The　purpose　of　this　study　was　to　develop　a　simple　and　economic　method　for　the　preparation　of　porous　bioceramics　with　controllable　macrostructure.　Raw　materials,　including　very　small　organic　foam　balls　as　the　pore-creating　reagent,　wax　(or　paraffin)　as　the　solvent,　and　oleic　acid　as　the　surface　active　agent,　were　selected　along　with　bioactive　materials　such　as　beta-TCP　ceramic　powder　as　the　main　component.　The　selected　components　were　mixed　into　a　slurry　at　30-120　degrees　C　and　shaped　into　a　green　body　with　a　hot　die-casting　machine　at　30-90　degrees　C.　The　green　body　was　then　sintered　and　porous　bioceramics　were　obtained.　The　main　characteristics　of　porous　bioceramics　such　as　weight　loss,　compressive　strength,　connection　and　size　of　pores,　percolation　rate　of　water,　apparent　porosity　and　bulk　density　were　measured.　The　results　indicated　that　the　apparent　porosity　and　the　specific　surface　area　were　large;　the　pores　were　connected　in　three　dimensions　and　the　compressive　strength　was　＞1.6　MPa.　This　study　demonstrated　that　the　methods　used　here　are　simple　and　effective　in　generating　porous　bioceramics　with　controllable　macrostructures.