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Dayao Road Kiln Sites (Wuxi Kiln Ruins Museum) 大窑路窑群遗址Dàyáo Lù Yáoqún Yízhǐ
National heritage site · Wuxi, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Wuxi
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Dayao Road Kiln Sites (Wuxi Kiln Ruins Museum)
A line of old brick and tile kilns along Dayao Road on the east bank of the old Grand Canal, where kilns fired building bricks from the Ming dynasty onwards and are recorded as having made 'gold bricks' for the imperial palace; dozens of the kilns still stand along the street. A former factory on the street is now the Wuxi Kiln Ruins Museum, with Wuxi city-wall, floor and tomb bricks, replicas of bricks and tiles from across China, a cut-away kiln and hands-on brick-making.
How to get to Dayao Road Kiln Sites (Wuxi Kiln Ruins Museum)
In Liangxi district about 2.5 km south-east of central Wuxi, within the Qingming Bridge canal district; reachable on foot or by canal boat.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 40 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block
Also within 20 km: Qingming Bridge Historic District 清名桥古运河 (under 10 km), Wuxi Museum 无锡博物院 (under 10 km), Nanchan Temple, Wuxi 南禅寺 (under 10 km), Donglin Academy 东林书院 (under 10 km), Xiaolou Lane 小娄巷 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Qin Bangxian (Bo Gu) 秦邦宪旧居 (under 10 km).
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