Fengxi Ceramics

Last updated 2026-11-08 — Chaozhou’s ceramic production began in the Neolithic Age; by the Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties periods, it gradually transitioned toward porcelain; during the Tang Dynasty, there were already kilns in the northern suburbs of the ancient city; in the Northern Song Dynasty, “Hundred Kiln Village” emerged on Brush Rack Mountain in the eastern suburbs of the ancient city; by the Ming Dynasty, Fengxi in Haiyang County had gradually become a new ceramic production base, and the ceramic production in Jiucun of Raoping County also reached a certain scale. Today, the main ceramic production areas in Chaozhou include Fengxi, Guxiang, Fengtang, Fuyang, and Raoping’s Sanrao and Xinfeng districts. The ceramic products comprise over 6,000 varieties, including daily-use ceramics, sanitary ceramics, and art ceramics. The decoration techniques used in Chaozhou ceramics include Chaozhou color painting, famille rose, underglaze decoration, decal transfer, printing, and decorative clay applications. Chaozhou ceramic products are exported to more than 80 countries and regions in Europe, America, and Asia. Porcelain openwork carvings and porcelain flowers are the most distinctive traditional arts and crafts, highly favored by many. In October 1978, when Chinese party and state leaders visited North Korea, they presented Chairman Kim Il-sung with a precious gift — a 1.2-meter-tall, multi-layer openwork “Friendship” porcelain vase produced in Fengxi. The “Southern China Porcelain Homeland Exhibition Hall,” built in the Fengxi District, displays a collection of the finest Fengxi ceramics and serves as a microcosm of the traditional art of Fengxi ceramics. It attracts a continuous stream of domestic and international visitors who speak highly of Fengxi ceramics. (Chaozhou)