Yuzhou禹州

Jun-kiln porcelain country: kiln sites, tea cups and a working old street.

Suggested stay

1 days

Editorial guides

Arrive at

Yuzhou railway

Best season

Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Why stop here

Three reasons to get off the train

In motion

Glaze kiln, opened

Shenhou Kiln Town · 2:20

1 editorial guides

A working porcelain street where Jun ware is still fired

4.53 h|Free

History & people

c. 1100 CECultureSong

Potters at Yuzhou used copper in the glaze to get unpredictable purples and reds — the first such effects in the world.

1600sCultureMing & Qing

Growers and traders from across the country met here; the processing workshops still supply herbal pharmacies.

Local food

禹州焖子

Starch cake seared on a griddle, dressed with garlic and sesame paste.

Street foodKid-friendly

Old street snack stalls

Notes from the field

“Buy a cup from the person who glazed it. Prices are on the shelf and nobody pushes.”
Iris van Dijk · Craft journal
Shenhou Kiln Town

Getting here

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