HAS = 100 of Historical Architectures Series.
The "100 of Historical Architectures Series" are one hundred historical buildings selected by the Cultural Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in 2001. The activity was first selected by all counties and cities handle the ten scenic spots in Aug. 2001. At that time, there were 25 districts in the administrative division, so 250 scenic spots should be selected. However, because the tenth place in Taichung City was accompanied by the same ticket, at the same time, a total of 251 scenes were selected. The results were announced at the end of Oct., and a panel of scholars and experts selected 150 scenic spots. Conducting national voting to determine the top 100 attractions from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10 of the year. These selected buildings are not necessarily classified into historical architectures in terms of cultural asset management. Some may have been classified as monuments, and some may not be listed as historical and historical architectures in various counties and cities.
A snake kiln is a type of kiln used in the early days in Taiwan to fire ceramics for everyday use and can be found all over Taiwan. The name "snake kiln" is misleading, as it is not a kiln with curves, but rather long and straight with no dividers inside. Usually built along the bottom of the hill, the kiln looks like a dragon from afar. The state-run kilns of ancient China were thusly called the dragon kiln. Dragon kilns in China evolved over the years to become longer, with some reaching 80~100 meters.
Near the end of the Ming dynasty and the beginning of the Qing dynasty, the people from southern Fujian brought the design to Taiwan and called it a snake kiln. As the dragon is a symbol of the emperor, civilians would use the term little dragon, or snake, to avoid offending the emperor. When the People's Republic of China was established, all of the snake kilns were renamed dragon kiln; snake kilns were nowhere to be found.
Zhunan Snake Kiln was founded in 1972 as Heng-Fa Ceramic Factory. Founder Lin Tien-Fu led nine craftsmen and an ox, made his own mold, produced three thousand adobe bricks, and worked nine days to complete the 25-meter long snake kiln (now shortened to 20 meters). At the time, the kiln produced mainly ceramic flower pots. Zhunan Snake Kiln is one of the few remaining snake kilns in Taiwan that is well-preserved and still firing.
In the 1980's, Zhunan Snake Kiln underwent a transformation to move from the traditional pottery industry to folk craft ceramics. Recently they have been dedicated to the creation of wood-fired ceramic art, research of ceramic culture, and courses in traditional ceramic craft and wood-firing. It also promotes Taiwanese ceramic kiln culture through international events.
In 2001, Zhunan Snake Kiln was selected as one of Taiwan's 100 Historic Buildings, then registered as a Historic Building of Miaoli County in 2002. In 2012, the second generation kiln master Lin Jui-Hwa was selected as a Taiwan Craft Family. Zhunan Snake Kiln is operated as an ecological museum of traditional pottery, extending the Taiwanese ceramic and kiln culture heritage as well as promoting the lifestyle aesthetics of wood-fired ceramic art. It aims to pioneer a new path between traditional craft and modern art.
The container is a small canister with magnet. Only a log-paper in it. Please bring a pen for this cache.