colleagues in order to improve and complement our future work, and making our services more perfect! At last, thank you for your trust and support for Beijing Soong’s Art Co. Ltd.!

Tao Song
03.16.2011
BEIJING