Tianbao Dual Heritage Cultural Park

Tianbao Dual Heritage Cultural Park

Tianbao Dual Heritage Cultural Park is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Tianbao Dual Heritage Cultural Park is a cultural attraction centered on the inheritance, research, innovation, and display of the production techniques of the Shouzhou Kiln, a non-material cultural heritage of Anhui Province. The park offers a variety of attractions including the Shouzhou Kiln Experience Exhibition Hall, a processing and production base for Zijin inkstones and Shouzhou Kiln ceramics, a non-material cultural heritage training base, the Huainan Purple Clay Research Institute, the Bafeng Mountain Rock Specimen Exhibition Area, and the Zijin Inkstone Exhibition Hall. It has been designated as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a demonstration base for cultural industries in Anhui Province, and a demonstration base for tourism commodity production in Anhui Province. It also serves as a practical teaching base for educational institutions such as Anhui University of Science and Technology and Huainan Normal University.

The Dual Heritage Cultural Park is located beside Dingshan Road in Bagongshan District, Huainan City. Upon pushing open the vermilion gate, visitors are greeted by an ancient structure exuding a rustic charm — the old Shouzhou Kiln site, built with traditional bricks and tiles. Inside the kiln site are antique vessels meticulously researched and crafted by Shen Deqian, a provincial-level representative inheritor of the Shouzhou Kiln non-material cultural heritage. Among the most eye-catching pieces is the rare Eel Yellow Four-Handle Vase. The site also displays a rich assortment of antique-style products such as bowls, plates, cups, bowls, and pouring vessels — all simple and sturdy in design. The ancient Shouzhou Kiln site has reconstructed old kilns and production scenes, demonstrating the entire traditional production process including clay preparation, wheel throwing, glazing, drying, loading the kiln, and firing. This gives visitors a glimpse into millennia-old culture and a sense of time travel. Here, guests can not only appreciate the distinctive styles of Shouzhou Kiln products from the Sui and Tang dynasties through later eras but also try their hand at creating their own favorite pieces.

Another highlight of the Dual Heritage Cultural Park is the Zijin Inkstone Exhibition Hall, which houses many ancient genuine pieces as well as works by modern masters. Examples include the celadon lidded plate vase from the Sui Dynasty, the yellow-glazed four-handle large jar, yellow-glazed four-handle flipped-spout ewer, yellow-glazed four-handle short-neck jar, and yellow-glazed bowl from the Tang Dynasty. Modern masterpieces on display include bronze-style stationery by Han Meilin; carved inkstones by Fang Jianchen, known as the “First Carver of Inkstones in China,” the “Huizhou Eccentric,” and the “Master of Brush and Knife”; and works by Lu Fuchuan, a representative inheritor of provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, such as “Yellow Dragon Playing with a Pearl,” “Chang’e Flying to the Moon,” and “Azure Dragon Seal.”