Site of the Ancient Qinglian Porcelain Kiln

Site of the Ancient Qinglian Porcelain Kiln

The site of the Ancient Qinglian Porcelain Kiln is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangyou City.

Site of the Ancient Qinglian Porcelain Kiln

The Ancient Qinglian Porcelain Kiln is an ancient celadon kiln among Sichuan’s folk kilns, discovered in 1987. It is divided into two kiln areas—Jiuling and Fangshui. Since both locations were formerly under the jurisdiction of Qinglian District, Jiangyou City, they are collectively referred to as the "Qinglian Kilns." In 1992, an archaeological team for the Qinglian Kiln was formed by the Department of Archaeology at Peking University, the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Archaeology, and the Jiangyou Cultural Relics Management Bureau, carrying out excavations. Thousands of various artifact samples were unearthed, mainly including flared-rim pots, high-footed cups, ring-footed bowls, ring-footed plates, celadon cups, and other types, some of which featured patterns. The Qinglian Kiln roughly dates from the Southern Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty. Notably, black-glazed bridge-spouted samples were also found among the Qinglian Kiln relics, significantly pushing back the history of black-glazed pottery production in Sichuan. The ceramics from the Qinglian Kiln demonstrate increasingly refined craftsmanship and attained a certain technical level and production scale. Within the history of Chinese ceramics, it fills a major historical gap in our understanding of ancient porcelain kiln production in Sichuan from the Southern Dynasties through the Sui and Tang Dynasties.