Hey tea lovers! 🐉✨ Exciting news as we step into the Dragon Year of 2024 - with Yixing teapot purchase, we're gifting you an exclusive Dragon Year style tea mat to add that extra flair to your tea rituals. It's our way of celebrating with you, but remember, it's a limited-time offer! Don't miss out on making your tea sessions even more special with this mystical addition. 🍵💫
Hey tea lovers! While many of you know us as a premium Chinese tea wares company. We also specialized in teas in Huang Shan region. Huang Shan is home to the most famous Chinese teas – Huang Shan Mao Feng, Keemun and Tai Ping Hou Kui. As natives of this breathtaking place, we have a deep connection to the land and its rich tea heritage.
We understand that finding the perfect tea can be a personal journey, which is why we offer our sample pack. It allows you to explore the diverse flavors of Huang Shan teas and discover the one that resonates with your taste buds.
Each of the teas are sourced and produced directly from the tea farmers, ensuring the quality and the authentic taste.
Sample pack including:
Huang Shan Mao Feng – 10g
Tai Ping Hou Kui – 10g
Keemun Mao Feng – 10g
Osmanthus Keemun – 10g
We can’t wait to hear from your feedbacks on our teas. Join us on this journey and let us be your guide as you explore the enchanting world of Huang Shan teas.
Please note that the tea and tea wares will be shipped in seperate packages according to customs requirement. Usually tea will come slightly later than the tea wares.
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The Duo Zhi Yixing teapot is a unique design inspired by a traditional container called “掇子” once used for storing spices and candies in Yixing. Over time, its name shifted to “Duo Zhi,” due to changes in pronunciation. The teapot’s simple, elegant design, created by the renowned potter Shao Da Heng during the Qing Dynasty, is celebrated for its smooth curves and minimalistic style.
This teapot is known for its round, stacked shapes, evoking the image of spheres placed atop each other. Its original form derives from the Lianzi teapot, a design associated with traditional Chinese symbolism of fertility.
The Duo Zhi teapot traces its origins back to Shao Da Heng, a master potter from Yixing. He was known for his strong character and artistic integrity, creating teapots that were both functional and aesthetically refined. His Duo Zhi teapot became iconic for its simplicity, featuring smooth lines and a minimalistic style that reflected the pure essence of Yixing pottery. Shao Da Heng’s works, including the Duo Zhi, are considered some of the highest achievements in Yixing’s pottery tradition.
Shao’s version of the Duo Zhi teapot stripped down the design of the Lianzi teapot, removing the decorative “ears” from the handle and refining the lid into a more compact, double-layered structure. This evolution resulted in a clean, symmetrical teapot that emphasized balance and proportion.
The Duo Zhi teapot has a simple and understated elegance. Its design features a rounded, full body with a lid that forms a seamless transition from the teapot’s body. This teapot is praised for its perfect use of geometric shapes, particularly the spherical elements that give the pot its name. The knob, spout, and handle are all carefully proportioned, contributing to its graceful and timeless look.
Despite its simplicity, the Duo Zhi design is a challenge for potters. The smoothness and balance required to shape it demonstrate the mastery of Yixing craftsmanship. This teapot is often hailed as the pinnacle of lightware design in Yixing pottery, a style known for its lack of decoration and focus on form.
Shao Da Heng’s Duo Zhi teapot has left a lasting impact on the world of Yixing pottery. Its refined simplicity influenced generations of potters, and even today, it is regarded as a benchmark for elegant, unadorned teapot design. Potters like Feng You Ting and Cheng Shou Zhen continued to innovate the Duo Zhi style, adjusting the height of the neck and modifying the spherical lid.
Shao’s work was widely praised, with the famous Yixing pottery master Gu Jingzhou stating that Shao Da Heng’s work was unsurpassed for over 150 years. His teapots, including the Duo Zhi, are rare and highly valued, with only a few remaining in existence today.
