Mullite based porous ceramics were successfully prepared by using a solid-phase method with gangue, slime and sawdust as raw materials. The effects of the content of glass powder and calcining temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of the samples were systematically studied. It is found that glass powder can prevent the formation of Kyanite and reduce the synthesis temperature of mullite. The samples with 4% glass powder have a large amount of mullite calcined at 1150°C for 3h. Meanwhile, alumina in the sample is completely converted into mullite at 1180°C for 3h. Mullite content reaches 64.2wt%. The minimum apparent porosity is 31.22%, while the maximum volume density and diameter shrinkage are 1.74g/cm 3 and 8.48%, respectively. The ratio of pores of <8μm to those of 8~20μm is varied from 7:2 to 2:7, due to the addition of the glass powder. With increasing content of mullite, the flexural properties of the samples are increased from 7.7MPa to 28.36MPa. Therefore, with solid wastes as the resource, the porous ceramics have a bright prospect.