Shuyuantou Kiln Site

Shuyuantou Kiln Site

Shuyuantou Kiln Site is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Shuyuantou Kiln Site (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Sui and Tang Dynasties

Announcement Date: December 12, 1989

Located 30 meters southwest of Shuyuantou Village, Luoshe Town. The site covers an area of about 100 square meters. It is a dragon kiln. Both celadon and black porcelain were fired together. Surface-collected artifacts include shard fragments of basin-necked pots, chicken-head pots, open-mouthed pots, inkstones, bowls, and jars. The clay body is hard and dense, gray or grayish-yellow in color. The glaze does not extend to the base. Kiln furniture includes cylindrical support pads.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Network

Luoshe Town: Luoshe Town in Deqing County is situated on the Hangjiahu Plain, 27 kilometers from Mount Mogan—one of China’s four major summer resorts—60 kilometers from Hangzhou, and 200 kilometers from Shanghai. The town covers a total area of 58.5 square kilometers. It currently administers 6 administrative villages and 1 neighborhood committee, with a total population of 18,000. Luoshe is both an ancient and youthful town. As early as the Neolithic Age over 10,000 years ago, there were village settlements. During the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1119–1125), the name “Leshè” (乐舍) appeared. In the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty (1851–1861), the Datong Bridge flew… More detailed information about Luoshe Town++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units