Hongshan kiln site

Ancient porcelain kilns. Hongshan Town in Jiexiu, Shanxi Province, hence its name. It is also called "Jiexiu kiln". It was founded in the early Song Dynasty and lasted for Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a history of thousands of years and is rarely seen in northern porcelain kilns. There are many kinds of porcelain in Song Dynasty. Besides white glazed porcelain, there are black glazed and white glazed underglaze brown colored porcelain. Decorative techniques include printing, drawing, picking, underglaze painting and carving. Most of the white glaze printing is influenced by Ding kiln. The pattern layout is complete and the lines are clear, but the balance and symmetry are not emphasized. Brown glazed plates, bowls, washing and other utensils are also decorated with printing, and the washing utensils are decorated with baby play and boating patterns, which are unique to Jiexiu kiln. Under the influence of Cizhou kiln, Jiexiu kiln also fired white glaze, black glaze, brown glaze and white glaze. There is another kind of white ground safflower ware with beautiful color, which is the masterpiece of Jiexiu kiln. Hongshan kiln has a long history. It is a famous kiln in the north. Its porcelain is bright and white, mellow and creamy. It belongs to dingbai porcelain series. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, Hongshan was still in the territory of the northern Han Dynasty when the five famous kilns were set up by the imperial government. The solemnity and elegance of Hongshan porcelain depend on the clarity and crystal of Hongshan Spring, which is well known. The Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units

Hongshan kiln site

Hongshan kiln site is located in Hongshan and Mogou village, East Hongshan Town, Jiexiu City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. The center of the site is called houchegou. There are many porcelain pieces and thick saggers around according to the terrain, forming a distribution area of about 250 meters from east to west and 100 meters from North to south, with a total area of 25000 square meters. In Hongshan Town, ancient kiln sites are found in shouchegou, Ciyaogou, longwanggou, liuliyao village and caipigou

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Hongshan kiln was founded and burned in the early Northern Song Dynasty. After the flourishing of Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it declined in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Hongshan kiln is rich in varieties, including fine white porcelain, coarse white porcelain, black glazed porcelain, yellow glazed porcelain, colored glazed porcelain, blue glazed porcelain, etc. Hongshan kiln site is a long-term and well preserved site, which provides important information for the study of the origin, development and prosperity of Shanxi ancient ceramic industry

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On May 25, 2006, Hongshan kiln site was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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Historical evolution

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jiexiu kiln (Hongshan kiln site) was founded and burned. The kiln site was in Hongshan Town, Jiexiu, so it was also called "Hongshan kiln"

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During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Jiexiu kiln was in full swing, firing black porcelain, white glazed black flower and yellow brown glazed printed porcelain

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During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiexiu kiln declined

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Site features

Hongshan kiln site is located in Hongshan and Mogou village, East Hongshan Town, Jiexiu City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. The center of the site is called houchegou. There are many porcelain pieces and thick saggers around according to the terrain, forming a distribution area of about 250 meters from east to west and 100 meters from North to south, with a total area of 25000 square meters. In Hongshan Town, ancient kiln sites are found in shouchegou, Ciyaogou, longwanggou, liuliyao village and caipigou

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Cultural relics

Hongshan kiln is rich in varieties, including fine white porcelain, coarse white porcelain, black glazed porcelain, yellow glazed porcelain, colored glazed porcelain, blue glazed porcelain, etc

. Within 100 square meters of the kiln site area, there are fine white porcelain carved tiles, white porcelain printed tiles, sauce glaze printed tiles, residual oil drop cans, white wheel tiles, and basically intact kiln furniture bowl saggers. Abundant products can be seen. Jiexiu kiln (Hongshan kiln site) is mainly white porcelain and white porcelain engraving. Especially fine white porcelain is of high quality. From Shanxi Museum, Jiexiu Museum, Daoli Art Museum and private collections, we can see a large number of complete utensils: white glazed jade pot spring vase; plum vase; cup, holder; flower cup; carved and printed bowl; white glazed flower picking; white glazed black and brown painted flower, white glazed flower picking porcelain pillow; black glazed rust flower bowl; black glazed rabbit hair, oil drop cup; sauce glazed printing bowl, etc. The rare ones are white glazed tower jar and glazed relic tower

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Research value

Hongshan kiln site is a long-lasting and well preserved site, which shows the characteristics of Shanxi ceramic culture and even the whole northern region in terms of ceramics and social life, and represents the highest level of Shanxi ceramic industry in the prosperous period. According to the comparative study of Hongshan kiln site and Nanjie kiln site in the old city and the analysis of the characteristics of Hongshan kiln porcelain in Jiexiu Museum, we can see that Hongshan kiln site is of great significance to the study of the origin, development, prosperity and decline of Shanxi ancient ceramic industry. The excavation and arrangement of Hongshan kiln porcelain can improve the status of Shanxi ceramics in the history of Chinese ceramics, and provide important information for the study of the origin, development and prosperity of ancient ceramic industry in Shanxi and Northern China

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protective measures

On May 24, 1965, the Hongshan kiln site was announced by the people's Government of Shanxi Province as a key cultural relics protection unit at the provincial level

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On May 25, 2006, Hongshan kiln site was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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In November 2017, the traditional firing techniques of Hongshan kiln ancient ceramics were included in the list of the fourth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage representative projects in Jinzhong City

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History and culture

Jiexiu kiln (Hongshan kiln site) has a long history of firing. There is a temple in the kiln area, which is called Yuan Temple. It is the source of Hongshan Spring, a temple built for water conservancy project. Hongshan Spring is the largest underground spring in Jinzhong, which is the water conservancy of Jiexiu. There are more than ten steles in the temple, the oldest of which is song stele, which records the history of porcelain firing and is very precious. According to historical records, Jiexiu kiln was first burned in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. The kiln fire continued until the founding of new China

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Tourism information

geographical position

Hongshan kiln is located in Hongshan and Mogou village, Hongshan Town, Jiexiu City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province.

admission ticket

Admission to Hongshan kiln site is free.

Opening Hours

The Hongshan kiln site is open all day.

transport line

Jinzhong City -- s318 -- Yuqi Expressway -- Jingkun Expressway -- x086 -- x377 -- Hongshan kiln site.

Address: Hongshan Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 112.03058078292

Latitude: 37.03605198434

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