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Longyao Prison
Longyao may refer to: *Dragon kiln, a traditional kiln used for Chinese ceramics *Longyao County Longyao County () is a county in southwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou and Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of Chi ..., a county in southern Hebei, China, under the administration of Xingtai ** Longyao Town, in Longyao County {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Kiln
A dragon kiln () or "climbing kiln", is a traditional Chinese form of kiln, used for Chinese ceramics, especially in southern China. It is long and thin, and relies on having a fairly steep slope, typically between 10° and 16°, up which the kiln runs. The kiln could achieve the very high temperatures, sometimes as high as 1400°C, necessary for high-fired wares including stoneware and porcelain, which long challenged European potters, and some examples were very large, up to 60 metres long, allowing up to 25,000 pieces to be fired at a time. By the early 12th century CE they might be over 135 metres long, allowing still larger quantities to be fired; more than 100,000 have been claimed. History According to recent excavations in Shangyu District in the northeast of Zhejiang province and elsewhere, the origins of the dragon kiln may go back as far as the Shang dynasty (c. 1600 to 1046 BCE), and is linked to the introduction of stoneware, fired at 1200°C or more. These kilns we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longyao County
Longyao County () is a county in southwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou and Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of and administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 12 counties. At the 2020 censu ... City, with a population of 490,000 residing in an area of . It was combined from Longping County () and Yaoshan County () in 1947. Administrative divisions The county administers 6 towns and 6 townships. Towns: * Longyao (), Weijiazhuang (), Yincun (), Shankou (), Lianzi (), Gucheng () Townships: * Beilou Township (), Dongliang Township (), Shuangbei Township (), Niujiaqiao Township (), Qianhuying Township (), Dazhangzhuang Township () Climate References External links County-level divisions of Hebei Xingtai {{Xingtai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
