Pang Yonghui
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Pang Yonghui, Male, Han, from Quyang, Hebei, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Dingci Firing Craftsmanship (Ⅷ-92). The tradition is documented in Quyang, Hebei. Within the regional tradition and school record of Dingci Firing Craftsmanship in Quyang, Hebei: The Ding porcelain firing craft is centered on Quyang County in Hebei Province, extending to the areas of Zhuozhou and Lingshou. Quyang has been under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou since the Northern Wei dynasty; the kiln sites are distributed along the hills, and in the Ming and Qing periods the remaining branches of the Ding kiln continued to fire white porcelain locally. The Quyang County Cultural Center of Hebei Province is the protecting unit of the item, and the Ding kiln ruins and the contemporary Ding-porcelain workshops are located in the same place, with the ancient kiln sites providing a standard for the craft's restoration. Ding porcelain began in the Tang dynasty and flourished in the Northern Song dynasty; it is one of the famous porcelain wares of the Song dynasty. It is named 'Ding porcelain' because its place of production, Quyang County in Hebei Province, belonged to Dingzhou in ancient times. Among the five great famous kilns of the Song dynasty—Ding, Ru, Guan, Ge, and Jun—only the Ding kiln was renowned for its decoration. Ding porcelain was called 'the finest porcelain under heaven' during the Song dynasty. At that time, besides supplying the imperial court for its own use, it was also exported in large quantities to Egypt, Persia, India, Japan, and some African countries. Since the 1970s, the Ding porcelain craft has been gradually restored and developed, and a number of imitation Ding-porcelain products have been produced, such as the child-shaped pillow (hair'er zhen), the plum vase (meiping), and the five-footed incense burner (wuzu xunlu), which have won high praise from all quarters.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Pang Yonghui is anchored in the documented technical standards of Dingci Firing Craftsmanship in Quyang, Hebei. Within the documented technical tradition of Dingci Firing Craftsmanship in Quyang, Hebei: Ding porcelain has a dense, fine, and delicate body, a transparent glaze, and a soft luster rivaling jade; besides white, it also comes in red, black, purple, green, and other colors. The traditional firing process of Ding porcelain is extremely complex. Before firing, raw materials such as local quartz, feldspar, and clay must first be dug up, processed into a clay body in fixed proportions, aged, then thrown on the wheel to form the shape, after which the body is trimmed and carved decoration applied. After glazing by the immersion method, the ware body can be placed into the kiln for firing. The Ding kiln was the earliest to use the upside-down firing method (fushao), which became an invention in the history of ceramics. The Jin–Song war in history caused the highly influential Ding porcelain of that time to decline rapidly; many craftsmen moved south due to the changing situation, and Ding porcelain production never recovered. By the Yuan dynasty, the fine-porcelain craft of Ding porcelain had already been lost, with only the coarse-porcelain firing process surviving among the people. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Archival Account of Craft Procedures": Yet the Ding porcelain firing craft has been lost for many years; its production process is highly complex, and a full recovery is no easy task. The rescued Ding porcelain craft still requires active protection today so that it may be carried on and developed.
Archival Account of Craft Procedures
Yet the Ding porcelain firing craft has been lost for many years; its production process is highly complex, and a full recovery is no easy task. The rescued Ding porcelain craft still requires active protection today so that it may be carried on and developed.
Core Technique I
Ding porcelain has a dense, fine, and delicate body, a transparent glaze, and a soft luster rivaling jade;
Core Technique II
besides white, it also comes in red, black, purple, green, and other colors.
Core Technique III
The traditional firing process of Ding porcelain is extremely complex.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Pang Yonghui was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Dingci Firing Craftsmanship, with Quyang, Hebei as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Dingci Firing Craftsmanship in Quyang, Hebei: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Quyang, Hebei as its declared area, and Hebei Quyang Chenshidingyaociye Co., Ltd. as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Ding porcelain began in the Tang dynasty and flourished in the Northern Song dynasty; it is one of the famous porcelain wares of the Song dynasty. It is named 'Ding porcelain' because its place of production, Quyang County in Hebei Province, belonged to Dingzhou in ancient times. Among the five great famous kilns of the Song dynasty—Ding, Ru, Guan, Ge, and Jun—only the Ding kiln was renowned for its decoration.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Wenzeng | Quyang, Hebei | 03-1349 | Same declared area |
| Pang Yonghui | Quyang, Hebei | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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