Comments on: Yixing…a day in teapot heaven http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/ Scott's thoughts on traveling to China, learning the language and on Chinese culture Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:47:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: scott http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-340 scott Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:12:46 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-340 Ann, thanks! I'm glad this blog has worked OK and I'm glad you've enjoyed it! Wendy, I hope you get to visit Huangshan and a lot of other places in China with your mother in the not too distant future! Allwyn, the teapots are all made with what they call zisha, or purple clay. It's a special clay found in the Yixing area that has the properties of being a little porous, yet retaining heat, making it ideal for making teas such as oolong and pu'er, which is the other thing you asked about. Pu'er is a kind of tea, most of it grows in Yunnan province. To be honest, it's almost like dirt, since what it amounts to is that it is composted. It is the only tea that gets better with aging and it used to be a tribute tea (one that was given to the emperor). It is generally black in color and compressed into bricks of various shapes, such as bricks, discs, mushrooms, etc. I'll show you when I get back. Have a good one. Once again, thank you all for commenting on my blog. It makes me feel like I have a set of traveling companions! See you soon... Ann, thanks! I’m glad this blog has worked OK and I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it!

Wendy, I hope you get to visit Huangshan and a lot of other places in China with your mother in the not too distant future!

Allwyn, the teapots are all made with what they call zisha, or purple clay. It’s a special clay found in the Yixing area that has the properties of being a little porous, yet retaining heat, making it ideal for making teas such as oolong and pu’er, which is the other thing you asked about. Pu’er is a kind of tea, most of it grows in Yunnan province. To be honest, it’s almost like dirt, since what it amounts to is that it is composted. It is the only tea that gets better with aging and it used to be a tribute tea (one that was given to the emperor). It is generally black in color and compressed into bricks of various shapes, such as bricks, discs, mushrooms, etc. I’ll show you when I get back. Have a good one.

Once again, thank you all for commenting on my blog. It makes me feel like I have a set of traveling companions! See you soon…

]]> By: Allwyn http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Allwyn Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:51:51 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-328 Those are some cool looking tea pots. :-) Are they all made of ceramic / clay ? What is puer? Those are some cool looking tea pots. :-) Are they all made of ceramic / clay ? What is puer?

]]> By: wendy http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-327 wendy Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:56:11 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-327 I visited Huangshan 12 years ago. The first day was raining but the view was very special. I liked the view of Huangshan. I will go there in future I visited Huangshan 12 years ago. The first day was raining but the view was very special. I liked the view of Huangshan. I will go there in future

]]> By: ANN http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-325 ANN Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:22:34 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-325 HAVE LOVED TRAVELING WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!ENJOY THE REST OF THE TRIP. HAVE LOVED TRAVELING WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!ENJOY THE REST OF THE TRIP.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Anonymous Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:46:05 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-320 I am currently on top of Huangshan, staying overnight to see the sunrise. I'll be heading to Shanghai tomorrow. I decided, after finding out what a hassle it would be to get transporation to and from Anji, that it would be better just to go straight to Huangshan. I arrived yesterday in the late afternoon at the town at the base of Huangshan. I walked up the Eastern side this morning and did a bunch of walking around. This Internet connection is costing Y20 ($2.66 an hour) and I can't remember my password for the blog admin, so I'm posting here in case anyone sees it. If you do, and you know anyone else who is reading it, please tell them not to worry if I don't post for a couple of days. It's amazing to me that even on the top of a mountain here, you can do the Internet thing, even if it is relatively expensive. So, I'll be walking down the western route tomorrow and the bus from here to Shanghai leaves at around 4:00. So, I"ll have a couple days more in Shanghai before I leave. I hope you have enjoyed the blog thus far. I think I have some really good pictures of Huangshan (the weather was beautiful today), and will hopefully get good weather for the sunrise tomorrow. Until I get my laptop to a connection, though, I'll be stuck not showing pictures, or maybe doing anymore posts, if I don't have my USB drive with me to get passwords. Well, bye for now... I am currently on top of Huangshan, staying overnight to see the sunrise. I’ll be heading to Shanghai tomorrow. I decided, after finding out what a hassle it would be to get transporation to and from Anji, that it would be better just to go straight to Huangshan. I arrived yesterday in the late afternoon at the town at the base of Huangshan. I walked up the Eastern side this morning and did a bunch of walking around. This Internet connection is costing Y20 ($2.66 an hour) and I can’t remember my password for the blog admin, so I’m posting here in case anyone sees it. If you do, and you know anyone else who is reading it, please tell them not to worry if I don’t post for a couple of days. It’s amazing to me that even on the top of a mountain here, you can do the Internet thing, even if it is relatively expensive. So, I’ll be walking down the western route tomorrow and the bus from here to Shanghai leaves at around 4:00. So, I”ll have a couple days more in Shanghai before I leave. I hope you have enjoyed the blog thus far. I think I have some really good pictures of Huangshan (the weather was beautiful today), and will hopefully get good weather for the sunrise tomorrow. Until I get my laptop to a connection, though, I’ll be stuck not showing pictures, or maybe doing anymore posts, if I don’t have my USB drive with me to get passwords. Well, bye for now…

]]> By: ANN http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-316 ANN Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:28:41 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-316 AGAIN, WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! I AM THRILLED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE, IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE TRIP SO MUCH MORE REWARDING. AGAIN, WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! I AM THRILLED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE, IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE TRIP SO MUCH MORE REWARDING.

]]> By: Scott http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Scott Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:34:29 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-312 Hi Guohui, I think so. Are there any tips you care to share? Thanks for the comment! Hi Guohui,

I think so. Are there any tips you care to share? Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Guohui http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Guohui Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:06:43 +0000 http://thoughtbyscott.com/blog/2007/11/09/yixinga-day-in-teapot-heaven/#comment-311 very nice teapots! looks really beautiful! Do you know how to drink puer now? :) very nice teapots! looks really beautiful!

Do you know how to drink puer now? :)

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