Hongzhou kiln site

Hongzhou kiln site

Hongzhou kiln site

The site is located in the hilly area of Luohu village, Qujiang Town, 6 km northeast of Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province, with a total area of more than 30000 square meters and ground deposits of 4-5 meters thick. Hongzhou kiln was one of the six famous celadon kilns in China at that time. It was founded in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and its heyday was the early Tang Dynasty and the heyday of Tang Dynasty. It was discontinued in the Five Dynasties.

From 1992 to 1996, 137 national first, second and third class cultural relics and 2132 reference specimens were unearthed. They are of various varieties and beautiful shapes, reflecting the superb porcelain making skills of the Han and Tang Dynasties. At present, there are two excavated Longyao sites, 35 meters long, and one protection house is built on the original site.

geographical position

Regional distribution

Hongzhou kiln sites are mainly concentrated in Fengcheng and other areas in Jiangxi Province. In December 2009, the cultural relics census team found a large-scale kiln site group of Sui and Tang Dynasties more than 1000 years ago in Qiwu mountain, Changfu Town, Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the "Hongzhou kiln" series

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Hongzhouyao sites are mainly distributed in the slope mountain, Xiangshan, Guanguan, Shishan, wenlongbao, Nanping, Xiafang, doumenshan, egongbao, Shangshan and the red soil hilly land from the north edge to longwuzhou. It is widely distributed, about 3000 meters long and 1000 meters wide, covering an area of more than 30000 square meters.

In 1979, two dragon kiln sites were excavated, covering an area of 439 square meters. 2917 pieces of celadon and kiln furniture were unearthed. From 1992 to 1996, the second archaeological excavation covered an area of 600 square meters, of which 137 items were classified as grade I, II and III collections, 2132 reference items and 1267 treated items.

Cultural relics

The cultural relics of the site are mainly porcelain, with two types of blue glaze color and brown fusion color, the blue color is slightly light, and the green is flashing yellow; the glaze juice is even and smooth, the color is stable and pure, the product shape is simple and generous, and the production is exquisite, the cutting is regular, and the quality is firm. There are many kinds of shapes, including pots, pots, bowls, basins, plates, bowls, calices, dishes, cups, inkstones and so on. Some of the shapes are similar to those of gold and silver.

The patterns are carved, scratched, printed, piled and hollowed out, with lotus petals, plum blossoms, roses, peonies, cypresses, precious flowers and water ripples in the majority. The patterns are clear and the lines are smooth, reaching the higher level of the porcelain industry at that time. The products are sold in the capital and the Central Plains.

Xianfeng City Museum still preserves the celadon chicken pot and eight series brown glazed celadon pot fired in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the brown glazed dotted celadon sagger in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Western Jin Dynasty's hollowed out incense, the celadon bowl with leaf vein pattern in the northern and Southern Dynasties, the tea cup, cup holder, celadon Boshan stove and celadon stove with double-layer double line celadon lotus petal pattern, the celadon printing bowl and impression with green glaze in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the celadon cup with brown glaze and linen pattern in the Tang Dynasty Porcelain urn, etc., are rare treasures. There is a record of Hongzhou kiln products arriving in Chang'an in the biography of Wei Jian in the history of Tang Dynasty, and it is also recorded in the "Luohu kiln site" in the dictionary of Chinese scenic spots. Hongzhou kiln is famous at home and abroad for its large scale, skillful craftsmanship and refined and beautiful products. Up to now, there are still some beautiful and moving stories such as "liangen Buddha in Xiangshan Temple" and "Yaoshi's biography of Yuegen couple as Golden Phoenix".

Address: Luohu village, Qujiang Town, Fengcheng City

Longitude: 115.85523663796

Latitude: 28.27246990848

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