Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum – A Working Museum,
Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum – A Working Museum, Not Just a Display This is not a static museum where objects sit behind glass. This is a living site where non-heritage craftspeople work at their wheels every day. In the ceramic workshops, you can watch masters demonstrate the 72 steps of traditional porcelain-making. You‘ll see someone wedging clay, someone centering it on the wheel, someone carving patterns into a leather-hard vase, someone painting blue cobalt onto a white surface. The museum employs real inheritors of intangible cultural heritage. These are not actors. These are people who have spent decades learning techniques passed down through generations. What makes this place different: you can talk to them. Ask a question. Watch them make a mug from start to finish. Some workshops let you try the wheel yourself. There’s also a porcelain music performance — musicians play instruments made entirely of ceramic. The sound is clear and high, unlike anything you‘ve heard before. The performers use traditional Jingdezhen qingbai porcelain for the instruments. If you appreciate craftsmanship, budget 3–5 hours here. The site opens at 8am and stops entry at 4:30pm.