Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site

Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site

The Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site is located in Hutian village on the outskirts of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province

It covers an area of about 400000 square meters

It is an ancient kiln with the largest scale, the longest firing time and the most exquisite porcelain produced in song and Yuan Dynasties. The relics preserved in the site are very rich. There are ancient kilns everywhere, such as horseshoe kiln in the late Song Dynasty and Hulu kiln in the early and middle Ming Dynasty. The exhibition hall of Hutian ancient kilns built on the site shows all kinds of kilns and porcelains unearthed here. In 1982, the Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site was listed as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Historical development

Hutian ancient porcelain kiln is a pearl of Jingdezhen ancient porcelain kiln. The kiln industry rose in the Five Dynasties and ended in the song, yuan and middle Ming Dynasties. The remains of the Five Dynasties are distributed in the east of the village, the remains of the song and Yuan Dynasties are distributed in the south of the village, and the remains of the yuan and Ming Dynasties are distributed in the area with Pipa mountain as the center.

Liujiawu and Pipashan are the most abundant in the accumulation of kiln furniture and fragments. The center is tens of meters thick and well preserved. Most of the remains of the kiln and workshop gather on both sides of Tianmen valley. The most exquisite products of the Five Dynasties period are white glazed ware, of which the crab shell green bowl and white glazed plate are the best products at that time. The products of Song Dynasty are mainly made of Yingqing engraving and printing utensils, which are beautiful in shape and exquisite in decoration. In the Yuan Dynasty, black and yellow Sufu wares were used as the main products, and blue and white porcelain was also produced. In the Ming Dynasty, the main products of Hutian ancient porcelain kilns were blue and white porcelain.

Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site is the largest and longest firing site in China. Hutian kiln flourished in the Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, and declined in the middle of Ming Dynasty. It lasted 700 years, leaving a large number of precious historical relics and monuments, recording the development process of Jingdezhen porcelain industry from the primary to the advanced from the Five Dynasties to the middle of Ming Dynasty.

Formation conditions

The reason why Hutian kiln can continue to burn for hundreds of years on a large scale and become a famous kiln in ancient times is related to its geographical environment. Hutian village is located in the South River Basin of Jingdezhen, between the South Mountain and the South River. It is close to the South Mountain in the East, and the firewood on the mountain is luxuriant, which can provide sufficient kiln fuel. At the foot of the mountain, Sanbao has rich porcelain ore resources, which can be used for porcelain raw materials. It is close to the South River in the north, and the south river connects with Changjiang River, which can be used for ships all the year round, providing great convenience for the import of porcelain raw materials and the export of porcelain. The superior natural conditions make Hutian kiln form and expand, and the kiln fire keeps on for a long time.

Research value

In the early 1940s, British scholars introduced Hutian kiln to Europe, which had a great influence, so it became a world-famous ancient porcelain kiln site. Due to the long time and large scale of firing and casting, the relics and ancient porcelain specimens can be found here. The Five Dynasties white porcelain in Yueyue mountain, the Song Dynasty shadow celadon in wangshiwu, the Yuan Dynasty blue and white, underglaze red and egg white glazed porcelain in liujiawu, the porcelain making workshops in the song and Yuan Dynasties, and the Hulu kiln and horseshoe kiln sites in the Ming Dynasty are all treasures of ancient oriental culture.

The Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site reflects the development process of porcelain making technology, art and production scale in Jingdezhen in the past seven centuries

It is an important material for studying the development history of ancient Chinese ceramics.

Protection level

In 1982, the Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site was listed as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council

. Hutian ancient kiln site is the only ancient porcelain kiln site listed in the national key protection, and it is also one of the important and special signs that Jingdezhen is listed as a famous historical and cultural city.

Development and protection

The state attaches great importance to the protection of Hutian ancient porcelain kiln site, and stipulates that no other buildings are allowed to be built in the protection area, and all accumulation layers are surrounded by walls. A Hulu kiln and a horseshoe kiln have also built a protection house and a cultural relics exhibition room.

Address: Fuliang County, Jingdezhen City

Longitude: 117.25122070312

Latitude: 29.283849716186

Tel: 028-85568847

Ticket information: market price: 20.0 yuan

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