Daya Village, located in the southern part of Longquan city, is more than 40 kilometers away from the city center. The entire village is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, embraced by the beautiful Liuhua Mountain. Standing at an altitude of 1512 meters, Liuhua Mountain has witnessed the growth and development of Daya Village and the Daya Longquan Kiln. The village boasts numerous heritage buildings and cultural relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, all of which display the Longquan celadon culture.
The residences, earthen walls, roads, forests, and fields of Daya Village deeply convey the profound cultural heritage of celadon. Daya Longquan Kiln, the birthplace and central production area of Longquan celadon, was declared a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council in 1988, with a total of 65 kiln sites within the village. The firing of celadon in Daya began in the Five Dynasties, flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak from the Southern Song Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, with a decline in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were more than forty porcelain kilns in Liutian (now Daya Village), with the products of the Zhang brothers’ kilns being particularly excellent. The products made in Daya range from daily use porcelain to decorative art and entertainment porcelain. Since the Song Dynasty, not only have they been used by the royal court and met domestic market demands, but they have also been exported to many countries and regions in Asia, Africa, and Europe, creating the world-renowned Longquan celadon culture. Open all year round, Daya Village is accessible 24 hours a day.
