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ufengke Handmade Yixing Zisha Teapots,Oriental Purple Clay Teapot,Xishi Teapot For One Person,For Gift And Household,140ml

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Unlike Western pottery-making techniques where “earth-clays” are turned on a wheel, the more rigid quality of Zisha clay enables the component parts of a teapot to be made in advance and then assembled piece by piece. There are 3 types of manufacture: Especially with tea, over time, whether months or years it is believed that the quality of the tea that is made in the pot improves too. This, depending on many factors, means that prices for 'used' Yixing Zisha clay teapots can become astronomical.

The unique granular structure and mineral composition of Zisha clay gives it excellent heat handling properties that are excellent for maintaining a stable temperature in the teapot, thereby mitigating temperature fluctuations which can diminish the flavour of tea.Therefore Lao Zini could refer to Zini which have been aged longer than usual, the average time beingaround 3-6 month. Aging Zini for a couple of years can increase its durability during firing, which allows it to be fired at higher temperatures. Firing at higher temperatures makes the teapot have a darker color, so that could be a reason why Lao Zini teapots seems to be a darker brown/purple than other Zini teapots. One pot could brew a certain kind of tea. If allowed, it can make one kind tea only in one pot for better maintenance. Ribbed Tea Pot: This is a very difficult design that is similar in shape to a round tea pot. It takes a very skilled craftsperson to create a ribbed tea pot that is perfectly matched between the body, lid, and spout. Sixth, there are tall and short purple-clay teapots. According to the rules of brewing tea, tall pots are suitable for making brown tea, because brown tea is fermented. So brown tea cannot be contained in stuffy containers, also, it is more tasteful in tall pots. While short teapots is for green tea, because green tea is not fermented and not suitable for stuffy pot, so as to maintain the green color, wonderful taste of green tea.

Furthermore, because of Zini’s porous structure, it could greatly improve the taste of the low-quality tea the common people drank in those times. There are two ways to prepare a zisha tea pot for use. One requires boiling the entire pot in water, but unless you are experienced with this process it is easy to damage the delicate structure of your pot. We recommend the method described below because it is both safe and effective. Due to the exchange of flavours & colour it is typical that people have different teapots for different teas, for example one for Oolong, one for green tea and one for Pu Er. This approach has meant that many tea pots are specifically designed for specific teas. It is worth noting that teapots with wider openings are more suited for large leaf teas like old tree Puerh and Oolong teas which leaves expand considerably after water has been added. Each tea will season and age teapots in different ways, every preparation slowly being absorbed and bring about a marked change over time in colour and lustre. Regular use and care will ensure the Yixing Zisha clay teapot has a warmth radiating from it.Teapot is sandy and it transfers heat slow, so it has a good stability of hot and cold, even if burned directly on the stove, it will not be split. The purple clay teapot originally is Chinese first hand-made clay handicrafts, and its raw materials' origin is in Yixing of Jiangsu Province. So it is also called Yixing purple clay teapot. The purple clay teapot is of function and ornamental. There should be a good balance between the body and its spout and handle, and the surface should have a pleasing finish. If you intend to use it, test the teapot to make sure it does not leak, and that the water comes out in a stream. However, these teapots are made by master potters and although they may be used for tea, they are also collectors’ items. 9. How should these pieces be displayed and cared for? Sometime between the late Song Dynasty to early Ming Dynasty, zisha clay was identified as an ideal material for brewing tea. The reason for this is its distinctive mineral content. The clay is rich in iron, quartz, mica, kaolin, hematite, isinglass, in addition to many other trace minerals. The iron contained in the clay helps sustain the temperature of the heated water, allowing for a very rich and complex infusion of tea. The quartz and other components leave mineral remains after the clay is fired at 1100-1180 degrees Celsius. This creates a distinctive double pore surface. This highly porous structure is the key element that makes Yixing ware indispensable for fine tea drinking. These many microscopic holes not only allow the pot to adapt to drastic changes in temperature, but also allow the tea to breathe which in turn brings out the fragrance, color and taste of the original tea leaf. The tea’s delicate oils are absorbed into the walls of the pot, creating yet another enhancement of flavor. Therefore, brewing one type of tea will give a distinctive character to your zisha ware. An explanation of how Yixing teaware is made For around one thousand years, the zisha purple sand clay of Yixing, China, has been the favored material for fine teapots. Zisha clay has unique properties that make it perfect, practical, and safe for tea drinking.

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