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Tongguan Kiln Archaeological Site Park 长沙铜官窑遗址Chángshā Tóngguānyáo Yízhǐ
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Changsha, Hunan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changsha
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Tongguan Kiln Archaeological Site Park
The Changsha kilns, strung along the east bank of the Xiang River at Tongguan, made glazed stoneware from the Tang to the Five Dynasties and are seen as the birthplace of underglaze painted decoration, often with poems and proverbs, for markets as far away as Japan, Southeast Asia, West Asia and Africa. The national archaeological site park, opened in 2012, covers the kiln remains and potsherd heaps around Wazhaping, and its Changsha Tongguan Kiln Museum (opened 2018) shows more than 1,000 pieces beside a full-size replica of the Belitung or 'Black Stone', a 9th-century Arab ship wrecked with a cargo of Changsha ware. The Tongguan Kiln Guofeng Park theme resort lies just to the south.
How to get to Tongguan Kiln Archaeological Site Park
In Tongguan, Wangcheng District, about 30 km north of central Changsha; under an hour by road. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Nearby
- Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆 30 km
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
Also within 20 km: Tongguan Kiln Guofeng Park 铜官窑国风乐园 (under 10 km), Jinggang Ancient Town 靖港古镇 (under 10 km), Qianlong Lake National Wetland Park 千龙湖 (10 km), Heimi Peak National Forest Park 黑麋峰 (20 km), Han Changsha Kingdom Royal Tombs 汉代长沙王陵墓群 (20 km), Guanshan Ancient Town 关山古镇 (20 km).
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