## 1956 Appointed as "Technical Instructor" by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government Traveled to Beijing to attend the founding conference of the National Handicraft Industry Cooperative Adopted his second younger brother Gu Luzhou's son, Gu [name not provided], as his own son ## 1957 **July** - Gu Jingzhou attended the First National Congress of Representatives of Arts and Crafts Artisans, where he was received by Comrade Zhu De, then Vice Chairman of the State, and was awarded the title of "Veteran Artisan" ## 1958 **April** - While teaching at [location not fully provided], Gu Jingzhou actively participated in technical innovations and technical revolution in Yixing purple clay slip casting and wheel-throwing techniques Was labeled as a "rightist" exemplar and transferred from the handcraft workshop to the wheel-throwing workshop; later suffered a concussion due to work-related injury Wu Yaping began studying under Gu Jingzhou Zhou Guizhen was accepted as Gu Jingzhou's disciple during the apprenticeship ceremony at the Purple Clay Factory