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Tea HongHow to clean a new Yixing teapot
No CommentsRead moreA tea pot made with a porous clay material, such as a Yixing, or an unglazed earthenware would absorb in…
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Leo KwanAntithesis of my TCM rules: Cold infusing a Japanese green tea
No CommentsRead moreHakone hot spring resort Ten summers ago, after getting off at a wrong train stop in a hot spring bath…
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Leo KwanDoes your Honey Orchid Supreme taste too bitter?
5 CommentsRead moreWhat makes the taste of a tea? The taste of a tea is the combination of its many tones, accents…
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Tea HongYunnan Jianshui Zitao Teapots
Read moreAs the clay mines in Yixing approach depletion, price of the raw materials simply rockets and people are looking elsewhere…
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Leo KwanYixing Teapots: Artist Ranking
Read moreThere is a double tiered, multi-level ranking system for artists and craftspeople in Mainland China. Yixing teapot makers are generally…
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Leo KwanYixing teapots: Standard traditional forms
Read moreThe crude ancient documentation of traditional forms is a strong reminder that Yixing teapot is still very much an art…
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Tea HongHandcrafting Yixing Teapots
Read moreAlthough in recent years the Taiwanese and the Japanese have developed techniques in mould casting teapots using materials derived from…
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Tea HongErgonomic criteria for a Yixing teapot
Read moreSelecting a Yixing teapot In addition to clay quality and subjective aesthetics, there are other basic utilitarian criteria in selecting…
