Bijia Mountain [Chaozhou]

The kiln ruins of Song Dynasty in Bijia Mountain
The kiln ruins of Song Dynasty in Bijia Mountain locate in Xiangqiao. The north of the ancient ruins is Hutou Mountain to the Yinzi Mountain which is in south. It is 2 kilometers long. The crowds at the foot of the Bijia Mountain also call it as the 100 kilns village.
The kiln in Bijia Mountain started in Tang Dynasty and was more prosperous in Song Dynasty.
Its products are sold at home and abroad, becoming one of the bases in the Chinese ceramics to export, it is called the capital of ceramics in Guangdong. The kinds of products are numerous, there are main the bowl, box,, light, stove, cup, pot, bean, washing, pillow, compact etc. the day uses the craft porcelains, such as container and a machine, persons and toy...etc., its quality is good and has an unique style. The enamel color regard green enamel of shade as principle, and is green, white, Huang, brown enamel of sauce etc., the enamel quality is radiant and lustrous, such as silver jade, most not open the slice or just the very thin roe of fish lines slice; The lines with row still have the carvings and get empty.
Since 1953, the museum of Guangdong Province and the cultural workers of Chaozhou matched to set up the engineering to sent the address to carry on to study of ancient relics the exhumation to the kiln of Sung for many times, tidied up 11 kiln ruins after lose, among them a dragon of current rank kiln, still have the slope type dragon kiln. The most long kiln ruins which is NO.10 is 78 meters long, the breadth is about 3 meters, in addition to the kiln head and the fire were ruin, kiln wall, kiln tail, separate the fire wall, rank to separate the beam, etc. all keeps intact, still sprouted a great deal of china in addition, among them have to be list as" the Magu enter wine" that a class hides the article, have the toys, such as small foreigner and the Hapa dog...etc., there are still the Buddha statue with the handlebar. But the most precious is at several release to face the statue of Buddha up engrave to have the workers' names, such as title of resigns, such as Zhiping and Xining...etc. and " east of water in the kiln and" craftsman the week is clear"...etc. of text. The kiln ruins in Bijia Mountain is an our country the important base that produce ceramics and have the important history, art, science value to the research our country the southern porcelain industry development.
In the modern age, the base of the porcelain and ceramics of Chaozhou producing have already been in the area of Fengxi, Guxiang ,Fengtang, Sanrao, Jiuchun etc.
In the modern age, the base of the porcelain and ceramics of Chaozhou producing have already been in the maple river, ancient lane, pond of Feng move on take, and Pingrao three Rao, nine village etc. mountain area interior region.Porcelain and ceramics of Chaozhou calls with the craft art porcelain, have" white such as jade, thin such as the paper, clear such as mirror, voice such as Qi ,' of great. Also put forth new ideas in coloring the craft. became the creativity elegant, the style is delightfully fresh, the lines is flowing freely, the layer is clear, the color is abundant, filling a gold, plain and thin gold green jade, each endow with it absolute being of style of Chaozhou. From the a"100 kiln villages of the Bijia Mountain , once more go to the maple river porcelain and ceramics industry rising, refract deep humanities in a Chaozhou bottom and brilliant shining glory of the porcelain and ceramics cultures.