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Celebrating Korean ceramics with Chinese-made souvenirs? Yeoju festival faces backlash

Yeoju, one of Korea’s best known pottery hubs, has come under fire after Chinese-made jars were handed out as giveaways at this year’s ceramic festival. According to online communities Thursday, organizers of the Yeoju Ceramic Festival, held May 1-10 at the Silleuksa Tourist Complex, gave away mini moon jars to visitors who promoted the event on social media by uploading photos or videos of festival scenes, such as ceramics exhibitions, pottery wheel experiences or traditional pottery-making per