Chengcheng Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

A village forgotten by the world, with a 1300-year history of ceramics

In the process of industrial upgrading, Yaotou Kiln and Yaotou Village have been forgotten by the world, with a 1300-year history of ceramics, the local stories of four major families, and the elderly left behind in the modern countryside. A quiet, time-traveling relic, with its unique building materials and shapes, looking at the scarred kiln caves and kiln furnaces, here one might find the long-missed nostalgia.

Xi'an Surrounding Tour• A very niche ancient village, few people, quiet and comfortable!

Originated in the Han and Tang Dynasties, prospered in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yaotou Kiln is a famous folk kiln in our north! Through generations of inheritance, the furnace fire has not been extinguished... Compared with the past prosperity, it is now quiet and comfortable here! Nowadays, about half of the people in Yaotou Village are engaged in the ceramics industry. There are gatherings every five or ten days, which are quite lively! There are currently five ancestral halls, which are rare ancient villages in China that integrate handicraft production and residential groups! Divided into four major kiln systems, there are urn kilns, bowl kilns, black kilns and sandware! All are hand-fired, friends who like porcelain can go and take a look... It is a typical Guanzhong style, very open, with a sense of original desolation~ It is very relaxing! There are many pile heads made up of urns in the scenic area. It is said that before there were no refrigerators, food was stored in urns, which were both fresh and breathable, and the food would not spoil! There are many soapnut trees in the scenic area, but the trees are small and there are few shady places! Suitable for sketching, photography, and also suitable for research! You can go to Chengcheng for a day trip on weekends, There are many delicacies, famous water basins, wheat seed bubbles, and pulled noodles are all good! 🚗: About 2.5 hours by car 🎫Ticket: 55/person, half price for children over 1.2 meters ⏰Business hours: Monday to Sunday 9:00-17:00

Porcelain is one of the important inventions of the working people of China. When it comes to ceramics, many people will think of Jingdezhen, the famous millennium porcelain in China. But many people dont know that this is 1300 in Shantou Kiln in Chengcheng County, Shaanxi Province. The ancient villages and towns, which have been known for many years, are also famous for their ceramics. It was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006 with the famous Guandezhen Jingdezhen. Known as "Kingtou Town", Shantou Kiln has a long history. It is one of the famous folk porcelain kiln in history and is famous for its black porcelain. However, with the change of history, Shantou Kiln has lost its past style and prosperity. Since Shantou Kiln has been in a state of decline since the Republic of China, most young people choose to go out of their hometowns to the big cities, and the ancient kiln is gradually turning off. Now, after coming here, you can also see many sites that have been forged ceramics. There are many ruins burned here, and the preservation is not bad. Nowadays, there are more than 30 ancient kiln in Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and the Republic of China. It is also one of the most intact preserved ancient kiln sites. In front of these ruins, people have to be sighed by the "cruel" of history. Walking into a cave in the Daoguang period, it seems to be able to feel the brilliance of firing ceramics there. Up to today, some ancient kiln can also fire pottery normally, and the fireworks continue. The Ruilongfang, located at the foot of the site, is a workshop still making ceramics. Du Jiankui is one of the masters of Ruilongfang and is also burned by Shantou Kiln. The representative representative of the craft. On the basis of maintaining the original appearance of the kiln, the site of the Shantou kiln reproduces the former style of the kiln, the surrounding gully, the Luoshui coiled, the ancient tower stands, standing on the hillside of the entire site, as if it were only static. I am watching the history here alone. For those who are not interested, you can come here and feel it.

Zhangzhuo Theater in Chengcheng, Shaanxi

The Zhangzhuo Theater was built in the third year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, and it has been more than 200 years now. The exquisite brick carvings of the dragon soaring across the sea and the dragon and phoenix presented on the gable walls on both sides of the stage are vivid and magnificent. The Zhangzhuo Grand Theater is the only remaining masterpiece of Ming and Qing architecture in the county, and it has been rated as a key cultural relic protection unit in Chengcheng County.