The Porcelain Palace of a Thousand Years, a Treasure for Ten Thousand Years - Jingdezhen Porcelain Palace

🚘 A self-driving tour of the rapeseed flowers in Wuyuan, to avoid the weekend crowds, I stayed in Jingdezhen for two days. On the third day, I set off early, planning to go through Fuliang and the ancient town of Yaoli to Wuyuan. Leaving the ancient city of Fuliang, I took a detour to the Porcelain Palace. I heard that this Porcelain Palace is somewhat like the Porcelain House in Tianjin. It was built a few years ago by a local lady in her eighties who invested all she had. By now, the old lady must be in her nineties. ✅ This place is called Xinping Village, conveniently located on the main road from Jingdezhen to the ancient town of Yaoli, which is also a geographical advantage. People driving by this place, seeing these uniquely shaped buildings from afar, can't help but turn in for a look. Over time, the Porcelain Palace has gained fame. ✅ I have also visited the Porcelain House in Tianjin, and at that time, I found it a bit strange and didn't particularly like it. However, this Porcelain Palace, I heard, was inspired by the old lady's visit to the Porcelain House in Tianjin. After returning, she felt that Jingdezhen, as the porcelain capital, had unique conditions. Why not build one too? And since she was getting on in years and wealth was nothing but an external possession, she might as well use it to do something concrete for her hometown. ✅ Most people might just think about it and let it go, but the old lady was a person of action and quickly turned her dream into reality. There is not just one Porcelain Palace, but three. The one at the foot of the mountain might be the first built, a three-story circular building resembling a Hakka roundhouse, with a porcelain plaque above the door that reads 'The Porcelain Palace of a Thousand Years, a Treasure for Ten Thousand Years.' The porcelain decorations inside are the most complete and beautiful. ✅ The one halfway up the mountain is also a semi-circular roundhouse, with a terracotta main color and the theme of 'One Belt One Road.' The outer wall of this building is only pieced together with porcelain tiles and does not have porcelain tiles covering the entire surface like the one at the foot of the mountain. There is another one being built at the top of the mountain, square in shape, with its outer walls already covered in porcelain tiles, presumably to echo the one at the bottom, one square and one round, in harmonious unity. Actually, next to the square Porcelain Palace, there is also a half-finished one, which seems to have been abandoned. ✅ This rural Porcelain Palace, although its inspiration came from the Porcelain House in Tianjin, gives a different impression to those who see it, one of amazement and admiration. Perhaps its design and shape are simple and rustic, even somewhat 'earthy,' but these, along with its environment and its owner, are so harmonious that it feels very real and genuinely appreciated from the heart. 📍 Address: Xinping Village, Fuliang County, Jingdezhen 💰 Cost: Entrance fee 25 yuan