This large multiple kiln site has family traditions going back ten generations. The Zhou family had their own private temple, and a descendent still works the nearby kiln. The vast kiln complex is in Chengcheng County, north-east of Xi'an
A fine architectural decoration on the main wall of the now mainly ruined Zhou Family Temple
©Edward Burman
Here is a Zhou family potter in direct tenth generation succession to the founder of the family business in the 18th century
©Edward Burman