The Shanglinhu Yue Kiln is located in Shanglinhu of Cixi County (formerly of Yuyao County), Zhejiang Province.

     Shanglinhu Site was one the key producing areas of the Yue Kiln Celadon. First built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), the Yue Kiln flourished during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and Five Dynasties period (907-960). The celadon was famous both near and far, and held an important position in Chinese pottery history.

     Developing in the Eastern Han to the Sui Dynasty (581-618), early Yue Kiln pottery was simple in style. Until the Tang Dynasty, the pottery-making techniques had achieved great improvements and the pottery industry had developed to a high level, as well. The archaeological evidence proved that the Shanglinhu Yue Kiln started producing exquisite pottery tributes especially for the emperors as early as in the late Tang Dynasty.

     During the Five Dynasties and Ten States Period (902-960), official kilns were built in Shanglinhu and other places devoted strictly to producing pottery as tributes to the imperial family. Such items adopted advanced color-glazing crafts and were decorated with gold, silver and copper edges, including patterns of rare animals, fish, tortoises, flowers, grass and human figures that employed carving, enchasing and other techniques.

     The Shanglinhu Yue Kiln Celadon has won a great reputation due to its high quality and exquisite design. Since the Tang Dynasty, the celadon has been sold to Korea, Japan and Arabian areas via Mingzhou and Hangzhou cities.