Speaking of Yuxi, many people think of Fuxian Lake and various delicacies, but few notice that the blue and white porcelain, Huaning pottery and other handicrafts here also have a long history.

Yuxi Blue and White Porcelain Yuxi Kiln Blue and White Lion Rolling Hydrangea Pattern Covered Jar Collected in Yuxi City Museum (Photo from Guangming Daily) Yuxi Blue and White Porcelain has a long history and was first fired in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It represents the outstanding level of Yunnan ceramic firing techniques in history.

Yuxi, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi and Jiangshan in Zhejiang are known as the three major producing areas of blue and white porcelain in China.

Due to historical reasons, Yuxi blue and white porcelain declined around the early Qing Dynasty, but in Yuxi, the technique of firing ceramics continues to this day.

A bouquet of Yuxi kiln blue and white porcelain with a lotus pattern collected in the Yuxi City Museum (Photo from Guangming Daily) In order to restore Yuxi blue and white porcelain skills and inherit ceramic culture, Yuxi City Hongta District comprehensively guides and supports the development of the ceramic industry, focusing on building the Yuxi Kiln blue and white porcelain brand.

Make friends among collectors. Actively participate in collection organizations and study in collection clubs. This is a shortcut to avoid detours.

If you want to send the collection to a first-line auction house (Beijing Hanhai, Beijing Poly, etc.), you can contact 176, 3507, 4456. In December 2013, the blue and white firing technique of Yuxi kiln was listed as an intangible culture of Yunnan Province

heritage.

Huaning Pottery Huaning Pottery (Photo from Yuxi Daily) Huaning Pottery has a long history, and the firing of pottery can be traced back to the Neolithic Age.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a Jingdezhen potter named Che Peng moved to the local Wanyao Village, built a kiln to bake pottery, and passed on his skills. Huaning pottery began to officially appear in the history of Chinese ceramics, and reached the peak of its influence in the Qing Dynasty.

Wanyao Village also became the most important pottery production and trading center in southwest China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

However, because its production procedures were too complicated and the production technology could not keep up with the development of the times, Huaning Pottery gradually declined since the late Republic of China.

Since the reform and opening up, on the one hand, Huaning Ceramics has benefited from the active adjustment of product structure and improved product quality and grade. On the other hand, it has benefited from the stronger demand for ceramic products in domestic and foreign markets, which has brought new profits to Huaning Ceramics.

With room for growth, Hua Ning Tao is on the right track for revival.

Huaning pottery enthusiasts purchase ceramic products at the Magenta Huaning Pottery Store in Hongta District (Photo from Yunnan Daily) In recent years, Huaning pottery industry has developed through innovation in inheritance and innovation, and has formed arts and crafts ceramics, architectural garden ceramics and

The three major ceramic industry categories of daily-use ceramics, ceramic structure and product system have been basically formed.

At the same time, the attractiveness of the Huaning pottery industry continues to increase, the number of employees is increasing, and the number of people collecting and studying Huaning pottery is also increasing.

Jiangchuan Copper Firing Copper Pot (Photo from Guangming Daily) Jiangchuan copper industry has a long history. The history of making copperware in Xinhezui Village and Fishing Village can be traced back to 600 years ago.

For the needs of life, villagers use brass and red copper as raw materials to forge cooking pots, washbasins, tea trays, teapots, bowls and chopsticks and other daily utensils.

With the changes of the times and various historical reasons, this folk craft was discontinued for many years. By the early 1990s, there were only a few artists in Jiangchuan making cooking pots, washbasins, tea trays, teapots, ink cartridges, bowls and chopsticks.

Spoons and other utensils, mostly for personal use or for use by relatives and friends.

After 1993, due to the expansion of market demand, Jiangchuan bronze culture began to slowly recover among the people.