The Maoershan relics are located on Mt. Maoershan, Fujian Province, and cover an area of 250 square meters. The six kilns found here are the most well-preserved kilns found to date. The fire chambers, stoves and chimneys are all well preserved and densely distributed. The types of stoves also varied. As a flat-blaze kiln with chimney in the end, it has the fundamental elements of dragon kiln. So far it is the earliest, best-preserved dragon kiln found in China.

Maoershan kiln group is the first that mainly produced black-wearing potteries. The discovery has provided precious reference for the research on the age, period-division, producing area, stove structure and firing techniques of black-wearing potteries. Maoershan kilns provide information on the origin and development of early kilns.

The round kilns, elliptical kilns and dragon kilns were all found in Maoershan kiln group, showing that the pottery manufacturing industry was well-developed in south China.The three types of kilns uncovered are overlapped with each other, suggesting a close relationship between the three, providing clues for the origin of dragon kilns.

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