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honestly yaoli ancient town is prob your best bet for scenery, it's about an hour drive northeast. the walk along the river with those old ming/qing dynasty buildings is gorgeous, way less touristy than wuyuan. if you want to see where they actually dig up the kaolin clay for porcelain, there's a small village called gaoling on the way that has these old mining pits you can hike around for free
for pottery stuff fuping village is solid, it's closer maybe 30 minutes south. tons of small workshops where you can watch them throw pots and they're way less pushy about selling than the studios in town. i remember grabbing lunch there at a little noodle spot that had these handmade bowls that were like 5 kuai each, still use one at home
sanbaoshan is worth a morning if you're into the art scene, it's like 20 mins from downtown and has this weird mix of abandoned factories turned into studios. there's a guy there who fires his kiln with local pine wood and the ash glaze effects are insane, totally different from the polished stuff you see in the city galleries. grab a coffee at the little shack near the entrance, they use miso in their latte and it works somehow
if you want something completely off the radar, take the bus to lizhou village about 45 mins west. it's not on any tourist map but there's an old lady who still does the traditional blue-and-white painting by hand in her front yard, she'll let you try for like 10 kuai. the bus ride itself is pretty scenic, winds through these tea terraces that are way greener than anything around yaoli
fwiw there's a kiln village called yaoli that's pretty cool, it's like an hour out and you can hike up to old dragon kilns in the hills. not as polished as the main spots but feels more real if that makes sense