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Yixing Ware

Yixing - pronounced “Yee-Sheeng”- wares (i.e. tea pots, etc) have been in use since the Song Dynasty, but became well known in the Ming Dynasty for its unique mineral-rich properties when - used as unglazed wares - they were heralded as adding a new quality to tea drinking. Since these wares are unglazed, tea oils (flavors & aromas) are absorbed into the clay and therefore can enhance a tea considerably. 

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