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The porcelain town on the Lu River

Liling is Zhuzhou's porcelain city, known for underglaze five-colour ware. The kiln tradition, the industrial works and what its tables produce are the three lives of a town that sells its own clay and its own history.

The Flame Emperor's tomb at Zhuzhou

Zhuzhou, Hunan's rail city, keeps the tomb of the Yan Emperor in its southern mountains. The shrine, the county that took its name from it and the herbal legend behind it are the three threads the tomb has tied together.