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6. Video Appreciation 2: Thousand Years Old Kiln Fire in Jingdezhen 2

The Hutian ancient kiln is the oldest and largest of the ancient porcelain kiln ruins in Jingdezhen. The archaeological team's archaeological work on the Hutian kiln has never stopped. First, it was found that the formulas mastered by the porcelain workers of the Hutian kiln, and then because of the discovery of the bluish white porcelain, it was determined that the most important kiln site for firing bluish white porcelain in Jingdezhen was the Hutian kiln. In 1997, Experts believe that the Hutian kiln was a special kiln factory in the Song Dynasty. The archaeological team also found many exclusive pattern porcelains of the royal family, which established the exclusive kiln factory of the Fuliang Porcelain Bureau in the Yuan Dynasty. In 2002, a tribute porcelain specially burned for the court was found. In the subsequent excavation, the only kiln in China that fired Blue and White Porcelain of Yuan Dynasty was found. In recent years, Jingdezhen has strengthened the protection of Hutian kiln sites.