China has traditional tea and ceramics cultures. They supplement each other. In a certain historical period, tea promoted the development of ceramic. The purple earthenware is a kind of ceramic. The development of thi...China has traditional tea and ceramics cultures. They supplement each other. In a certain historical period, tea promoted the development of ceramic. The purple earthenware is a kind of ceramic. The development of this kind of teapot was closely related with Chinese tea. In ancient China, the tea was boiled instead of being infused, as at present. At that time, most of the tea was in compressed form, not in bulk form, so no particular tea utensil was necessary. Since the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the展开更多
文摘China has traditional tea and ceramics cultures. They supplement each other. In a certain historical period, tea promoted the development of ceramic. The purple earthenware is a kind of ceramic. The development of this kind of teapot was closely related with Chinese tea. In ancient China, the tea was boiled instead of being infused, as at present. At that time, most of the tea was in compressed form, not in bulk form, so no particular tea utensil was necessary. Since the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), the
