The Zisha teapots produced in Yixing city in east China’s Jiangsu Province are considered to be the best tool for making tea. According to literature, the first Zisha teapot was created during the Song Dynasty in the 10th century.
Different types of clay used for making Yixing teapots, mainly purple clay, red clay, green clay and mixed clay, are collectively called Yixing clay. Yixing clay is referred to as “zisha” in Chinese because purple clay is most commonly used. To make a Zisha teapot, the material should be carefully selected and processed before it can be used. The most important step to make Yixing teapots is to keep pounding (拍打) the clay with a special wooden stick. They are not produced in factories by machine.
The Zisha teapot is considered as the best tea pot that the tea made in it tastes especially nice. And the tea can be stored overnight in it without going bad even in summer. The clay is highly porous (多孔的), but water cannot leak (渗漏) from it. This is the biggest specialty of Zisha clay.
Another famous characteristic of Yixing teapots is that they can absorb tea flavors (吸收茶香) with each brewing. Over time, Yixing teapots can smell aromatic even without tea in it.
The production technique of Yixing Zisha teapots was listed among China’s Intangible Cultural Heritages in 2006. Many people collect Zisha teapots, since it is not only a daily necessity, but has come to be considered as a work of art.
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Did you sleep the day away on March 21 ? Well, you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.
Why do we need sleep? Nobody can give a perfect answer to this question yet. However, tests have shown that lack (缺少) of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature, great weight loss and finally, sickness.
Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors is: ten hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.
Some people seem to get along just well with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did, however take naps during the day. On the other hand, Albert Einstein, another great scientist, said he needed at least ten hours’ sleep a night.
Here are some of the most useful suggestions for a good night’s sleep:
Go to bed at the same time.
Use your bed only to sleep.
Don’t exercise in the evening.
Keep the bedroom dark and quiet.
Drink a glass of milk before sleeping.
Stop looking at the watch while you can’t sleep.
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