BaTiO 3 (BT) template with (100) orientations (f ≈ 98%) was synthesized by molten salt and topological chemical microcrystal conversion method. The templated grain growth technique was then used to prepare highly textured 0.675Pb(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )0 3 -0.325PbTiO 3 (PMN-PT) ceramics. The effects of BaTiO3 templates on the microstructure and properties of textured ceramics have been investigated. It is found that BT template is beneficial to the (100) texture and also the properties of PMN-PT ceramics. The Lotgering factors, which describe the texture of PMN-PT ceramics, increase with the additions of BaTi03 template. Highly oriented PMN-PT ceramic with Lotgering factor f up to 66% was obtained at 6 wt% BT template content. The hysteresis loops show the coercive electric field is nearly independent on the template concentration. The piezoelectric properties of PMN-PT ceramics are closely relative to their textures. A large strain of 0.35% under 50kV/cm electric-field intensity is observed for the ceramic with Lotgering factor f of 66%, which is 1.54 times as that of the random-orientated ceramic in the same field. The corresponding low-field coefficients d∗ 33 is up to 1046 pm/V (E< 10 kV/cm), which is 2.3 times as that of the sample with random crystal orientations.