Ms Yu Ermei, 86, showing the way to her "porcelain palace", built at a cost of 6 million yuan (S$1.2 million).

She started on the project five years ago. More than 60,000 pieces of porcelain ware were used to construct the building. Ms Yu runs a porcelain factory and started to learn pottery art from her uncle when she was 12.

According to her, the palace is not only a realisation of her dream, but also a tribute to the town of Jingdezhen which is known as the "porcelain capital".

Jingdezhen is in Jiangxi province, in south-eastern China.