Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum

Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum - first ceramics museum in China

Last Update: 9th October 2020
Covering an area of 7,800 square meters, Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum is built on the ruins of Long Kiln with an area of 1,500 square meters. The museum is a structure with the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279) style, comprising of the hall of the ancient kiln, exhibition hall of cultural relics and the traditional workshops.

Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum Fast Facts

Chinese Name: Nansong Guanao Bowuguan (南宋官窑博物馆)
Area: 7,800 square meters
Things to do there: Photography, Architecture, ceramics
Who visits: Photographers, Culture Lovers, Architects
Time required: 1 – 2 x hours

Interested in visiting Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum on a Tour?

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What to expect at Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum

Representative ceramic relics of Chinese history at the first exhibition hall tell the development of the ceramics in ancient China. In front of the museum, you’ll see a road with porcelain pieces in different dynasties in China on both sides. After entering the museum, you may be shocked at porcelain pieces in the middle on a slope. It is part of the ruins. Many of the exhibits there are broken.

Complete ceramics works can also be found in Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum. Pictures, excavated cultural relics and other materials systematically introduce the establishment and development of the official kiln, the style, and characteristics of the glaze, decorative art and aesthetic connotation at that time.
A set of traditional ceramics tools and equipment is restored in the museum. If interested, you can create your own ceramics works with the help of the professionals at the traditional workshops.

Best time to visit the Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum

The best time to visit Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum is in the morning.
The best months to visit are from March to October.

How to get to Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum

A few buses pass by the museum. Thus, there are just a few options.

Rent a vehicle to the museum. This is the quickest and most direct option.
Take Bus 42, 87 or Bus 271 to the Stop of Shijiashan (施家山站). Then walk to the museum.

Additional Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum Travel Advice

Opening hours: 08:30 – 16:30. It is closed on Mondays.
As at 9th October 2020, tourists can visit the museum for free.
Please keep quiet there.
If you’d love to experience the traditional ceramics process, you’d need to pay for it.

Interested in visiting Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum on a Tour?

Wendy Wei Tours offers a variety of different packaged tours as well as custom tours including Southern Song Dynasty Government Kiln Museum among other attractions and destinations. To find out more, please visit our Tours page or Contact Us directly to find out more.