Lianggongtang Kiln Site Cluster

Lianggongtang Kiln Site Cluster

Lianggongtang Kiln Site Cluster is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Lianggongtang Kiln Site Cluster (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Song and Yuan Dynasties

Announcement Date: December 12, 1989

Located on Lianggongtang Mountain in Guantang Village, Quanwang Town, Qujiang District, Quzhou City. The site covers an area of approximately 10,000 square meters. Partial excavations were carried out in 1988. One dragon kiln was uncovered, with a remaining sloping length of 47.6 meters, a kiln bed width of about 2 meters, and an inclination of around 15 degrees. The deposit is about 1 meter thick and can be divided into three cultural layers. Two major types of ceramics were unearthed: monochrome glazed porcelain and painted porcelain. The former was found in all cultural layers, with main vessel shapes including pots, bottles, bowls, basins, and jars, featuring various glaze colors such as green, brown, black, and sweat-glazed porcelain similar to purple clay ware. The latter was found in the first and second layers, with main vessel shapes including basins, jars, bottles, bowls, pots, plates, lids, and waist drums, comprising both green-glazed painted porcelain with slip coating and silver-gray-glazed painted porcelain without slip. Kiln furniture such as supports was also found.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Network

Guantang Village: Guantang Village is located in the southeast of Qujiang District, Quzhou City. It borders Shanglun'gang Village of Hengxi Village to the east, Lixin Village to the north, Langjia Village to the west, and Tangqian Village to the south. It is 35 kilometers from downtown Quzhou and 2.5 kilometers from Quanwang Town. The village covers a total area of 3.2 square kilometers and consists of four natural villages: Guantang Village, Guoxi Village, Gaoguantang Village, and Lixin Village. The village administers 17 villager groups, with 333 households and a current population of 1,093. Guantang Village has a long history. In the late Northern Song and early Southern Song dynasties, Xu Huizhi’s grandfather, after retiring from office due to old age, chose this place covered with lush trees, green grass, and clear mountains… More details about Guantang Village++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units