Zisha Dao:
The Quiet Art of Clay
Zisha Dao（philosophy of purple clay） is where earth meets fire, and water finds its calm. A handmade teapot holds warmth and silence, letting each pour soften the world and each sip steady the heart.
Yixing Purple Clay Teapots
Tea Dao:
The Way of Stillness
Tea Dao is the quiet meeting of water, leaf, and mind. A single pour becomes a moment of clarity; a single sip, a return to oneself. In this stillness, tea is not a drink— but a way to see the world more gently.
Handcrafted Gaiwans
Tenmoku:
The Way of Emberlight
The Way of Emberlight, Jian Dao is a dialogue of clay, flame, and time. A single glaze unveils a universe; a single glance awakens. In hidden starlight, a bowl is not a vessel— but a witness to quiet, unrepeatable beauty.
About Me
Hello everyone, I am Bruce Liu.
I was born in Jiangsu, into a four‑generation tea‑trading family rooted in the traditions of Yixing Zisha. Clay, kilns, and tea were the quiet language of my childhood. Even after my family immigrated to Toronto in 2000, we carried our heritage with us—wrapped not in luggage, but in memory and practice.
For ten years, I worked as a marketing director in a Fortune 500 company, learning how global audiences think and how stories travel across cultures. Yet every success reminded me of what I had stepped away from: the clay shaped by my ancestors, the tea that defined my family’s rhythm, the heritage that waited patiently for my return.
Eventually, I chose to come back—not to a place, but to a lineage. I left the corporate world and dedicated myself to sharing Chinese tea culture, Zisha craftsmanship, and the philosophy of Tea Dao with the world. Today, I continue my family’s legacy as both a cultural bearer and a bridge between East and West.
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