The origin of the northern porcelain capital

Tangshan is known as the "Porcelain Capital of the North". Tangshan ceramics began in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years. The main products include daily necessities, architectural porcelain, sanitary porcelain, industrial physical and chemical porcelain, high-tech porcelain, art display porcelain, etc., with more than 500 varieties. Complete sets of porcelain products include: Chinese and Western tableware, tea sets, coffee sets, wine sets, stationery, smoking sets, cups, saucers, bowls, plates, remote hanging plates for display and viewing, seat plates, porcelain plate paintings, various vases, and flower arrangements. ; Various porcelain sculptures and carvings; practical ceramics and artistic ceramics such as large ceramic tiles and murals for architectural decoration. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, residents from Jiexiu in Shanxi Province and Zaozhuang in Shandong Province successively immigrated to Tangshan, bringing with them cylinder-making technology. They clustered in two areas in the northeast of the city to produce cylinder products using local raw materials and fuel. The two places were named Donggang Kiln and Xigang Kiln respectively. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the production of coarse brown-glazed bowls began, and white porcelain with a gray body and a small amount of antique porcelain applied with clay became available on the market. Later, under the influence of modern industry, Qixin Porcelain Factory, Desheng Porcelain Factory and East and West Tank Kiln ceramic factories successively adopted mechanical equipment and new technologies. In the 1920s, Qixin Porcelain Factory began to produce white porcelain without makeup clay, and exported various floor tiles and ceramic tiles. In 1935, sanitary porcelain began to be sold to Singapore, Malaysia and other places. Tangshan's ceramic industry declined in the 1940s, but recovered in the 1950s, forming a comprehensive ceramic production system and entering the ranks of large-scale ceramic production bases across the country. Daily ceramics began to be exported in 1956. A major earthquake occurred in Tangshan on July 28, 1976, and the ceramic industry was completely destroyed. However, with the support of the state and various localities, production was quickly restored soon. In 1979, Tangshan porcelain began to enter the international market.