Yoju pottery
village is located 3Km away from the downtown
of Yoju.
There are hundreds of factories over Ohakri and Hyunamri,
Punnae-myon.
Yoju is famous for pottery as Kwangju and Ichon
near Yoju.
According to "Sejong sillok jiriji", on
the record of pottery from 1424 to 1432 ;
Yoju is one of main
pottery places. Other records show many pottery
were produced
in Yoju from fifteenth to seventeenth centuries
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¡Ø The history
of Yoju pottery
From long time ago, Yoju is close to Seoul,
so it is convenient to carry rice, peanuts, sweet cucumbers, sweet
potatoes, especially pottery using the channel of Han river. Also
many queens from Yoju, and there families might be help the growth
of pottery, so pottery village was built naturally. According to
the records from the end of Korea dynasty, it is guessed that present
pottery village have existed. The reason that pottery industry has
grown in Yoju is that Yoju has plenty of clay, white clay, kaoline
and soon. Lately, famous potters investigate traditional ceramic
art, also produce pottery using unique skills. Every March, Yoju
pottery festival and other events held to show "living pottery,
white chana, kaoline".
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