Light　porous　ceramics　with　excellent　properties　were　prepared　using　tungsten　tailings　as　raw　materials,　polymethylmethacrylate　(PMMA)　as　pore　forming　agent　and　kaolin　and　calcium　oxide　as　additives.　The　porous　ceramics　were　characterized　by　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　thermogravimetry　differential　thermal　analysis　(TG-DSC)　and　scanning　electron　microscope　(SEM).　The　properties　of　porous　ceramics　were　investigated.　The　results　show　that　anorthite　phase　and　quartz　phase　are　the　main　crystal　phases　of　porous　ceramics,　and　the　intercalated　anorthite　crystal　is　the　main　framework　structure　of　porous　ceramics.　Porosity　and　water　absorption　were　negatively　correlated　with　sintering　temperature,　while　bulk　density　and　compressive　strength　were　positively　correlated.　When　the　sintering　temperature　was　1　200　and　the　content　of　PMMA　was　18%,　the　porosity,　water　absorption,　bulk　density,　compressive　strength　and　permeability　coefficient　of　porous　ceramics　were　44.85%,　32.63%,　1.37　gcm-3　,　14.10　MPa　and　0.025　cms-1,　respectively.　©　2022　Zhejiang　University.　All　rights　reserved.