Xiao Yuan 170cc - Yixing Handmade Teapot

• Exquisite gift box
• Tea towel
• Thickened packaging to prevent breakage

原礦小煤窯朱泥產於黃龍山麓紅廟小煤礦1000米夾層處，是處於煤塊和砂岩之間的夾脂泥塊。泥層厚度僅在5公分到20公分之間。從50年代開始便有零星朱泥礦出產，不過產量不大。

小煤窯朱泥的燒結溫度較低，窯溫約1080度，但收縮比高達30%左右，非常容易扭曲、變形、破裂。在制壺中對於工藝師的技藝要求很高。

小煤窯朱泥是紫砂朱泥中的珍貴品種，因收縮比高和含漿量高的原因，高目數的礦土燒結之後會呈現皺紋，細看側面卻有許多微細緊密自然收縮的流淌紋理，這就是所謂的“無皺不朱”。

【推薦茶類】：適合泡鐵觀音，臺灣高山茶，普洱生茶，烏龍茶生茶(輕焙火系列)，龍井等輕發酵重香氣之茗茶。揚香力特高、茶湯緊結柔滑，回韻悠長，好泡養，易現包漿之美。

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The original Xiaomeiyao Zhuni is produced in the interlayer of the Hongmiao small coal mine at the foot of Huanglong Mountain at 1,000 meters. It is a fat mud block between coal blocks and sandstone. The thickness of the mud layer is only between 5 cm and 20 cm. Since the 1950s, there have been sporadic Zhuni mines, but the output is not large.

The sintering temperature of Xiaomeiyao Zhuni is relatively low, the kiln temperature is about 1080 degrees, but the shrinkage ratio is as high as about 30%, which is very easy to twist, deform, and crack. The craftsmanship required in pot making is very high.

Xiaomeiyao Zhuni is a precious variety of purple clay. Due to its high shrinkage ratio and high pulp content, the high-mesh ore will show wrinkles after sintering. However, if you look closely at the side, you will see many fine, dense and naturally shrinking flowing lines. This is the so-called "no wrinkles, no Zhuni".

【Recommended Tea】: Suitable for brewing Tieguanyin, Taiwan high mountain tea, Pu'er raw tea, Oolong raw tea (lightly roasted series), Longjing and other lightly fermented and heavily fragrant teas. It has a very high aroma-raising power, the tea soup is compact and smooth, the aftertaste is long, it is easy to brew and maintain, and the beauty of pulp is easy to show.

【開壺】：由於製作過程中的原因,新壺內可能殘留有加工產生的灰塵或者石英粉末等污染物，需要清除乾淨後才可供飲用。首先把茶壺放在水裏清洗乾淨，用開水多次沖淋。然後用較多的茶葉放在壺中並加入開水，靜置一段時間。最後把紫砂壺洗淨擦幹便可。

 【使用前先溫壺】：先注入40-50度的水，拿起壺，晃一下，使壺體均勻的受熱，這樣壺暖了，把水倒了，再注入沸水，再晃動一下，再倒掉。這一過程，是讓壺體均勻的受熱和可以順便清洗和消毒壺體。

 【選茶定壺】：每種茶對應的壺不同，選對壺才能泡好茶。一茶侍一壺。一壺侍一茶具有三大優點，一是不易串味，能增加茶香，並保持茶湯的醇厚度;二是長期泡一種茶，茶壺會更加細膩;三是能增加生活的儀式感。

 【定期清理】：茶渣殘留會形成茶垢，會影響沖泡出來的茶的口感。正確清洗與精心保養紫砂壺是一門學問，關乎其使用壽命、品茗體驗，乃至紫砂壺自身的人文價值。

 【人為養護】：以茶湯滋養壺身，常擦拭，讓壺更顯溫潤。

 【避免化學清潔劑】：外壁茶垢必須用溫水擦拭的方法清洗，不能使用小蘇打或其他化學清洗劑，那會腐蝕壺面的包漿，損壞紫砂壺。

 【保存方法】：不泡茶時，倒放晾乾，避免潮濕；放置於通風透氣處，不要密封包裹；避免放在油煙重地或塵埃多的地方；

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 【Wash & Clean teapot】: Due to the reasons in the production process, there may be dust or quartz powder and other pollutants left in the new teapot, which need to be cleaned before drinking. First, put the teapot in water and clean it, and rinse it with boiling water several times. Then put more tea leaves in the teapot and add boiling water, and let it stand for a while. Finally, wash and dry the purple clay teapot.

 【Warm the teapot before use】: First pour 40-50 degree water, pick up the teapot, shake it, so that the teapot body is evenly heated, so that the teapot is warm, pour the water, then pour boiling water, shake it again, and pour it out. This process is to make the teapot body evenly heated and can clean and disinfect the teapot body by the way.

 【Select tea and teapot】: Each tea corresponds to a different teapot, and you can brew good tea by choosing the right teapot. One tea serves one teapot. One teapot serves one tea has three advantages. One is that it is not easy to cross taste, can increase the tea fragrance, and maintain the mellowness of the tea soup; the second is that if you brew a kind of tea for a long time, the teapot will be more delicate; the third is that it can increase the sense of ritual in life.

【Regular cleaning】: Tea residue residue will form tea scale, which will affect the taste of tea. Correct cleaning and careful maintenance of purple clay teapots is a science, which is related to its service life, tea tasting experience, and even the cultural value of purple clay teapots themselves.

 【Artificial maintenance】: Nourish the teapot with tea soup, wipe it frequently to make the teapot more moist.

 【Avoid chemical cleaners】: The tea scale on the outer wall must be cleaned by wiping with warm water. Do not use baking soda or other chemical cleaners, which will corrode the patina on the surface of the teapot and damage the purple clay teapot.

 【Storage method】: When not brewing tea, turn it upside down to dry and avoid moisture; place it in a ventilated place, do not seal it; avoid placing it in a place with heavy oil smoke or a lot of dust;