Many years ago, when he was preparing to take his company in a new direction, Lu visited pottery centers in Guangzhou and Yixing hoping to learn something from the old masters of the trade.
台華窯無意間搭上了「體驗經濟」的熱潮，將捏土玩陶的經驗，深深烙印在造訪鶯歌小鎮的遊客心中。為了產業轉型，多年前呂兆炘也曾走訪中國廣州、宜興，探詢老祖宗的智慧，卻發現宜興瓷鎮早已淪為代工小鎮，沒有任何新技術可學。