Yaoli Ancient Town

瑶里

A mountain town in Fuliang County, known as 'the source of porcelain and the home of tea'. Hui-style old houses line the Yao River, and Ming-Qing kiln sites lie nearby. It is quieter than the Hui-style towns of Wuyuan.

Yaoli lies in the mountains northeast of Fuliang County, about 50 km from the center of Jingdezhen. Its ancient name, Yaoli (literally 'inside the kiln'), reflects its role as one of the birthplaces of Jingdezhen's porcelain industry, and it is also a producing area for Fuliang tea. The Yao River runs through the town, with Hui-style old houses, ancestral halls and covered bridges on both banks. Bluestone paths and wooden plank bridges preserve the town's original character, and because it sits deep in the mountains, it is less commercialized than Wuyuan. The scenic area includes the old town itself, the Raonan Ceramics Theme Park (with Song-dynasty dragon kiln remains and water-powered mortars), the Wanghu Ecological Tourism Area (with waterfalls and bamboo forests) and the Meiling Leisure Resort. You can buy a combined ticket or a single ticket for the old town. The old town ticket costs about 60 yuan and the combined ticket about 150 yuan. A visit to the old town takes about 2 hours, and including Raonan and Wanghu requires a full day. Getting there: driving from the city via the Jing-Yao Road takes about 1 hour. Buses run from the Licun bus station in the city, but not frequently. You can stay in a homestay in the old town and visit Wuyuan the next day, since Yaoli is not far from Qinghua Town in Wuyuan. Notes: mobile signal is generally weak in the mountains; avoid going into the river when it rises in the rainy season; the town's food is mainly farmhouse dishes and Yaoli tofu.

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