The knowledge of how to transform mud into pottery signifies a major leap forward for prehistoric cultures, and until the development of metal cooking pots, ceramic pottery was the pinnacle of cooking ...

Xu Guangdong, a 72-year-old craftsman in Jinshan village, Tangya township in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, makes bases for a clay teapot at his studio on July 16, 2018. Xu has dedicated over 60 years of ...

Wu Wanneng makes a teapot lid in Wuyi county, Jinhua city, Zhejiang province, July 26, 2017. [Photo/VCG] Wu Wanneng, a fifth generation inheritor of a special clay teapot technique from Wuyi county, ...

Yixing is a small city in east China renowned for a unique type of clay, used for creating fine pottery. The diameter at the teapot's widest point is 1.6 meters.(Photo: CCTV.com) The clay is called ...