THE MAGIC OF ORIENT MUD 東方泥土的魔法

在中國，

有一種古老的東方味道，傳承至今

滋潤喉間，回味悠長，那就是茶

In China, there is an ancient oriental taste that has been passed down to this day.

It moisturizes your throat with a long aftertaste, that is tea.

中國人愛茶，將茶傳播到世界各地，

并創作出了一系列飲茶的工具

Chinese people love tea and spread it all over the world，and created a series of tools for drinking tea.

在宜興，

一種技藝，傳承千年

In Yixing, a craft has been passed down from generation to generation.

將泥土與辛勞、智慧和東方的生活美學，

通過魔法般地創造出一種神奇事物,

那就是紫砂壺技藝

It injects wisdom, ingenuity, and oriental aesthetics into the earth, magically creating an amazing vessel, Zisha teapot.

徐師傅，宜興紫砂陶藝世家徐門第五代傳承人

她正在為自己的新作品而忙碌著

Master Xu is the fifth-generation inheritor of the Yixing Zisha pottery of Xu’s family.

She is busy working on her new product.

紫砂壺的形成，要通過幾步：

敲、拍、黏、合

紫砂壺的最大奧秘，

就是在這磨成細粉的砂料中

The making of Zisha teapot takes several steps: knock, clap, stick, close.

The biggest secret of the purple clay teapot is in the mineral materials that are ground into fine powder.

丁蜀鎮，黃龍山

天時地利的造化，

讓這座山中蘊藏著紫砂壺的原料——紫砂礦

Huanglong Mountain, Dingshu Town.

Thanks to Nature’s gift, the hill boasts the raw materials of the Zisha teapot - the purple clay mine.

砂料中的鐵含量，

決定了紫砂最終燒制的顏色和質地

The iron content in the minerals determines the final color and texture of the purple clay.

選好了礦料，

還要經過磨、篩、和三道工序，

才能變成做壺的紫砂泥

After selection, qualified mineral materials have to go through three processes of grinding, sieving, and drying before being turned into purple clay for teapots.

徐師傅的這把壺身已經成型，

壺蓋落身，嚴絲合縫

一瞬間，一把紫砂壺的雛形就誕生于世

The teapot body made by Master Xu has been formed, with the perfect match of the lid in size.

In an instant, the prototype of a Zisha teapot is born.

古南街，是紫砂壺界的大師搖籃

這條古街上生活居住了數十位大師，

紫砂界的泰斗顧景舟就誕生于此

In China, Gunan street is the cradle of Zisha masters.

Several Zisha craft masters were born on this ancient street, including Gu Jingzhou.

他的作品骨脈凝神、表面純凈、氣韻飽滿，

開啟了紫砂界的一個新時代

His works are full of vitality and artistic appeal in simple and pure appearance, has ushered in a new era in the Zisha world.

丁蜀鎮的另一頭，

張師傅正在展示絞泥工藝的技法

絞泥，具有獨特的藝術性

On the other side of Dingshu Town, master Zhang is demonstrating the technique of twisting clay.

Twisting clay has unique artistry.

他將幾種不同顏色的紫砂泥，

經過反復揉搓、疊加、擠壓形成云紋，

最終幻彩的云紋成為壺身的一部分

看似簡約，卻又從中透著蒼勁與美感，

這是獨特的東方美學

Master Zhang rubs, stacks, and squeezes Zisha clay of several different colors repeatedly to form cloud patterns, finally, the multicolored cloud pattern becomes a part of the teapot body.

Simple, but full of vigor and beauty, this is unique oriental aesthetics.

花器，是紫砂壺中的一大分支

通過匠人的巧思，

世間萬物幾乎都可以化入壺身

這是紫砂壺制作工藝中，雕塑的技藝

Decorated teapot, also called Huaqi, is a major branch of the Zisha teapot.

Through the ingenuity of the craftsman, almost everything in the world can be integrated into the teapot body.

The art of sculpture is applied in the making of Zisha teapot.

季師傅，正在進行他的創作

屏息之間，一只夏蟬

出現在我們眼前，栩栩如生

Master Ji is working on his creation.

In a split second, a summer cicada comes into view, vivid and lifelike.

制作好的紫砂壺，

需要最后一道工序——燒制

古老的窯爐自下而上，攀山而行，

像一頭熟睡的臥龍，

龍窯之名，由此得來

The to-be-finished Zisha teapot requires the last process - fire.

The ancient kiln climbs the mountain from bottom to top, like a crouching dragon in sleep, hence, the name of the dragon kiln.

但是伴隨著歲月進程，

燒窯的技術也被現代化賦予了新的語法

高效精準的電窯和煤氣窯逐步替代了龍窯

But modernization advances the technology of kiln firing.

Electric kilns and gas kilns, more efficient and precise, have gradually replaced traditional dragon kilns.

紫砂壺們在1200度高溫下沐火而坐，

無數的鐵原子經過高溫游離，

神奇地均勻分布在壺體的每一處

Zisha teapots sit in the fire at a temperature of 1,200 degrees Celsius, the mica and quartz in the mineral deposits are porcelained, and countless iron atoms, dissociated at high temperature, are miraculously evenly distributed in every part of the teapot body.

歷經歲月與汗水，

大師們給這東方泥土澆筑了層出不窮的“魔法”

這是進階的力量，也是智慧的造化

紫砂通過火，瑰麗地以多種形象展現在了世人面前

Through the years and sweat, the masters have poured endless stream of “magic” into this oriental clay.

This is the power of progression and the creation of wisdom.

Teapot sculpture, through fire is magnificently displayed in front of the world.

飲茶會友，閑適自得

燒制成型的紫砂壺，

被送到千家萬戶的茶案之上

飲茶，這古老的東方傳統，

有著穿透時空的力量

It is a leisure to meet friends with tea-tasting, the fired Zisha teapots are served on the tea tables of thousands of households.

Drinking tea, an ancient oriental tradition, has the power to traverse time and space.

紫砂壺因茶而生，茶因壺而盛，

它們都是從泥土中而來，又再次匯聚一起

腳下的泥土，通過一代又一代匠人們的智慧，

造化出藝術，將其傳承

Drinking tea, an ancient oriental tradition, has the power to traverse time and space, Zisha teapot is born for tea and tea thrives on teapot, they both come out of the earth and then bond intimately.

The earth under our feet, through the wisdom of craftsmen, is turned into art works, the craft of which has been passed down through generations.

由江蘇省人民政府新聞辦公室、新華社新聞信息中心江蘇中心聯合制作的《江蘇文化名片》系列微紀錄片推出第十一個篇章：東方泥土的魔法。當泥土被賦予“魔法”，融入人類的智慧、審美、情志，便成為傳承千年文化的載體。本片采用多線敘事結構，通過紀錄數位宜興紫砂工藝大師的日常故事，串聯起全片的整體脈絡，完整展示了經歷調砂、絞泥、雕塑、燒制等數道工藝方能成型的紫砂壺匠心制作技藝，以及“魔法”背后的人文力量。