Ceramics from Qinzhou, Guangxi | 坭兴茶壶

Chinese pottery is an art with a centuries-old history. Qinzhou pottery (Chinese: 钦州, pinyin: qīnzhōu), where masters, having adopted the many years of experience of their ancestors, manually create beautiful Nishing teapots (Chinese: 坭兴茶壶, pinyin: níxīng cháhú), is one of the four most famous ceramic industries in China. Qinzhou ceramics have their own style, due to the characteristics of the local clay and unique processing methods that create unevenly changing colors during firing. After firing, the clay is masterfully polished, giving the teaware a special gloss. The teapots themselves are hand-decorated with traditional minimalist images and hieroglyphs. There are several factory productions in Qinzhou, but most Nishing ceramics are created by masters who pass on their experience from generation to generation. Teapots come in a variety of shapes. When making them, craftsmen are inspired by history, natural motifs and the beauty of nature. There are teapots with soft shapes and laconic designs. Others can be elegant, semicircular and small in size. Teapots in the form of an inverted bell are very popular, as they are versatile and aesthetically pleasing. The main difference between Nishin teapots is the high content of iron oxide, which has a beneficial effect on the human body. Another advantage is that, thanks to the structure of Qinzhou clay, the walls of the product heat up less and do not burn your hands as much, making tea drinking an ideally comfortable process!