When I arrived in Asia I was quite interested in trying the different teas on offer. Oolong, red, yellow, white, flower, etc… I was looking everywhere for a big tea pot to brew my English tea but could only see tiny things that looked like kids toys. I only understood after some months why these pots were so small after I participated to a local tea ceremony. Nevertheless, all those Chinese teapots are nice and some can fetch up whopping prices (above 10,000 Eur) depending on their history that can be very rich as the tradition dates back to the Song dynasty (960 – 1279 CE). The real ones can only come from one place called Yixing in the Jiangsu province of China. Its clay is very unique and does not exist anywhere else in the world.
Vic Chesnut- R.I.P.
14 years ago
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