The Yuezhou Kiln Ruins Museum in Xiangyin County, Yueyang, reopened for a trial operation on July 3, after undergoing a three-year enclosed renovation. The Yuezhou Kiln ruins site, one of the eighth batch of the key historical and cultural sites under national-level protection, was unveiled after a rearrangement. (Photo/Zhou Lei)

The Yuezhou Kiln, one of the six famous kilns in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), began kilning in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), nearly 2,000 years ago. It is well-known for taking the lead in producing celadon porcelain and using sagger kilning technique in Chinese porcelain history. In 1997, a fully preserved dragon kiln, also known as long kiln, from the Sui Dynasty (581–618) and a dragon kiln from the Southern Dynasties (420-589) were unearthed during archaeological excavations at the Mawangkan ruins in Xiangyin. In 2003, the Xiangyin County government established the Yuezhou Kiln Ruins Museum at the ruins site of the original kiln for a better protection, exhibition, and utilization. In 2019, the Yuezhou Kiln Ruins Site was approved by the State Council as one of the eighth batch of the key historical and cultural sites under national-level protection. 

Opening hours: 9:00-11:50; 14:30-17:00 (Closed on Mondays)

Chinese source: hunantoday