Situated on the boarders of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui where these three provinces meet, on the shores of our beautiful Lake Tai, Yixing is a land of panoramic landscapes and plentiful resources. Yixing is known not only for the beauty of its scenery but for the value of its resources, particularly the quality of its bamboo, tea, clay, and the learning and skill of its scholars. Since ancient times its people have been famous in literature, politics, military science, poetry and art.

The history of Yixing Pottery goes back to 5,000 years ago. Besides those products designed for home and kitchen, Yixing have produced till today more than 8,000 different products, designed for markets in China and abroad. These are in five categories including Industry, Construction, Gardening, Power, and Electronics. The unique raw material on which all these products depend is the iron rich purple clay found only in Yixing. Of all these products the most famous and the most typical is the Teapot.

Purple clay Tea Pots and Tea Sets come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, at once the most modest and the most refined of all its products, and are widely collected by connoisseurs--the ultimate expression of "Purple Clay Pottery Culture."