Get to know Wangyi District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Tongchuan
- Chinese name
- 王益区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 162.20 km²
- Population · 2016
- 202,400
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Layers of pottery history
At Huangbao, an exposed section of deposits runs chronologically from the Tang to the Yuan dynasties (唐至元代). Yaozhou ware developed into a major northern celadon tradition. The museum’s Tang–Song site hall (唐宋遗址保护厅) displays kilns and workshops, with reconstructed archaeological layers showing potsherds, kiln furniture, plant ash and coal slag. Illustrated sequences explain the stages of ceramic production.
The sancai workshops
Northeast of the museum, the Tang sancai site (唐三彩遗址) preserves a workshop group formed from seven cave chambers. Excavations revealed three firing kilns and a small test kiln, together with wheel-axis pits, forming moulds, clay and unfinished vessels. The museum courtyard also has pottery-experience rooms for wheel work, clay preparation and carved decoration.
Sources for this guide
铜川市耀州窑博物馆景区拟确定为国家4A级旅游景区-区县动态-铜川市网上群众工作部12345热线中心 · Tongchuan Municipal Internet Information Office
陕西铜川：千年耀瓷再出发-新华网 · Xinhua
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Wangyi District 王益区
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Getting there
Wangyi District is about 25 km in a straight line from central Tongchuan. Search for 王益区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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