SCAFTEA SELECTED 1980s No.1 state-owned factory fully handcrafted Gualing Purple Clay teapot 八零年代中國國營紫砂一廠全手工瓜菱壺 Oolong tea The Blang people are descendants

The Blang people are descendants of the ancient "Pu people" and one of the earliest tea-growing peoples on the earth

Tea Type: Black Tea

As one of the classic styles from Man Sheng's Eighteen Scholars' Teapots

Fujian Province

SCAFTEA SELECTED 1980s No.1 state-owned factory fully handcrafted Gualing Purple Clay teapot 八零年代中國國營紫砂一廠全手工瓜菱壺 Oolong tea The Blang people are descendantsDescription: The state owned Yixing Factory No. 1, also known as Jiangsu Yixing Zisha Craft Factory, was established in 1955 under the guidance of the Chinese government, bringing together the "Seven Zisha Masters" to form this legendary institution. It operated as a state owned enterprise until its privatization in 1997. During its 40+ years of operation, Factory No. 1 nurtured a generation of Zisha masters whose creations became benchmarks of