High taste. Shao Meihua, national arts and crafts artist, 1967, from Yixing, Tao Dou. 1989 joined Yixing Zisha Craft Factory and studied under Ding Yaping, a craftsman. After years of study, he has made rapid progress in technology. 200 1 He Daohong, a master craftsman, and Ding, a senior craftsman, were instructed by Pan Hu Institute of Yixing Zisha Craft Factory. His works are unique, especially the works of wringing mud are welcomed by the vast number of pot art lovers. His twisted clay "Yuanyun Pot" won the "Fiona Fang Cup" Excellence Award of China ceramics in China Ceramic Art Exhibition, so Shao Meihua's teapot belongs to high-grade. Zisha Pot is a unique handmade clay handicraft in China. Its production began in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, and the raw material was purple mud, which was produced in Dingshu Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province.