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China Inland, Hunan

Changsha

Tongguan kiln site park

Old dump ground Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery
Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: Eyes-only: 41m Tang dragon kiln, museum of underglaze ware, replica workshops in Tongguan old town.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

Tang dynasty underglaze-painted export kilns on the east bank of the Xiang River, wares reached 29 countries, Belitung wreck cargo source

Waster deposits across 0.68 sq km with 76 kilns archaeologically documented; surface shards in riverbank sections, viewing only

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Riverbank mud in flood season

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