Yaoli Ancient Town, historically known as Kiln Lane, is named as the birthplace of Jingdezhen Ceramics. As early as the middle Tang Dynasty, there were manual workshops for ceramic production.

Yaoli Ancient Town, located in the center of the three World Cultural Heritage (Huangshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Xidi and Hongcun Village), has enjoyed a good reputation as the "source of porcelain, place of tea production and sea of immense forest".

Established in the late Western Han Dynasty, Yaoli Ancient Town was surrounded by picturesque mountain peaks, with Yao River through the town. Hundreds of ancient buildings in Ming and Qing dynasties are well-spaced on both sides of the river and near the mountain. The buildings share the same Anhui architectural style with cornices, snow-white walls and blue black tiles, hidden in green hills and clear water and therefore is also called "Jade Pool in Heaven, Yaoli on earth".

Additionally, it is the cradle of the local ceramics industry. Gaoling (Kaolin) Village located in Yaoli once provided enough raw materials for making porcelain in the ancient times. Today, Kaolin, a world famous kind of clay, is named according to its Chinese pronunciation.

Yaoli Ancient Town has been reputated as the National AAAA Scenic Area, National Key Resort, National Forest Park, Chinese Historical and Cultural Town, National Mine Park and China's Natural and Cultural Heritage List

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Address: 43 km northeast of Jingdezhen City
Entrance Fees: CNY 150
Tel.: 0798-2601909
Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00

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