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Yuzhou Jun Kiln Site Museum 禹州钧官窑址博物馆Yǔzhōu Jūnguānyáozhǐ Bówùguǎn
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Xuchang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuchang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Yuzhou Jun Kiln Site Museum
A museum on the Juntai kiln site in Yuzhou, source of the 'official' Jun wares made for the imperial court, whose date (late Northern Song or early Ming) is still debated; the kilns were found in 1964 and excavated from 1974. The building, designed by the architect Qi Kang and opened in 2011, presents the excavated remains and a chronological exhibition on Yuzhou's history and Jun ware drawn from a collection of about 1,500 objects. The national listing also covers the kiln sites at Shenhou, where a separate kiln-site museum is open.
How to get to Yuzhou Jun Kiln Site Museum
On the eastern edge of Yuzhou's old city, about 45 km west of Xuchang by road. Closed on Mondays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Huaibang Guild Hall 怀邦会馆 (under 10 km), Tianning Wanshou Temple, Yuzhou 天宁万寿寺 (under 10 km), China Jun Porcelain Culture Park 中国钧瓷文化园 (under 10 km), Tianbao Palace 天宝宫 (20 km), Main Hall of Guanwang Temple, Pojie 坡街关王庙大殿 (20 km), Mausoleum of Zhu Su, Prince Ding of Zhou 周定王陵 (20 km).
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