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About Qiong Kiln Archaeological Park
Qionglai belonged to Qiongzhou under the Tang, and because of that its kiln sites are also called the Qiong kilns. The Sichuan heritage bureau records that firing began in the Southern Dynasties and stopped in the Song. Between the 1950s and the early 1980s provincial archaeologists surveyed the ground repeatedly and found old kiln remains at five places: Shifangtang, Jianzishan, Wayaoshan, Xihe township and Guyi town. The Tang-period kilns yielded a wide range of bowls, dishes, bottles, jars and alms bowls, including water jars made with a carrying handle. In 1988 the State Council declared Shifangtang a national key cultural relics protection unit.
The Qionglai gazetteer sets out the protected unit as three sites together: the Shifangtang kiln site on the south bank of the Nan river in the built-up area of Qionglai, the adjoining Dayucun site at Baihe, and the Wayaoshan site in Gongyi village in Guyi town. The archaeological site park of the same name has run an international wood-firing art festival and experimental archaeology of Linqiong iron smelting, has held ceramics, Qiang embroidery and tie-dye workshops, and has worked with, among others, the School of History and Culture of Sichuan University and the School of Design of Beijing University of Technology on cultural-creative work.
What to look for
- The Shifangtang kiln site on the south bank of the Nan river, the principal site of the group and a national key cultural relics protection unit since 1988.
- Tang-period wares of the kinds recovered here: bowls, dishes, bottles, jars and alms bowls, including water jars made with a carrying handle.
- The Dayucun site, which adjoins Shifangtang, and the Wayaoshan site at Gongyi village in Guyi town.
- The park's wood-firing work, which has included an international wood-firing art festival.
Location & getting there
Getting to Qiong Kiln Archaeological Park
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邛窑考古遗址公园 · 邛崃市
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Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.