Around 1949, many individuals from various religious backgrounds fled the Chinese Mainland to Hong Kong for the religious freedom here.

In 1930, Norwegian missionary Karl Ludvig Reichelt established the Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre in Hong Kong. In 1947, the monastery established the Art Ministry. This initiative served two purposes: firstly, to provide Buddhist monks arriving from the Chinese Mainland with a craft to earn their livelihood; secondly, to promote the Christian faith through the art of porcelain painting. The monastery produced numerous colourful porcelain pieces decorated with biblical themes, such as hanging plates depicting 'The Last Supper', 'Scene of an Angel announcing the Resurrection of Christ', and 'Jesus Walking on Water'. The figures depicted wear traditional Chinese robes, occasionally juxtaposed with winged angels common in Western art. This fusion of Eastern and Western elements creates a distinctive 'Sinicised' Christian style that has remained unchanged for decades. These products are sold locally and in the West. Additionally, the Tao Fong Shan garden, along with Lutheran Theological Seminary nearby and ELCHK Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Kowloon Tong feature several painted porcelain murals by the hands of Xie Zhongwu, Zhou Yihong, Zhong Likun, Xu Miao, and Li Jinxing. One can enjoy the scenery of Tao Fong Shan and Sha Tin in addition to Christian stories depicted, which are very precious.

Porcelain tile painting of Landscape of Shatin (full/ part): installed in a meeting room at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre (1995, painted by Chui Miu; Collection of Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre)