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		<title>Jintuta teapot by Deng Kui (picture)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This teapot’s designation comes from a famous object, which inspired its shape and design: Jintuta (金涂塔) literally means gold painted stupa or pagoda. In the year 977, the last king of the Wuyue kingdom (吴越国), who was a devout Buddhist, erected the Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔) on the southern shore of the West Lake (西湖) in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zisha teapot sold for record price at auction (picture)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This zisha (紫砂) teapot was recently sold for 12,32 million Yuan at an auction in Beijing. It is a Shipiao (石瓢) style teapot made in 1948 by teapot artist Gu Jingzhou (顾景舟). The calligraphy on it is by Wu Hufan (吴湖帆). Source: 北京紫砂壶拍卖创出1232万世界纪录(图)]]></description>
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		<title>How to identify a zisha teapot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teapots made out of zisha (紫砂) clay are reputed ideal for brewing wulong teas (乌龙茶) or Chinese black teas (黑茶). They get even better over time, if you “raise” them by only brewing one type of tea per pot. If you are looking to buy a zisha teapot, here are some tricks to distinguish between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zisha teapot in the shape of the Chinese pavilion (picture)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new entrant to the long list of variedly shaped zisha (紫砂) teapots and tea cups: source: 迎世博创意紫砂出炉（组图) World Expo Shanghai 2010 China pavilion:]]></description>
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		<title>The first teapot artist</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is no secret that a good teapot is crucial to let good tea leaves express their whole potential. Even outside of China, the word is getting out that zisha (紫砂) teapots from the city of Yixing (宜兴) represent the highest quality and refinement in teapots. There are at least two reasons that justify this [...]]]></description>
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