Golden Duan Ni Clay "Xi Shi" Teapot by Xu Nianfeng Tie Guan Yin Varietal The pick is made using

The pick is made using the san-mai forging process

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty

Smooth sweet ripe meets cooling slightly minty sweet Chrysanthemum

but may find themselves wanting to drink the Classic grade for it's pungent green taste (which is very stimulating)

Tons of character packed into this viscous soupy tea soup

Golden Duan Ni Clay "Xi Shi" Teapot by Xu Nianfeng Tie Guan Yin Varietal The pick is made usingSo what is Duan Ni? In written Chinese, there are two letters for it. The first character is "", which means silk. It has a very similar pronunciation with "" (Tuan) at Yi Xing, so this name probably came from literai at the time who thought "silk" would sound more elegant. The second character is "", which means "mass". This name basically describes the geological character of it, indicating it is a "mass of different ores." These different ores