和睦古陶

Ancient Pottery in Hemu

浙江省江山市清湖镇和睦村瓦窑自然村是一个只有180户人家、人口不足600人的小村落。但是就这么一个小小的村落,却保留着40多座采用原始制陶工艺的"馒头"窑和民间古陶工艺流程。江山多山丘,土质和地貌孕育了这片土地的泥质:柔韧而细腻,拥有丰富的制陶陶土。据古陶考古专家毛兆廷,中国古陶瓷学会会员、文博副研究员姜江来多次调查研究发现,江山曾经是中国陶和中国瓷的盛产地,其黑陶最早可以追溯到4000年前的夏朝。这样的遗址遗物在江山境内已经发现100多处。

There are only 180 households,including no more than 600 people,at Hemu Village,Qinghu Town,Jiangshan City,Zhejiang Province.Up to now,more than 40 "bun-like" primitive kilns representing the ancient pottery craft are still well preserved at the village.There are many hills in Jiangshan.Local earthiness and physiognomy give birth to the soft and exquisite soil that is suitable for pottery production.A survey made by archaeological experts specializing in ancient pottery pointed out that Jiangshan was once famous for its pottery and porcelain production.The black pottery made in Jiangshan can be dated back to 4000 years ago in Xia Dynasty.Now more than 100 ancient ruins in connection with ancient pottery have been discovered.Particularly,earthiness from Hemu Village,Qinghu Township,Jiangshan City is exceptional,and you can get good earth for pottery making no matter you dig twenty or thirty centimeters deep.