https://www.scmp.com/rss/500146/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Rarely operated today, dragon kilns have been a part of China’s landscape for at least hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Archaeologists have discovered remains of these stoneware ovens dating back into 1600 BC, and they were called dragons because they're typically long and thin, and snake upwards the side of a slope. And when they're fired up to 1,300 degrees C (2,372 degrees F), the raging, brick-built kilns glowed red, like massive, fire-breathing dragons. This dragon design remained the... https://www.scmp.com/travel/last-dragon-kiln-hong-kong/article/2158692?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/last-dragon-kiln-hong-kong/article/2158692?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:15:15 +0000