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The pottery capital Yixing is located on the east side of the beautiful and rich Taihu Lake, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. Located in the center of Shanghai, Ningbo and Hangzhou, it is an emerging city with developed culture. Yixing was called Yangxian and Jingxi in ancient times. It has a history of more than 2,200 years since Emperor Qin Shihuang established Yangxian County. Pottery fragments from the Neolithic Age, celadon kiln sites from the Tang and Five Dynasties, and fragments of purple clay pots from before the Ming Dynasty have been excavated here. As early as the Song Dynasty, the brown-black kiln tea sets were highly appreciated by drinkers, so go to During the Ming Dynasty, many famous purple clay pot masters emerged in Yixing, and purple clay tea sets became very popular.

The section from Yixing to Dingshu Town is full of beautiful scenery, such as Dingshan, Gengsang, Shanjuan, Muli Cave, Dongjiu, Xixi Water Area, Guoshan Monument, and the Tomb of Zhou Xiaohou , Jiao Bridge and other famous sites, the scenery is beautiful and unique, the caves are strange and natural, the mystery is endless, the bamboo sea is full of green waves, it is spectacular; the tea island is overflowing with fragrance and full of vitality; the lakes and mountains complement each other, which also has a unique charm.

In the Tang Dynasty, Yixing County was famous throughout the country for its fine tea; during the six hundred years from Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty to Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Changzhou Yangxian Tea was the best tea; and a "Gong Tea Garden" was established. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the Tuancha policy was abolished, which brought about the reform of tea making methods. Since Yixing has a unique kind of pure clay pottery with a purple color, its products are commonly known as "purple clay ware" and are often referred to as "purple clay". Purple clay is produced and The development process reached maturity by the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it has endured for a long time since then. Yixing Zisha has been quite famous since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition to the porcelain capital of Jingdezhen, there is another pottery capital - Yixing. Its products sell well at home and abroad, and Japanese people also come to China to learn pot-making technology with purple clay as a treasure. In addition, Yixing purple clay teapots are sold in Europe along with Chinese tea and have become the blueprint for European teapots, which shows the preciousness of Yixing purple clay.

There are many types of Yixing purple clay pottery, especially teapots, which have a high degree of harmony between their unique practical performance and artistic appreciation value. Therefore, purple clay pottery has been deeply loved by connoisseurs of all ages and tea lovers at home and abroad. In modern times, with the enrichment of cultural connotations and the improvement of manufacturing technology, Yixing purple clay pottery has become increasingly sophisticated. The enthusiastic support for Zisha across Southeast Asia has also brought unprecedented opportunities for the further development and prosperity of Zisha. Due to the impact of many factors such as the financial crisis, the popularity of purple sand collection has cooled down recently, but the passion for purple sand collectors is still high.

Yixing climate

In recent years, Yixing has developed a series of special tourism products, designed and launched by taking advantage of the beauty of mountains, rivers, forests and springs, the brilliance of humanities, rich folk customs, and luxuriant local products. A number of special tourist routes have been established. Because Yixing belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate zone, it has a mild and humid climate, abundant rainfall, and four distinct seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter each have their own unique features. These beautiful scenery can be visited in all seasons, but April to October each year is the best time. tourist season.

Yixing Festival

The Jiangsu Yixing Ceramic Art Festival is hosted by the Yixing Municipal People's Government. The first one was held in early May 1990, and has been held annually since then. Under the guidance of the purpose of "using pottery as a matchmaker, making friends with art, expanding exchanges, and promoting development", Yixing pottery capital, which is famous for its four treasures of "pottery, caves, bamboo and tea", has expanded its The popularity of Yixing pottery and purple sand craft pottery are even sold at home and abroad, becoming treasures collected by connoisseurs. According to folklore, Yixing purple clay pottery is not easy to change flavor when storing tea in the hot summer, and potted flowers and plants are not easy to root rot. They are the varieties with the largest volume of merchandise in previous ceramic art festivals.

The most famous pottery in Yixing, Jiangsu is produced in Dingshu Town. Since the reform and opening up, Yixing pottery industry has developed rapidly. Daily-use pottery is the mainstay, such as "Su jars", wine jars, casseroles and other pottery, which are durable and beautiful. Among them, the varieties of purple sand craft pottery include pots, cups, saucers, bottles, flower pots, sculptures, etc., with precise texture. The shape is exquisite, the decoration is simple, and it has a distinctive national style.

The traditional shapes of Yixing pottery include ball-shaped, heling, bamboo flat, goose egg, etc. At present, Yixing has become the main comprehensive ceramics in the south of the Yangtze River. Yixing uses pottery as a medium, with During the Ceramic Art Festival, in addition to organizing the Ceramic Quality Expo and Yixing Ceramic Art Seminar, Yihuiyou also made full use of Yixing’s tourism resource advantages and carried out Yixing tourism activities.

Yixing Attractions

Bixian Temple Dongpo Academy Lanshan Tourist Resort

Linggudong Longchishan Renfang Park

Shan Juandong Shanjuandong Guoshan Monument Taiping Palace

Wu Shinan Wood Hall Xishi Cave Xu Beihong Memorial Hall

Xu Dazong Temple Yixing Farmers Park---Tianyi Resort Yixing Ceramics Museum

Yin Shoushi Art Museum, Jade Girl Villa Zhanggong Cave

Zhou Peiyuan’s ancestral residence, Zhouwang Temple Bamboo Sea

Yixing Accommodation

In recent years, Yixing’s tourist hotel industry has developed rapidly Soon, the level and scale of tourism service facilities have reached a higher level. So far, Yixing has five star-rated hotels with 2,000 standard rooms. The improvement of tourism accommodation environment and services has greatly improved Yixing's tourism reception capacity and enhanced Yixing's tourism competitiveness.

The 3-star hotel Yixing International Hotel located at No. 52 Tongzhenguan Road, Yixing City, and the 2-star hotel Yixing Hotel located at No. 2 Renmin Middle Road, Yixing City, have complete facilities and good services. They are famous in the local area. Famous, it is a good place for you to stay and have a rest after visiting Yixing.

Yixing Catering

Yixing is rich in products and is close to Taihu Lake. It is rich in whitebait, white shrimp, river crab and other lake fresh food. It is a famous land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. The lilies produced along the coast of Taihu Lake in the east are called "Taihu ginseng"; specialty foods made from lilies are sold well at home and abroad; the southern mountainous areas are rich in fruits such as chestnuts; the Yixing mountainous areas specialize in daylilies, pheasants, ba?/stronggt; and other mountain delicacies. Game is a unique food in Yixing.

There are many specialty restaurants in Yixing, which serve a variety of local dishes cooked with the above-mentioned specialties. Traveling to Yixing, "close to water and terraces", you may as well "climb first" and "eat first" to have a full meal.

Yixing Entertainment

Although Yixing’s entertainment and leisure activities are not as noisy and fashionable as big cities, and they lack the rich flavor of towns, you can still enjoy yourself, have fun and have fun here. Be happy and realistic.

As a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River with thousands of years of history, Yixing’s rich cultural heritage and unique natural environment have formed a rich and colorful folk entertainment activities. Dancing Yangko, participating in local weddings, carrying sedan chairs, having wedding ceremonies, etc., are undoubtedly unique and interesting. The implementation of the open policy and the influx of modern thoughts have opened up many new entertainment venues in Yixing in recent years, and the service industries and facilities supporting the tourism industry are also becoming increasingly perfect. In addition to traditional entertainment, you can find that all kinds of foreign gadgets that were once only fashionable in large and medium-sized cities and that wealthy people never tire of playing with are now very popular here. As long as you are willing, you can get all kinds of "foreign meat" here at any time. Golf, recreation ball, tennis, bowling, sauna, massage parlor, beauty salon, KTV, DISCO...all kinds of things are available for you to choose from.

You can enjoy the above-mentioned entertainment and leisure in various entertainment clubs and nightclubs in Yixing City, or in the Yixing Farmers Park on the outskirts of the city - Tianyi Resort and Lanshan Tourist Resort.

Yixing Shopping

Yixing is rich in many traditional handicrafts, among which ceramic handicrafts are the most famous and have great commemorative significance and collection value. The simple purple clay pottery, the dignified uniform pottery, the elegant celadon, the gorgeous fine pottery, and the unique and beautiful painted pottery are all admirable. Yixing bamboo products with exquisite craftsmanship are also must-buy souvenirs for tourists. In addition, the traditional Xushe small crispy candies, Heqiao dried tofu, and Yangxian tea are great gifts for relatives and friends.

Yixing’s specialties are Yangxian Tang Gong Tea, Jinsha Spring Water, and Purple Sand Teapot, which are also known as the “Three Wonders of Yixing”.

Yixing tea has been listed as a tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, "Yangxian Snow Ya" and "Jingxi Yunpian" have won honors in national famous tea competitions. There are also many special fruits of great development value in the Yixing mountainous area. The fresh mountain fruits - chestnuts, bamboo shoots and mushrooms are collectively known as the "Three Treasures of Yixing". Green plums, bayberries, citrus, etc. also have broad development prospects. Yixing lily is known as the "ginseng of Taihu Lake".

The Yixing Plain on the shore of Taihu Lake is a land of plenty. The 150,000-acre freshwater aquaculture base produces tens of thousands of tons of shrimp, clams, crabs and other aquatic products annually. Taihu whitebait meat is tender and delicious, making it an excellent food.

Yixing Transportation

Yixing Automobile Transportation Company Passenger Shuttle Bus Departure Timetable

Nanjing 7:00, 8:20, 8:50, 9:30, 13;30, 14:00

Shanghai 5:50, 6:30, 7:20, 8:30, 9:20, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 13:40 , 14:30, 15:30, 16:30

Kunshan 7:10, 12:30, 13:30

Hangzhou 6:00, 7:10

Yangzhou 6:40, 12:20

Huaian 7:00

Zhenjiang 7:30

Wuxi 7:20--16:30, Every 25 minutes

Changzhou 6:30--18:00, every 15 minutes

Yixing Bus Station Wuxi Passenger Transport Corporation Yixing Branch Departure Timetable

Shanghai 6:10, 7:00, 7:40, 8:10, 9:00, 9:30, 12:10, 13:30, 14:20, 14:50, 15:20

Suzhou 7:30, 8:40, 13:10, 14:00

Changshu 6:50

Yangzhou 7:50

Hangzhou 6 : 30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:20, 10:20, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30

Jiaxing 7:10, 12:50

Huzhou 7:00, 9:00, 12:00, 14:30, 15:50

Ningbo 11:20

Wenzhou 16:30

Danyang 8:30, 13:00

Zhenjiang 7:20, 12:40, 13:30

Nanjing 5;50, 6:20, 6:50, 7: 20, 8:00, 9; 20, 10:00, 10:30, 11:10, 12:00, 12:40, 13:40, 14:00, 14:40, 15:30, 16:20, 16:40

Changzhou 6:20, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:10, 9:50, 10:40, 11:30, 12:30, 13:10 , 13:40, 14:10, 14:40, 15:20, 16:00, 16:40, 17:20

Jiangyin 7:10, 9:30, 12:00, 13: 00, 15:40

Wuxi 5:50--17:30, every 20 minutes

Liyang 6:20--17:30, every 10 minutes

Bus: See Yixing City Bus Line List for details

Taxi: starting price is 9 yuan (3 kilometers), and 1.8 yuan/km after 3 kilometers.