Shouzhou Kiln is located in Shangyao Town, Huainan City, Anhui Province. In 1981, the Anhui Provincial People's Government promulgated it as a "Provincial Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit". In 2001, the State Council of the People's Republic of China promulgated it as a "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit". Lu Yu, the tea saint, commented in "The Classic of Tea": "Shouzhou porcelain is yellow and tea is purple." "Yuezhou bowls are the best, Dingzhou is the second, Wuzhou is the second, Yuezhou is the second, Shouzhou is the second, and Hongzhou is the second." Shouzhou Kiln ranks fifth among the six famous kilns in the Tang Dynasty. Yellow glazed porcelain is its biggest feature. In ancient times, yellow was a symbol of wealth and was admired by rulers of all dynasties. Shouzhou Kiln yellow porcelain filled the gap of "southern green and northern white" without yellow glaze at that time. It occupies a certain historical position in the history of ceramics. For more than 1,000 years, Shouzhou Kiln's pottery making technology has been widely circulated among the people, and has been passed down from father to son and from master to apprentice, and has continued to this day. The main objects of Shouzhou Kiln include bowls, cups, plates, jars, pots, jugs, bowls, bottles, pillows, water jars, bricks, grinding wheels, toys, etc. Pots and jars have four or eight strings, and pots have single or double bodies. The products have smooth lines and beautiful shapes, showing the superb skills of Shouzhou Kiln craftsmen. The production process of the unearthed objects of Shouzhou Kiln is relatively primitive. The blanks are made by wheel making, rotational molding, slow wheel blank making and blank repairing. The blanks are pulled by the rotating power of Tao Jun. After the seventh or eighth layer is dried, they are repaired by rotating with a wooden lifting tool. All are manual operations. In the Sui Dynasty, the decoration methods of Shouzhou Kiln objects included engraving, printing, decals, glazing, etc. The engravings include single string pattern, double string pattern, arc pattern, wave pattern, lotus pattern, etc. In the Tang Dynasty, geometric patterns, leaf patterns, cloud dragon patterns, bird and animal patterns, cloud patterns, convex and concave string patterns, etc. were added. At the same time, there were leaking flower prints. The main representatives of Shouzhou kiln wares are: yellow and black glaze jugs, yellow glaze dragon handle chicken head pots, yellow glaze four-handle bottles and jars, green glaze eight-handle jars, yellow and black glaze bowls of various models, etc. For thousands of years, the production and production have all relied on the master's words and deeds. It can only be mastered by personal understanding and skills mastered in long-term practice. Some profound contents cannot be explained clearly in words. It can be seen that the production skills of Shouzhou kiln wares are indeed a typical intangible cultural heritage. For more than 1,400 years, the shape of Shouzhou kiln wares has been influencing the shape of products from major famous kilns in the Tang and Song dynasties. The yellow glaze of Shouzhou kiln has a place in history. Shouzhou kiln products have practical value, aesthetic value, and preservation and collection value. They also reflect the crystallization of the hard work and wisdom of the descendants of the Chinese nation. They are an extremely valuable historical and cultural heritage. Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center