Where is the ancient town of Tongguanyao in Changsha?

Tongguanyao Ancient Town is located on the east bank of Xiangjiang River in the north of Wangcheng District, Changsha City.

Wangcheng District belongs to Changsha City, Hunan Province, located in the northeast of central Hunan, on both sides of the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is connected to Changsha County in the east, Kaifu District and Yuelu District in the south, Ningxiang City in the southwest, Heshan District in Yiyang City in the northwest, Xiangyin County in the north and Miluo City along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway in the northeast.

Tongguan ancient town has always been famous for its ceramics. As early as 1300 years ago, at the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, a large kiln field appeared in Tongguan Town, which is still well preserved. This is the birthplace of the world's ceramic underglaze color, which is known as a milestone in the history of ceramics. Its products sold well in 29 countries and regions at that time.

Ancient ceramic kiln site

1. Yaotouchong Ancient Kiln Site: Located in Hujiapo at the southern end of Tongguan Ancient Town, there are two ancient kiln sites exposed, and there are a lot of ceramic fragments buried around them, mainly bowls, pots, saggers and other remains. From the analysis of vessel types, pot products are mostly wide-mouth, round-mouth and straight-neck green glaze pots with different specifications, which are typical products of Song Dynasty.

2. Fanjiayao Ancient Kiln Site: This kiln is located on the eastern hillside of Yidu Pavilion in Shigang Street, Tongguan Ancient Town. All around the kiln site are covered by residents' houses, but there is still a kiln base of about 20 square meters exposed from the ground. The masonry bricks and kiln foundation bricks of the original kiln wall are still preserved, and the fragments of large and small ceramic bowls are stacked layer by layer, showing an ancient and magical appearance.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wangcheng District.