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Black Friday Sale - 20% Free
Our 2025 Black Friday sale is now live.  We're offering 20% extra free tea/teaware with your order.  Just place your order and leave a comment letting us know what you'd...
Black Friday Sale - 20% Free
Our 2025 Black Friday sale is now live.  We're offering 20% extra free tea/teaware with your order.  Just place your order and leave a comment letting us know what you'd...
What does Guoyoulin mean?
At a basic level, Guoyoulin just means a protected National Forest area. Â There are Guoyoulin areas all across China and in many tea mountains, but it is the greater...
What does Guoyoulin mean?
At a basic level, Guoyoulin just means a protected National Forest area. Â There are Guoyoulin areas all across China and in many tea mountains, but it is the greater...
EDXRF Testing of Yixing Teaware
Over the years, there have been ever evolving trends in the processing of Yixing clay, and in the past 50 years or so the introduction of chemical additives being used in the state owned...
EDXRF Testing of Yixing Teaware
Over the years, there have been ever evolving trends in the processing of Yixing clay, and in the past 50 years or so the introduction of chemical additives being used in the state owned...
Yixing Clays Before and After Firing
We thought it might be interesting to provide some examples of different Yixing clays before and after firing. Zhaozhuang Zhuni Clay ( 赵庄朱泥)  Huanglongshan Zhuni Clay ( 黄龙山朱泥）  ...
Yixing Clays Before and After Firing
We thought it might be interesting to provide some examples of different Yixing clays before and after firing. Zhaozhuang Zhuni Clay ( 赵庄朱泥)  Huanglongshan Zhuni Clay ( 黄龙山朱泥）  ...
Prototyping new Yixing Teapots
In the world of Yixing there is a wealth of teapots created over the past 500 years to take inspiration from. Some are more simple and functional, some more elegant,...
Prototyping new Yixing Teapots
In the world of Yixing there is a wealth of teapots created over the past 500 years to take inspiration from. Some are more simple and functional, some more elegant,...