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Ancient Chinese Kilns

Ancient Chinese Kilns or kiln sites were distributed over a large area of China.The following list shows over 140 ancient kilns according to the province they are located in. Currently, over 280 kilns have been identified from the Song dynasty until today.

  • Kiln names in parantheses are secondary or alternative site names for the preceding kiln.
  • Kiln sites in bold are the more famous, mainstream kilns.


ProvinceKiln name
AnhuiFanchang,Huainan, Qiuzhou, Shouzhou, Sizhou, Suzhou, Xiao (Xiaoxian)
FujianAnxi,Chongan, Dehua,Fuqing, Guangze, Jian(Jianyang), Lianjiang, Minqing,Nanan, Futian, Pucheng, Quanzhou , Chongan, Tongan, Xianyou
GansuAnkou,Huating , Lanzhou
GuangdongChaoan, Chaozhou , Guang,Huiyang,Shiwan, Xicun
GuangxiRongxian,Tengxian, Yanguan (Xingan),Yongfu
HebeiCizhou(Cixian), Ding,Jiabicun,Jingxing,Quyang, Xing
HenanAnyang,Bacun , Baofeng, Bianjingguan,Chai, Dangyangyu (Xiuwu), Dengfeng (Quhe), Deng (Neixiang), Dong, Hebi,Huangye(Gongxian), Jiaxian, Jun,Linru, Lushan (Duandian), Mixian(Xiguan), Ru,Xinan , Yiyang
HubeiHusi
HunanChangsha (Tongguan), Xiangyang,Yuezhou (Xiangyin)
JiangsuJunshan (Nanshan), Yixing
JiangxiBaihu,Baishe , Cuigong, Hongzhou(Fengcheng), Hugong, Hutian,Huo, Jizhou(Yonghe), Jingdezhen, Lang,Leping, Baishe (Nanfeng), Nian, Qilizhen (Ganzhou), Shufu, Tang, Tao,Xiong, Yutu, Yuchang (Yuqichang), Zang, Zhou, Yangmeiting(Shengmeiting), Zhen
ShandongZibo
ShanxiChangzhi(Bayi), Datong, Huairen,Hunyuan , Huoxian, Jiaocheng, Jiexiu, Peng, Pingding , Puzhou,Yangcheng, Yuxian, Yuci
ShaanxiXunyi (Xunyi), Zhou
SichuanDayi,Guangyuan , Liulichang(Huayang), Pengxian, Qingyanggong (Chengdu), Qiong, Xiba
YunnanYuxi
ZhejiangCixi, Deqing (De), Dongyang, Ge, Huangyan, Jiangshan, Lishui , Linhai, Longquan (Di), Ningbo, Ou(Dongou), Shangyu, Shaoxing (Fusheng), Taishun, Tiedian, Wenzhou, Wuxing, Wuyi, Wuzhou, Xishan, Xiangshan , Xiaoshan, Xiuneisiguan (Nansongguan), Yinxian, Yuhang, Yue(Mise)
BeijingLongquanwu
NeimengGangwa (Chifeng), Liaoshangjing, Lindong

source: Wikipedia
(translated from Chinese)

Note:
Among the ancient Chinese kilns the Yue kiln was the first official or imperial kiln.


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