Wood Kiln. Pass by the tranquil Tudigong temple, go around the century-old camphor tree and the large tree where soft-haired persimmon coexists, and you'll find Zaoxiao's renowned pottery studio, "Wood Kiln.". Pass by the tranquil Tudigong temple, go around the century-old camphor tree and the large tree where soft-haired persimmon coexists, and you'll find Zaoxiao's renowned pottery studio, "Wood Kiln." Now in its 22nd year, Wood Kiln is more than just a rural pottery workshop; in addition to its creations over the years, it actively promotes pottery culture and education. The proprietor, Xu Lian-bin, has been exposed to pottery since childhood, studying under masters Chen Huan-tang, Li Chun-hsiung, Xu Qi-xun, and Cai Jun-wei. His ceramic works have won numerous awards in various competitions. To allow the public to deeply understand the "beauty of pottery," Wood Kiln offers hand-throwing and pottery classes, where visitors can experience the joy of playing with clay through the process of hand-throwing and shaping. Furthermore, the "Art Exhibition Hall" on the second floor showcases many exquisitely crafted ceramic creations, including tea sets, vases, urns, bottles, jars, and plates, with particularly impressive and creative glazes. Wood Kiln customizes exquisite crystal glaze and flowing glaze ceramic gifts for organizations, schools, and individuals, and can fire customer-specified inscriptions or patterns onto ceramic bottles, making them suitable for collection or gifting. It is worth visiting to appreciate and create pottery. May Snow, Tung Blossom Love. In recent years, with the strong promotion by the Hakka Affairs Council, the image of tung blossoms has become almost synonymous with Hakka regions. "Wood Kiln" actively incorporates the image of tung blossoms into various daily ceramic wares, including water basins with elegant colors and vibrant tung blossoms.
Address: 苗栗縣造橋鄉大西村13鄰大坪2號
Hours: 00:00–23:59
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