Wan Niling Kiln Site

Wan Niling Kiln Site

The Wan Niling Kiln Site is a cultural heritage site protected by Jiangxi Province.

Wan Niling Kiln Site (including Wan Niling Kiln Site and Highwayside Kiln Site)

The Hongzhou Kiln was one of the six famous celadon kilns in China during the Tang Dynasty. Archaeological discoveries have revealed over 30 ancient kiln sites across the city, with Wan Niling being one of them.

This kiln site is situated around Wan Niling and the reservoir at the boundary between the railway and Shijiang Township. In areas such as the lower kiln pit at Yangxiafang and beneath the maple trees in Qianshi Village, there are several prominent dragon kiln mounds. The ground is richly covered with layers of ceramic shards, four to five meters thick, including both celadon-glazed and black-glazed porcelain. Artifacts excavated by archaeologists include remnants of jars, bowls, pots, dishes, and burial bottles. As a continuation of the later period of the Hongzhou Kiln, it has given rise to the saying, “Before there was Wan Niling, there was no Jingdezhen.”

The current Wan Niling pottery workshop has long preserved the original traditional handicraft techniques of the Hongzhou Kiln. Processes such as clay extraction, clay treading, forming and pulling of clay bodies, firing, and glazing are all purely ancient crafts, earning it the title of the “living fossil of the Hongzhou Kiln.”

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected by Jiangxi Province