Yue Kiln History

Yue Kiln is a branch of the most famous as the blue and green chinaware kiln in the ancient times of china, early at the Eastern Han Dynasty, China’s first porcelain were burned in the Bank Kiln of Yue, This is a milestone on human civilized history. Yue Kiln have gone through a process of beginning, development, prosperity and decline during the one thousand years or more from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty. The two centuries between Middle Tang and Northern Song Dynasty is the period of great prosperity of Yue Kiln, Its production scale, Technological level , product quality made it a leading role in the field of other famous kiln. Yue Kiln celadon not merely send to the imperial court as the tribute, but also used by common people, it is favored all the time as a daily life apparatus and an imperial court tribute, and still find a good sale in nearly 20 countries and regions of Asia, Africa. Production technology of Yue Kiln has exerted an extensive and far-reaching influence to the produce of celadon of numerous South and the North kiln of our country, Korea peninsula and Japan.Cixi city, zhengjiang, the center producing area of Yue Kiln Celadon. It also is one of Maritime ceramic starting point. the huge celadon Kilns which were in Shanglin lake and some other place around it called Guyinding lake, Du lake and Baiyang lake brought lots of fames. So Cixi was called as the capital of Porcelain in Tang and Song dynasty. The colorful porcelain was very popular. It had the extremely lofty status in Chinese ceramic history. The Tang dynasty is in prosperous historical period of our country. All kinds of handicraft industries grew vigorously. Industry of porcelain produce get the situation that it is in full flourish, and contended in beauty each other. The porcelain industry formed for two part as blue and green in south and the white in north. The area of Shanglin Lake in Cixi is the canter of the Yue Kiln. So it was the outstanding representative of celadon in south. As so far, we found more than 170 ruins of Tang and Song dynasty kilns. The Shanglin Lake ruin kiln announced for protected unit of the provincial historical relic in 1964. And announced for the national major historical and culture protection in 1988. Shanglin kiln was not only the canter of Yue Kiln celadon, but also the center area of producing of colorful porcelain, it made the wonderful colorful porcelain, so it represented the high level in later Tang dynasty. Yue Kiln celadon received favor of the ruler. Shanglin Lake set up "tribute kiln" to get the colorful porcelain for the government. With the development of archaeological work constantly, a temple tower undergrounds palace called FUFENGFAMEN in Shanxi (847 A.D). Shuiqiu tomb in Lin'an zhengjiang unearthed a lot of colorful porcelain. Making exquisite. Modeling refined, color sparkling and crystal-clear and moist glaze were the essence of the kiln celadon.Shanglin lake Yue Kiln celadon not merely send to the imperial court as the tribute, but also used by common people, and even find a good sale overseas. In South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Philippine, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Egypt, the Sudan, Somalia, etc. 20 countries and regions, a lot of Yue Kiln celadon from Tang to Northern Song Dynasty were unearthed. The first sale of Yue Kiln Celadon began at The later Middle Tang Dynasty, a large amount of for export on later Tang, Five generation to early Northern Song Dynasty. The Mingzhu state harbor is one of the important port opening to the outside world, which was appointed by the imperial court. Shanglin lake porcelain set sail from here, to Guangzhou, and to the Persian Gulf, and finally Sell porcelain to the north Asia, east Asia; To the south, from Southeast Asia to Africa, etc. areas. The Ceramic Road write the brilliant chapter for ceramic trade and exchange of the Chinese and Western culture.Yue Kiln Celadon research institute is an enterprise integrated with scientific research, production, and sale. The ones that offer porcelain, craft porcelain, gift porcelain and classic's master's works for society. These are all treasures with higher reserve value. Our company has abundant technology, outstanding persons of ability and high quality staff. Carrying on the traditional handicraft and adopting modern decorating technique, we burn and examine every production carefully. There 're various kinds of china, which are with elegant model, particular style and ancient practice, favorably received by people.