The Ancient Kiln Site of Langya Tiedian

　　The Ancient Kiln Site of Langya Tiedian is situated in Tiedian Village, Langya Town, and on the nearby hillsides. It is one of the representative kiln sites of the Wuzhou Kiln system. During the 1981 cultural relics survey, 16 ancient kiln sites were discovered within the Langya Town area, most dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty. The Tiedian Kiln Site Complex currently preserves three kiln sites, designated as Kiln Site No. 1 (divided into Kiln A and Kiln B), Kiln Site No. 2, and Kiln Site No. 3. Kiln Site No. 1 mainly produced opaque glaze ceramics, along with some celadon. Kiln A is 50 meters long, and Kiln B is 40 meters long; both run from north to south, are dragon kilns, higher in the south and lower in the north, with the kiln head at the north end and the kiln tail at the south. The kiln beds are built on the western side of the ridgeline. Based on accumulated debris, there is less accumulation on the eastern side and more on the western side, about 50 centimeters thick. The opaque glaze ceramics of Tiedian were fired with two layers of glaze. The first layer was applied by dipping, resulting in a relatively thin glaze, which was then dried in the sun before a second layer of opaque glaze was applied by dipping. The piece was then fired in a single firing process. This is a type of two-phase separation glaze, also known as a kiln-transmutation glaze or floral glaze. This glaze exhibits an elegant, fluorescent-like blue sheen, with very few bubbles or residual crystalline phases in the glaze. The surface appears sky blue or moon white, giving a jade-like texture—crystal clear and aesthetically pleasing—with a rich and moist glaze that enhances the beauty of the ware.