Nanfeng Kiln, Archaeological site in Shiwan Town, Foshan City, China.

The Nanfeng Kiln is a dragon kiln built in 1506, its mouth facing south and its body running 37.8 metres up a slope. The outer wall is 6 metres wide and the inner width averages 2.3 metres. Its firing floor has 34 rows of five fire holes, the openings where wood was fed during firings, and four side openings for loading and unloading pottery.

The facility was established in 1506 during the Ming Dynasty and helped transform Foshan into a major ceramic production center. The tradition of ceramic making at this location extends back to the Tang and Song periods.

The kiln is operated by craftspeople who apply time-honored firing methods and pass their skills from generation to generation. Visitors can observe how experience and intuition shape the quality of ceramics produced here.

Visitors can participate in pottery sessions under professional guidance, choosing from different designs and patterns to create. This hands-on experience provides insight into traditional ceramic production methods and how they function today.

The kiln reaches temperatures around 1300 degrees Celsius, yet century-old banyan trees grow near the furnace opening. These resilient trees thrive despite the extreme heat, making the site a surprising example of nature adapting to human activity.