Yixing, China

Travel Blogs from Yixing (9)

Headed home, Yixing, China travel blog
Headed home
Oct 7, 2008

... . Lets just say that it was a long trip and I was glad to be back, but I did really enjoyed the trip to Yixing. It encouraged me to finally start working on more intricate pots rather than just simple bottles, cups, and bowls. It was amazing to see all ...

A travel blog entry by red_head
Tea Party, Yixing, China travel blog
Tea Party
Oct 10, 2005

... "Dont let them damnable Americans out of your sight-who knows what they will get into!" We were the only ones in the entire hotel. Yixing is famous for its teapots, they use special clay and the teapots are just amazing. We went to a teapot market and got ...

A travel blog entry by bristarr333
...and the journey continues..., Yixing, China travel blog
...and the journey continues...
Oct 1, 2008

... Yixing around 4 in the afternoon. We did a little shopping for teapots around our hotel, and then headed to dinner. I bought my first Yixing teapot. It has a fish for a handle and feet. Yixing is known for it's "purple" clay that is used to make hand ...

A travel blog entry by red_head
Yixing and the Tea Pots, Yixing, China travel blog
Yixing and the Tea Pots
Dec 16, 2004

We are now the proud owners of authentic Yixing stoneware teapots. We are quite proud of ourselves and consider this mission a big success, as it took some effort and patience to pull off. We left Shanghai at 6 a.m. on a train bound for Wuxi. Once ...

A travel blog entry by ginoandtobi

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