Mr. Shang shows his deep understanding of the traditional culture of China and wants to hand down the techniques. He has not only work out a lot of pieces, but also improves the techniques.
   He is quite knowledgeable in history. When we come to talk about the black pottery, he tells us nobody knew how to make it since the first excavation in 1928. Through the efforts for a long time, the famous sculptor Qiu Zhihai at last copied the first work in 1985 and realized the dream lost for more than 4000 years. Through the hard exploration, Mr. Shang Tianming also learned how to make the works of black pottery.
   The first person to make works of black pottery in Honggu District
The long history of the culture of black pottery has been attracting Shang Tianming, which makes him want to make his own contribution to his hometown to hand down the techniques of making works of black pottery.
   At first, with the sheer perspective of art, he also at last gets a lot of economic profits. And he has also been satisfied spiritually.
   He tells us nowadays, black pottery has not been popular among people, because only people in good command of history and culture can value the black pottery. However, as the esthetic tastes of people rise, there will be more and more people who like the works. It is his dream throughout life to spread the culture of black pottery and hand it down to later generations.