Nanfeng Ancient Kiln is located in Shiwan, the renowned pottery capital in Foshan City, and features a national ceramic art museum, a ceramic park housing the world’s largest ceramic sculpture ‘Ceramic Woman’, an intriguing ceramic street, and an oasis peacock garden with thousands of peacocks. This extensive area integrates tourism, sightseeing, production, craft learning, and shopping, and is a well-known leisure destination in Foshan City.
At the core of Nanfeng Ancient Kiln, the Ceramic Art Museum, visitors can closely appreciate the 5,000-year-old Chinese ceramic culture. The well-preserved kilns have been continuously burning since the Ming Dynasty. The ancient kilns extend upwards in rows, bearing witness to the sweat and toil of generations of potters. During holidays, live pottery demonstrations are held, showcasing exquisite and unparalleled skills.
Opening hours are from 08:30 to 17:30 all year round, with night tours available from Friday to Sunday from 18:30 to 21:00 (ticket sales stop at 20:30).
Preferential policies include free entry for children aged 6 and under or under 1.2 meters in height, accompanied by an adult (one adult can bring in two free children), half-price for minors aged 7 to 18 and children between 1.2 and 1.5 meters in height (with adult accompaniment), free entry for seniors aged 65 and above with valid identification, half-price for those aged 60 to 65 with valid identification, free entry for active-duty military personnel, disabled military personnel, and retired military personnel with valid identification, free entry for disabled individuals with disability certificates, free entry for martyr’s families, families of soldiers who died in service, and families of deceased soldiers with valid identification, free entry for college students nationwide (including associate, undergraduate, and graduate students) with valid student ID or online student status information, half-price for primary and secondary school students with valid student ID, free entry for four or five-star volunteers with valid volunteer certificates, half-price for one to three-star volunteers with valid certificates, and an 80% discount for trustworthy volunteers with service hour records, free entry for those with a ‘Foshan City Preferential Treatment Certificate’, free entry for Foshan residents with original ID, out-of-city residents living in Foshan with original residence permit, employees in Foshan with original social security card, and primary and secondary school students (including vocational high schools) with original student ID or valid school proof, half-price for families and relatives of active-duty military personnel and relatives of martyrs with valid identification.
Service facilities include a parking lot: [Peace Road Parking Lot] with a reference price of free for the first hour, 5 yuan for 2 hours, 7 yuan for 3 hours, and 9 yuan for over 3 hours; located at Peace Road No. 12 with 40 spots. There are multiple restrooms within the scenic area, one in the Ancient Kiln Image, one on Antique Street, one at the Smokestack Square, and one at Kung Fu Square.
