The Liling Kiln Great Site was recently shortlisted for the six batch of national industrial heritage sites released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, making it the only candidate of Hunan Province.
The Liling Kiln Great Site mainly covers Weishan, Fenglin, Wangxian, and Sunjiawan towns as well as urban areas, with a total area of 129 square meters. It is the largest ancient kiln site group in China. The site records the development and achievements of Liling ceramic industry from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 years) to the present, and is a large group of ruins with good preservation and high historical and social value. In particular, the site is represented by Weishan Kiln Area and Guoguang Ceramics Factory. 

Weishan Kiln, located in Weishan Village, Weishan Town, boasts a beautiful natural environment and profound history and culture. The village contains rich high-quality porcelain clay. There is a one-thousand-year history of porcelain making, lasting from the Song Dynasty to the 1980s. The village is home to more than 190 cultural relics such as ancient kiln sites, porcelain clay mines, mud refining workshops, and pieces of porcelain. It serves as an important window for studying the traditional porcelain-making skills, history and culture of Liling kiln.

Guoguang Ceramics Factory founded in 1958, was originally the local state-owned Liling Export Ceramics Factory. The factory used to be the largest household porcelain producer in Liling, the first listed enterprise in Liling, and China's first foreign trade self-export enterprise, and it suspended production in January 2008. Its high-temperature white porcelain products won many gold medals of the former Ministry of Light Industry, and were the "witnesses" and "creators" of the peak period of Liling ceramics industry in the 20th century.
The Liling Kiln Great Site is an important location for studying the history and culture of Chinese ceramics. It is of great significance for inheriting and carrying forward fine traditional Chinese culture, and serves as an important tourism resource.

责编：冯宇轩

一审：冯宇轩

二审：唐煜斯

三审：秦慧英

来源：湖南省政府门户网