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Nanfeng Kiln

Ming‑era dragon kiln and ceramics site, Guangdong, China

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Nanfeng Kiln (Chinese: 南风古灶; pinyin: Nánfēng gǔ zào; Jyutping: naam4 fung1 gu2 zou3) is a tourist attraction in the Ancient Nanfeng Kiln Cultural and Creative Zone, which is located in Shiwan Town, Chancheng District, Foshan city, Guangdong province of China. It was built in the Ming Dynasty Zhengde period (1506–1521), and has been continuously firing Shiwan ware for over 500 years so far.

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Continuous ceramic production

16th–21st centuries

Construction of Nanfeng Kiln

1506–1521

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China

Coordinates

23.01° N, 113.07° E