A series of grand events of the ceramic industry including the 2022 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair and the 22nd China (Zibo) International Ceramics Exposition kicked off recently in China, at which nearly 100 ceramic brands from China, Germany, France, Denmark and many other countries were on display. The ever-evolving Chinese ceramic craftsmanship is a glittering pearl in the history of the world's ceramic industry. Among them, five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty of Ru kiln, Guan kiln, Ge kiln, Jun kiln and Ding kiln are representatives of China's crucial intangible cultural heritage and geographical indication products with unique quality, glowing with colorful brilliance in both history of ceramic production and development and today's era. Let’s have a look at some of them.

Ru Kiln

Ru porcelain was determined as a geographical indication (GI) protection product in 2005 and its firing technique was inscribed on the list of national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in China in 2011. "Baofeng Ru porcelain" was registered as a GI certification trademark in 2019.

Ge Kiln

It is represented by Longquan celadon produced in Longquan City, Zhejiang Province. The Longquan celadon was determined as a GI protection product in 2003 and its firing technique was inscribed to the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2006 and the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2009.

Jun Kiln

The Jun porcelain was determined as a GI protection product in 2003 and its firing technique was added to the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2009, the Jun porcelain of Yuzhou was registered as a GI certification trademark.