Mingyue Village, Pujiang
明月村
A creative village in Pujiang County, with pottery studios, guesthouses and bookshops scattered among bamboo groves and tea fields. It represents a slow rural lifestyle in western Sichuan.
Mingyue Village is in Ganxi Town, Pujiang County. It was once an ordinary village that grew tea and lei bamboo. Because it preserves an ancient kiln called the Mingyue Kiln, over the past decade it has attracted potters and designers, forming a creative cluster of pottery studios, plant-dyeing workshops, guesthouses, bookshops and cafés. You can walk or cycle through the tea fields and bamboo groves, and try hands-on crafts such as pottery throwing and plant dyeing (booking required and fees apply). In spring, you can pick tea and dig for bamboo shoots. Entry to the village is free. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from Chengdu, and a night in a guesthouse is recommended.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Pingle Ancient Town
- Shixiang Lake
- Mount Tiantai, Qionglai
- Huashuiwan Hot Spring
- Jianchuan Museum Cluster
- Mount Heming, Dayi
- Anren Ancient Town & Liu's Manor
- Xiling Snow Mountain