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Jun porcelain originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is one of the five famous ancient Chinese ceramics and is famous for its unique glaze and magical kiln changes produced by firing methods. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the government established an official kiln in the northeast of Yuzhou City, Henan Province, to burn tribute porcelain for the imperial palace. Due to the proximity of the kiln site to the ancient Spring and Autumn and Warring States period's Juntai, it is named "Juntai Kiln", abbreviated as "Jun Kiln", and the porcelain produced is called "Jun Porcelain". The reason why Jun porcelain is precious is not only due to its rich and dignified appearance, but also due to two prominent aspects: firstly, Jun porcelain undergoes kiln transformation during firing. Glazes containing copper will form glaze colors such as begonia red, cinnabar red, and chicken blood red after kiln transformation, permeating and reflecting each other to create brilliance. There is a saying that "one color in the kiln, ten thousand colors out of the kiln"; Secondly, the production process of Jun porcelain is complex and the yield is low. A piece of Jun porcelain requires 72 processes from material selection to firing. Jun porcelain, as an important symbol in the history of Chinese ceramic art, holds an important position in the development of world ceramics. Since ancient times, there have been sayings such as "gold is valuable, but Jun is priceless" and "a family with thousands of resources is not as valuable as Jun porcelain in one piece". Its unique kiln transformation art, With its "one color entering the kiln, one color leaving the kiln" The artistic characteristics of Jun porcelain are widely loved by ceramic enthusiasts. During the period of Huizong in the Northern Song Dynasty, the government set up official kilns in the northwest of today's Yuzhou City in Hezhou. Nan Provi Nce to fire distribute territory for the Imperial Palace Because the kiln site is closed to the Juntai of the incident Spring and Autumn Period and the Warning States Period, so it is named "Juntai Kiln", referred to as "Jun Kiln", and the produced porcelain is called "Jun Porcelain" Jun porc