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Dragon-patterned kiln of Ming Dynasty in E China

(Xinhua) Updated: 2010-07-05 13:19
Dragon-patterned kiln of Ming Dynasty in E China

Photo taken on July 4, 2010 shows the back of an ancient dragon-patterned kiln at Dingshu Town of Yixing City, east China's Jiangsu Province. The ancient kiln, with a full length of about 48.6 meters, was built in Ming Dynasty. It burns some 7,000 porcelain embryo monthly at present, with firewood consumption of about 6 tons.[Xinhua]

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