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Porcelain firing techniques of the Cizhou Kiln
The Cizhou Kiln is an outstanding representative among ancient folk kilns in China and is also the largest folk kiln in North China. Cizhou porcelain was was used to make ordinary household items, and was manufactured in the ancient region of Cizhou, which includes present-day Fengfeng Mining Area, Ci County and Wu'an, in the city of Handan, where the pottery got it's name.
Longquan Celadon Baking Techniques
Longquan is an ancient cultural city famous for making celadon in southwest Zhejiang Province, East China. Abundant in porcelain clay and pinewood, used for baking porcelain, the area has over 500 ancient celadon kilns, of which over 360 sites are densely distributed throughout Longquan.
Porcelain Baking Techniques of Yaozhou Kiln
The original Yaozhou Kiln is located in Yaozhou, present-day Huangbao in Tongchuan, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Except for Huangbao, the kiln sites in surrounding areas like the villages of Lidi, Shangdian and Yuhua villages and the town of Town also belonged to the Yaozhou Kiln.
Shiwan Pottery Sculpture
Shiwan Town of Foshan City is one of the famous pottery production places in China, most famous for its pottery sculpture that is said to have a history over 800 years. The abundant pottery relics excavated from the Dangqiu site at the Shiwan River cave were carved with rich geometric patterns and gave evidence that Shiwan pottery originated in the late Paleolithic age, over 5,000 years ago.
Jieshou Painted Pottery
Originating in the Sui (581-618) and Tang dynasties, the ancient painted pottery in Jieshou prevailed in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). It inherited the style of Tang Tri-colored Pottery and adopted the exquisite techniques and various styles from other artistic forms, such as Chinese paper-cut and New Year Woodcut.
Dehua Porcelain
Dehua County in central Fujian Province in southeast China is known as one of the Three Porcelain Capitals in China, together with Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province and Liling in Hunan Province. Dehua porcelain dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Solid and smooth, Dehua porcelain is resistant to both heat and cold.
China and Chinese culture
The charm of Chinese ceramics culture not only lies in its wide range of expressions on social life, nature, culture, customs, philosophy, and various notions, but also in the way of its expression, which is a demonstration of Chinese culture from many angles.
Yixing Kiln
The Yixing Kiln in Tixing of East China's Jiangsu Province has undergone great changed throughout its history. Celadon (glazed pottery) began to be fired at the kiln early in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), porcelain was made.
Shiwan Kiln
The Shiwan Kiln, located in Foshan of South China's Guangdong Province, began its porcelain business in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), though some argue that it began in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In any event, the kiln reached its prime during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).
Dehua Kiln
The first Dehua Kiln, whose white porcelain became a representative genre of the Chinese porcelain industry, was a famous kiln that specialized in white porcelain making. Its sites spread about within the scope of today's Dehua County, in East China's Fujian Province.