Entery Level 

Material：

Qian Xi Zini · Lishu Mine
Mined from Dashuitan pit of Lishu area, Huanglong Mountain, Dingshu, Yixing. It got its name from the excavation around Millennium Bathroom in year 2000. It is a natural symbiotic purple clay coexisting with Tianqing Ni without any artificial blending.

The raw ore reserve is only about 100–200 tons. After the mine was sealed, only stocked ore remains, making this material increasingly rare.

Patina performance: New pot comes with matte finish. Soft luster appears within days of tea use. After long-term nurturing, the pot develops silky waxy patina with deep jade-like gloss.

Best for oolong tea, raw & ripe Pu'er, black tea and red tea. It locks in tea aroma and enhances mellowness of liquor.

Production difficulty: Raw ore contains natural grit and iron spots. Repeated manual screening is required, leading to low yield of premium finished teapots.

Capacity： ~110ml

Multiple-hole filter 

Craftsmanship | Handmade with the help of the mold

This teapot adopts top-tier semi-handmade craftsmanship. A simple mould is only used to speed up the preliminary shaping of the pot body and ensure uniform, consistent aesthetics across every finished piece. The overwhelming majority of the production work is still completed meticulously by hand, retaining the texture and soul of pure handmade artistry.

Semi-handmade ≠ cheap craft. Value, beauty and tea experience are everything. A teapot’s true value depends on clay grade and craftsmanship, not labels.

Genuine semi-handmade Zisha is a traditional auxiliary craft, not industrial mass production.

Seal: Di Hu Cheng Xin 涤壶澄心

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Every Zisha teapot from Dihu Chengxin undergoes repeated trials under the technical supervision of 范志浩 Fan Zhihao. Each piece is meticulously carved to faithfully recreate the classic shapes of ancient teapots with consummate craftsmanship.

Born in 1994, Fan Zhihao has devoted himself to teapot making since 2012. He studied under the renowned Zisha masters 华建 Hua Jian (Master of Arts and Crafts) and 吴齐敏 Wu Qimin (Jiangsu Provincial Master of Traditional Craft Skills). Specializing in traditional round and square wares, he now leads the R&D and quality control for all products of Dihu Chengxin.