Chinese teaware

Yixing clay teapots (simplified Chinese: 宜兴 traditional Chinese: 宜興 pinyin: Yíxīng Wade–Giles: I-Hsing) also called Purple Sand (Chinese: 紫砂 pinyin: zǐshā Wade–Giles: tsu sha) are made from Yixing clay. This traditional style commonly used to brew tea originated in China dating back to the 15th century and are made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.

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