Yixing teapots are meant for use with black and oolong teas, as well as aged puer tea. They can also be used for green  or white tea, but the water must be allowed to cool to around 85 degrees Celsius before pouring the water into the pot. Yixing clay teapots are made from Yixing clay. Yixing clay is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province, China. Its use dates back to the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) when purple clay was first mined around Lake Taihu in China. The clays used for the yixing-wares are very cohesive and can be formed by slip molding, coil forming, or most commonly, slab forming. The clays can also be formed by throwing. The most famous wares made for yixing clay are Yixing clay teapots (宜興紫砂壺; yíxīng zǐshā hú - Yixing Purple Sand Pot). ***** All our yixing teapots are packed with the Beautiful Gift Box.   |  You may be interesting in Our Inside Studio.