China News Service, Changsha, October 24th (Liu Man) Standing in front of the millennium shipwreck "Black Rock" restored in a 1:1 ratio, lamented the prosperity and glory of the ancient Silk Road; walked into the world's most well-preserved so far Tang Dynasty Long Kiln Site-Tanjiapo Long Kiln Site, feel the elegance of Changsha Tongguan Kiln; at the clay figurine Liu Pottery Art Museum in Tongguan Street, roll up your sleeves and "fly" and experience the pottery craftsmanship... Waiting for you in Hunan-Foreigners in Hunan walk into the Tongguan Kiln Collection Event" was held in Changsha, and many foreigners in Hunan experienced the charm of Hunan culture "zero distance".
Foreigners in Hunan visit the Tanjiapo Long Kiln site.
Photo by Yang Huafeng
Changsha copper official kiln began in the early Tang Dynasty and flourished in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. It has a history of thousands of years. It is as famous as Zhejiang Yue Kiln and Hebei Xing Kiln. It is one of the three largest export porcelain kilns in the Tang Dynasty in China.
In 1998, the shipwreck of the "Black Stone" was discovered in the waters of Indonesia. About 67,000 pieces of Tang Dynasty porcelain, gold and silverware and other various cultural relics were released, including more than 56,500 pieces of Tongguan kiln porcelain.
At present, 162 (sets) of the "Black Stone" shipwreck and effluent cultural relics have been collected in the Changsha Tongguan Kiln Museum.
Foreigners in Hunan experience pottery craftsmanship.
Photo by Yang Huafeng
Colin Bissessar from Canada has been living and working in Hunan for nearly 18 years.
He walked into the Tongguan kiln for the first time, stopped for the finest pieces in front of a wide variety of ceramics, and pressed the camera shutter from time to time.
"Thousands of years ago, China's pottery-making technology was so mature and advanced, and there are many foreign cultural elements incorporated into it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it." He said, to accumulate the culture of this millennium. "In the pocket", recommend to a friend.
The Tanjiapo Long Kiln site is a complete kiln area, with kiln sites and other relics, restoration displays of kiln temples, porcelain workshops, dredging holes, and kiln accumulations, clearly showing the production process of Tongguan kiln porcelain.
"It was the first time I saw the buried ceramics up close. It was spectacular and shocking." Shawn Ratto, a 32-year-old American girl, came to China because she liked Chinese history. She was in the Tanjiapo Long Kiln Relic Museum and walked along the passageway. Above, carefully admire the display of the remains of the porcelain workshop.
She said that here you can not only experience the porcelain-making process of the Tang Dynasty, but also observe the craftsmanship traces on the pieces of porcelain, and feel the kiln workers' integration of multiculturalism and the innovation of colored porcelain.
"I didn't expect Changsha to be a place where ceramics are made and exported. I can't wait to send a message to my friends along the way, asking them to come here to have a look."
Foreigners in Hunan visited the Changsha Tongguan Kiln Museum.
Photo by Yang Huafeng
"How was this ruin discovered?" "How did the dragon kiln make pottery"... Tim Armstrong is a New Zealander. This year is his 10th year in China and his 2nd year in Changsha. He has never been to Tongguan before. From the kiln, he thinks everything here is very fascinating, and from time to time he "asks" the guide.
"I lamented the vastness of the dragon kiln production project and the wisdom of the ancients. Today's museums and ancient towns are also very well built." Tim Armstrong said that Hunan has a profound cultural heritage. In addition to ceramics, there are many other highlights of Chinese traditional culture and the Hunan region. Special place, worth visiting.
The event was hosted by the Information Office of the People's Government of Hunan Province and the Hunan Branch of China News Service.
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