Daxitan Kiln Site Cluster

Daxitan Kiln Site Cluster

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

Daxitan Kiln Site Cluster (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Song and Yuan Dynasties

Designated: December 12, 1989

Located 500 meters south of Daxitan Village, Huzhen. Discovered in the winter of 1982. Covers an area of approximately 2 square kilometers, including 19 kiln sites such as Dafenshan, Yaoshantou, Sichamenqian, Mantoushan, and Mianqianshan. Collected ceramics include bowls, cups, plates, washbasins, bottles, jars, ewers, grinding bowls, li furnaces, and oil lamp cups. The body is gray-white. Glaze colors include bluish-yellow, eel-yellow, blue-green, bluish-gray, brown-black, and others. Decorations feature carved and printed patterns such as cloud motifs, aquatic plants, lotus petals, chrysanthemums, fish, and butterflies. Bowl bases are stamped with inscriptions such as “Cooling Riverbank,” “Relics of the Riverbank,” “Legacy of Sons,” “A House Full of Gold and Jade,” along with Phags-pa script. Kiln furniture includes pads, rings, saggers, and flared or cylindrical supports. It belongs to the Longquan Kiln system.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Network

Huzhen Town: Located in Jinyun County, Huzhen Town sits on the upper reaches of Haoxi, a tributary of the Ou River, at the northernmost part of Lishui. It lies at the junction of Lishui, Jinhua, and Taizhou cities, and within the hinterland of Jinyun, Yongkang, Pan’an, and Xianju counties and cities. It is one of the three major ancient towns in southern Zhejiang. Approximately 25 kilometers from the county seat, the town covers a total area of 228 square kilometers with a population of 100,000 (including 20,000 migrants), governing 130 administrative villages, 5 neighborhood committees, and 202 Party branches.

The location is geographically advantageous. Provincial Highway 35 and Provincial Highway 42 run through the area. It is only 20 kilometers south of the Jinhua–Wenzhou Railway and the Jinhua–Lishui–Wenzhou Expressway exit. Taizhou... More detailed information about Huzhen Town++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units