0_Apprentice
Teapots can be so beautiful
1_Wizard
yes as long as it is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves, It can have very nice design
0_Apprentice
I'm very fond of Chinese and Japanese designs.
1_Wizard
same here, history of tea in Japan began as early as the 9th century. You can find beautiful teapots in Japan
0_Apprentice
True, whenever i look at japanese and chinese teapot, they look like antiques.
1_Wizard
I also like Yixing clay teapots, which are made from Yixing clay
0_Apprentice
What is yixing clay?
1_Wizard
Yixing is a city in China, and Yixing clay belongs to that city
0_Apprentice
Oh okay, neat. Do they make special teapots?
1_Wizard
yes they used "zisha" which is purple sand/clay to make utensils that functioned as teapots 