Antao Pottery Town
安陶小镇
The home of Rongchang pottery, one of China's Four Famous Pottery Styles, with a pottery museum, century-old kilns, handicraft workshops and an old street where you can try throwing clay on the wheel.
Antao Pottery Town lies about 15 km west of Rongchang city, in Anfu subdistrict. Rongchang pottery, along with Yixing purple clay, Jianshui pottery and Nixing pottery from Qinzhou, is known as one of China's Four Famous Pottery Styles, and its craftsmanship is a national-level intangible cultural heritage. The town has the Rongchang Pottery Museum (free, roughly 09:00 to 17:00), a century-old kiln, studios of master potters and Taobao Old Street. You can watch hand-throwing and carving, or make your own pottery for an extra fee. It was rated 4A in 2024. The town sits right next to Anfu high-speed rail station, so it is very easy to reach.
Opening hours
All day (museum about 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
Nearby sights
- Gufo Mountain
- Xiabu Linen Town
- Laixi River (Rongchang Urban Section)
- Longchang Stone Archways
- Wanling Ancient Town