Chinese Tea Set

Basic Knowledge of Tea Set

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Cover bowl

The most common main tea brewing set made of ceramic, glass and clay, it is suitable for making all kinds of tea.

Teapot

It is also used for making tea. The materials include purple sand, glass, etc. Glass pots are generally used to make green tea, flower tea and white tea, while purple clay pots are suitable for making oolong tea, Pu'er tea, black tea and black tea.

Fair cup

It is used to evenly distribute tea soup. The most common materials are glass, porcelain, clay and other materials.

Tea cup

Just as the name implies, there are various types of tea cups, which can be selected according to your preferences. However, if you want to better gather incense, it is recommended to choose a small cup with a small mouth and not too large.

Smelling cup

This kind of cup will be higher. It will be used when making oolong tea with high aroma.

Tea pot

It is used to store tea. When using, tea sets of different materials should be selected according to different tea leaves

Tea towel

It is used to clean the tea table and tea set, and wipe the excess tea when making tea.

Water bowl

Put unwanted tea. When making tea, the unwanted water when washing the cup or changing tea can be poured into the cup for convenient treatment.

Chinese Tea Ware List

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Tea set ware classified according to functions include the water boiler, primary tea brewing ware and auxiliary tea brewing wara.Classified according lo form they are the single tea ware and the combined lea ware.

Single Tea Ware Water Boiler

The common water boiler is the electric kettle- safe,convenient,pollution-free and fast. The power is normally 400W to 1800W(higher voltage will boil the water faster but power consumption will be more).High-temperature resistannt glass pot and pottery kettles often use ethanol as fuel (pottery kettles use charcoal).These kettles are slow to boil and unsafe,which you can use when boiling water in the open country.

Covered bowl(Gaiwan)

The covered bowl,also known as the Sancai bei and Chazhan,is often used as a substitute teapot in south Fujian. It also can be used as a teacup. It is normally used for brewing scented tea. The covered bowl is normally porcelain.

Teacup

The teacup normally refers to the cup with large capacity,best foreveryday tea brewing. Teacups may be of glass,porcelain,purple-clay and ceramic. Brewing in a teacup is convenient,but not good for tea appreciation. Normally thhe tools used for appreciating tea are small-150-200ml is the best.

Gongdao Bei(Fairness Cup)

The Gongdao cup,also called the Chazhong or Chahai,is used for holding and mixing the tea liquid. When brewing tea,the liquid is poured into the Gongdao cup to prevent the liquid getting stronger or bitter from over brewing.The Gongdao cup,first used in the 1970Os, was larger than the matchingpot or covered bowl.The common Gongdao cup is of porcelain,purple-clay and glass,with or without handle.Some Gongdao cups have a strainer.

Teapot

The teapot, normally small in size, is used to brew tea. There are porcelain teapots, purple-clay teapots and glass teapots each best for brewing tea of different kinds.

Appreciation Cup(Pinming Bei) and AromaCup (Wenxiang Bei)

Also called Wen and Pin cups. Appreciation cup,the size of a half Ping-Pong ball,is of different shapes,such as a half ball, single- layered or double-layered. Most aroma cups are made of porcelain and few are purple-clay cups with white glazed interior.

Tea Tray (Cha Pan)

The tea tray, also known as the Chachuan(tea ship) and Chaxi (tea wash), is used for carrying the tea brewing tools and the waste water. There are single-layered tea trays and double-layered tea trays. In a double-layered tea tray, the first layer has holes while the lower layer is a drawer for draining water. The single-layered tea tray only has a metal pipe in the right lower corner to drain the waste water into a connected waste tea bucket. The tea tray is normally made of bamboo or wood,and sometimes ceramic, purple-clay,stone and jade.

TIPS

The double-layered tea tray has limited capacity to hold the waste water and should be cleaned timely to avoid overflow.

Waste Bucket(Fei Cha Tong)

The bucket holding the waste water and tea dregs is the waste bucket. Different from the common trash bin,it is normally made of bamboo, wood,plastic or metal. The sieved first layer has an opening connected to a pipe.

Tea Holder (Cha He)

The tea holder is a container used for storing the dry tea temporally for appreciation in tea ceremonies. Most tea holders are made of porcelain.

Porcelain tea holder

Coaster (Bei Dian) The coaster, or cup holder, is used for holding the teacup-aroma cup and appreciation cup-when offering tea. Porcelain or purple- clay coasters are normally used together with the corresponding aroma and appreciation cups,or matching with the bamboo,wood or cloth coaster.

Strainer and Srainer Holder(Lvwang and Lvwang Jia)

The strainer, also known as the tea filter, is used for filtering the tea residue. It should be placed on the holder when not in use. It is made of the stainless steel, ceramic, calabash, wood or bamboo.

Tea Props (Cha Daoju)

Tea props are the six tools for tea ceremony performance, consisting of the prop holder, tea tong, tea funnel, teaspoon, chaze and tea needle, normally made of bamboo and wood.

There are also stainless steel tea tongs.

Tea prop holder

The tea prop holder is used for holding the tea tong, tea funnel, teaspoon, chaze and the tea needle.

Tea funnel

The tea funnel is placed on the pot mouth to widen the mouth and prevent the tea leaves from spilling.

Tea Cloth (Cha Jin)

The tea cloth is used to clean water and tea stains from the tea ware.Mostly made of cotton cloth or linen, it should be highly absorbant.

Pot Brush(Yang Hu Bi)

The pot brush is used to wash the exterior of the purple-clay pot.

Pu-erh Tea Cutter (Pu-erh Dao)

The Pu-erh tea cutter is used to poke and loosen compressed tea.It is a necessary tool for brewing compressed tea.

Water Calyx (Shui Yu)

The water calyx is also called the tea calyx, waste water calyx, waste tea calyx. It is used for holding the waste water and tea dregs, and other wastes during the tea appreciation process, normally made of porcelain or pottery.

Disinfection Pot （Xiaodu Guo)

The disinfection pot is used for sterilizing and cleaning the cups by boiling water and normally sold together with the instant kettle. The disinfection pot is made of stainless steel and often seen in tea shops.

Pot Cover and Cup Cover (Hu Tao and Bei Tao)

The pot and cup covers, made of padded cloth, are used for shielding the pot and cups against damage.

Tea Serving Tray (Feng Cha Pan)

The tea serving tray is normally made of bamboo, wood or porcelain used for placing the teacup when serving tea. Some trays have holders on both sides.

Pot Holder (Hu Cheng)

The pot holder is used for holding the pot. It is mostly purple-clay, ceramic and porcelain ware, to match the pot.

Lid Holder (Gai Zhi)

The lid holder is used for holding the pot lid when brewing tea.

Grain Tea

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The grain not only can be eaten, but also be drunk.

Mung Bean Tea

The mung bean has cooling properties. It helps detoxify the body and relieve the summer heat. It is often used for making conjee or cake, and also as a hot or cold drink.

Buckwheat Tea

The buckwheat tea has cold properties and is bitter in taste, but rich in rutoside. It can help improve the microcirculation, lower the blood sugar and the blood pressure, and improve the immunity of the human body. lt can be brewed in boiling water or boiled. The boiled buckwheat is edible.

Chinese Ceramic Teacups

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Ceramic cups are suitable for brewing medium to high quality green tea, mainly to enjoy the fragrance of the tea or to quench thirst. The ceramic tea cups used are usually Gaiwan cups. However, when brewing delicate famous teas with an opaque white ceramic cup, one cannot see the tea leaves changing in the cup and cannot fully appreciate the taste of tea water, which is a disadvantage of brewing tea with ceramic cups.

The thermal insulation of ceramic tea cups is greater than that of glass tea cups. In the case of raw tea, the sustained high temperature may cause the active ingredients in the tea leaves to leach out more easily, resulting in tea water with a more fragrant taste.

The ceramic cup brewing method is actually the most commonly used daily brewing method. Put 2-3 grams of dry tea into the ceramic cup, pour 95℃-100℃ boiling water into the cup, with a water volume of 200 millilitres per cup. Cover the lid of the cup to prevent the aroma from escaping, to maintain the temperature of the water, and to facilitate the expansion of the tea leaves, accelerating their descent to the bottom of the cup. Wait 3-5 minutes before opening the lid.

You will then be able to smell the fragrance and taste the flavour of the tea. Depending on the strength of the tea water, it can be brewed three times.

Although the method of brewing tea with ceramic cups is very convenient, the disadvantage of this brewing method is that if the water temperature is too high, it is easy to scald the tea leaves, and if the water temperature is too low, it is difficult to brew out the fragrance of the tea leaves. Also, because of the large amount of water, it is often difficult to drink it all at once, so the tea leaves are left to soak for too long and the tea water becomes cold, affecting the colour, aroma and flavour.

Classic Chinese Style with Tea Set

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Traditional Chinese aesthetics pay attention to symmetry, with the integration of Chinese elements of the symmetrical pattern to decorate, and then the same furniture, jewellery placed in a symmetrical way, can create a pure oriental mood, add a sense of history and literary temperament to the room. Chinese calligraphy and painting, ceramic tea sets, Chinese knots, Peking Opera masks, palace lanterns, the four treasures of the study and so on are the embodiment of Chinese style elements.

Chinese classical home style jewelry colour can be used representative Chinese red and blue and white blue, the room should not be decorated with too much colour, so as not to break the elegant Chinese home life pursuit. The tone should not be bright, should be calm grey tone. Replace green with lots of plants, such as spider plants, large potted plants, etc.

With the Chinese style decoration, the traditional Chinese tea set has a lot of room to play. The overall dark tone of the environment, you can choose blue and white porcelain, colour porcelain to liven up the atmosphere. Zen full of environment, you can choose celadon tea set, white porcelain tea set. In the environment with more calligraphy and painting, you can choose the simple and elegant purple clay tea set. In the black, white and grey environment, you can also choose lacquer. In almost all Chinese environments, porcelain, pottery and glass tea sets can be well integrated into the environment, while playing a lively atmosphere and adding charm.

What kind of tea set is suitable for green tea?

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When it comes to summer, green tea is undoubtedly the most popular tea among tea lovers. When it comes to making tea, you need to understand the tea set. Which tea set is suitable for making green tea?

1. White ceramic covered bowl

The teapot can be said to be a tea set suitable for all kinds of tea, and there is no tea that cannot be brewed with a teapot. The mouth of the covered bowl is generally large, which is very convenient for everyone to smell the aroma of green tea. When brewing green tea, it is best to choose a white ceramic bowl. Green tea is a very ornamental tea, green tea soup and white tea cups will produce a unique comparison, which is more conducive to everyone to observe the appearance and tone of the colour of the soup, but also beneficial to feel the essence of green tea.

2. Glass

When brewing green tea, the choice of glass is also particularly appropriate. Because the glass is transparent, you can see the tea leaves stretching inside the glass. Many people say that brewing green tea is a visual feast. For tea lovers, it is a pleasure to watch the transformation of tea in boiling water. And glasses are cheap.

3. Purple clay pot

Do you think the purple clay pot is only for brewing Pu 'er tea? The purple clay pot is a breathable equipment, which is very suitable for brewing green tea, and the tea stored in the purple clay pot has a long time, which can fully preserve the taste and aroma of green tea. However, the purple clay pot is not suitable for brewing delicate green tea.

Chinese Fruit Tea

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Fresh fruit or dry fruit can be made into a drink after being boiled separately or together. Made with fresh fruit or dry and refined natural fruit, the fruit tea has a sweet flavor with the slightly acidic andstrong fragrance of the fruit and flower.It can be made with boiled wvater or ice cube. This kind of tea strengthens the digestive functions. It is better to drink after a meal.

There are all kinds of fruit teas of different quality and origin, such as the Flavor of Europe, Blue Danube, Swimming Beauty and Elegant Girl.It is recommended to select the dry fruit tea with natural and fresh flavor.The liquid of the high-quality fruit tea must have a good transparency. The fruit tea should be stored in the refrigerator after sealing tightly.You can make the fruit tea yourself.

Prepare fresh fruit, such as a pear or apple or dry fruit, such as the Chinese date, longan, medlar and chrysanthemum and a black tea bag.Wash the fresh fruit and dice them, and wash the Chinese date, longan, medlar and chrysanthemum. Add the raw materials into a glass pot o stainless steel pot of boiling water and boil for 3-5 minutes on slow fire and eat the raw material.

Herbal Tea

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Herbal tea is made from herbal medicines to help to cure diseases.

Some compound herbal tea may contain animal organs or minerals. Today, herbal tea is widely used as remedies-the cooling herbal tea, weight-losing tea, stomach-strengthening tea and the blood pressuring-lowering tea. Herbal tea is made into tea bags and canned tea drinks, easy to carry and drink.

You must be prudent while choosing herbal tea. Consult a doctor as soon as any discomfort arises. The common herbal tea materials include medlar, cinnamon, Juemingzi, licorice, Sterculia lychnophora, Motherwort, Ginkgo biloba, American ginseng and ginger slice.

Medlar tea

The medlar tastes sweet, has mild properties, and is a traditional Chinese medicine. It helps nourish the blood, fortify the kidney, stimulate the appetite and enhance immunity. It can be used for making wine or dishes.

Rose Tea

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Rose, also called feihong in Chinese, has a strong fragrance. It is mild and tastes a little bitter. It helps blood circulation, tones the blood, relieves menstrual discomfort and makes the skin radiant.

Roselle

Roselle, also called luoshenhua in Chinese, has an acid flavor. It can help cool the blood and relieve the summer heat. It helps blood circulation, removes halitosis and clears the skin. Take 2-3 petals of roselle and pour boiling water, keep for about 3 minutes and add sugar or honey before drinking.

TIPS

Those who have weak spleen and stomach should avoid roselle syrup.

Chrysanthemum Tea

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Chrysanthemum has a history of more than 2,000 years in China and can be divided into Gongju, Hangbaiju,white chrysanthemum and yellow chrysanthemum.lt is mainly produced in Anhui and Zhejiang and the neighboring areas. The chrysanthemum,slightly cool in property,can reduce body heat, detoxify,detumescence, is diuretic, nourishes liver,eyesight,lowers

blood pressure and soothes nerves.In addition to makingliquid,it can be used to make conjee or dishes. What's more,using pillows made with the dry chrysanthemum can help cure insomnia.

TIPS

Yellow chrysanthemum,tastes a little bitter,is more effective in fever-clearing and detoxifying;the white chrysanthemum tastes sweet and is more effective for the liver and improving eyesight.