It's not that Jingdezhen is unaffordable, but Yixing offers better value for money

I'd like to recommend a less-known travel destination—Yixing A two-and-a-half-hour drive from Shanghai to Yixing🚗 First stop⬇️ China Liyong Purple Clay Museum (🎫Free) Admission: Free🆓 Browsing time: It takes about one and a half hours to visit. ⚠️: It's a bit cold inside A must-visit place before buying Yixing purple clay teapots. Inside, you can see many works by famous purple clay artists, including those of Gu Jingzhou. The museum has two floors, featuring the Ancient Ceramics Hall, Hall of Famous Artists, World Ceramics Hall, etc., with tens of thousands of items on display, truly astonishing! If you're looking to buy a purple clay teapot, you might want to check out the masterpieces in the museum before making a choice. Behind the museum, there's also an area selling replicas that you can visit. Next, we went to👇 Shushan Gusu Street Opening hours: All day Admission: Free🆓 Address: Intersection of Dongpo East Road and Dingshan Street, Yixing City, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province Many shops on this street sell purple clay teapots, and it looks like an ancient town. You can also experience making your own purple clay teapot! Nearby, you can visit the Su Dongpo Academy. Next to the street, there's a market with ceramic box handicrafts for sale and a food market, full of artistic atmosphere. It's also a great place for photography! Lastly, we went to⬇️ Yada Yangxianxi Mountain Town Address: Dongda Road, Yixing City 🎫Admission: Free🆓 Parking: There are many parking lots by the roadside at the entrance (you can also park along the roadside) A town recommended by locals Origin: 'Buying land in Yangxian, I shall age, for the love of streams and mountains from the start'—a famous verse left by Su Dongpo, which has become the origin of the name 'Yada·Yangxianxi Mountain' today The town covers a large area with a slow-moving road system open to the entire region. The landscape structure lines are built with lakeshores, stream valleys, tea fields, and flower seas. There are markets, float and musical instrument🎷performances🎭, and the architecture resembles ancient Suzhou-style towns, very modern! It's not too crowded, a paradise that's hard to come by! Definitely worth a visit! After enjoying all this, we headed back around 5:00 pm～