how to use a chinese tea set

how to use a chinese tea set

Function: The teapot is the core tool for brewing tea, used to brew tea and hold the tea broth.

How to use:

1. Preparation: Choose a teapot that is suitable for the type of tea (e.g. a purple clay teapot is suitable for brewing oolong tea, while a ceramic teapot is suitable for brewing green tea, black tea, etc.).
2. Warming the teapot: Rinse the teapot inside and out with boiling water to raise the temperature of the teapot and help the tea aroma to develop.
3. Pouring tea: Depending on the type of tea and personal taste, put the right amount of tea leaves into the teapot.
4. Fill with water: Fill the teapot with water of the appropriate temperature. Pay attention to the amount of water and brewing time.
5. Pour the tea: After brewing is complete, pour the tea into a teacup or tasting cup.

2. Cover bowl

Function: The cover bowl is a tea set that combines brewing and tasting tea, suitable for individuals or small groups.

Usage:

1. Preparation: Choose a cover bowl with the appropriate material (such as ceramic or purple clay).
2. Warm the bowl: Rinse the inside and outside of the cover bowl with boiling water to increase the temperature.
3. Add tea: Place an appropriate amount of tea leaves in the bottom of the bowl.
4. Add water: Pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water, close the lid and wait a moment.
5. Pour tea: Tilt the bowl so that the tea drips out through the gap between the lid and the bowl and into the cups.

3. Gongdao cup

Function: The gongdao cup is used to even out the tea liquid and ensure that each cup of tea is the same strength.

How to use:

1. Preparation: Place the tea cup in the center of the tea tray to facilitate tea serving.
2. Receiving tea: Pour the tea from the teapot into the tea cup.
3. Serving tea: Use the tea cup to pour the tea into the tea cups in turn, being careful to control the flow rate and speed.

4. Tea cup

Function: The tea cup is a teacup specially designed for drinking tea, which makes it easy to appreciate the aroma and taste of the tea.

How to use:

1. Preparation: Choose a teacup of moderate size and elegant shape.
2. Receiving the tea: Receive the tea from the fair cup, being careful to control the amount.
3. Savoring the tea: Lift the teacup gently, first observing the color of the tea, then smelling the aroma, and finally savoring the taste of the tea.

5. The aroma cup

Function: The aroma cup is used to appreciate the aroma of the tea, especially the highly aromatic oolong tea.

How to use:

1. Preparation: Use the tea cup together with the tea cup.
2. Receiving tea: Pour the tea into the tea cup first, and then pour the tea into the tea cup after the tea aroma has fully diffused.
3. Smelling the aroma: Gently pick up the tea cup and bring it close to your nose to inhale the tea aroma.

Six, tea tray

Function: The tea tray is used to support the tea set and collect the waste water produced during the tea brewing process.

How to use:

1. Placement: Place the tray in the center of the tea table or in a suitable location.
2. Support: Place the teapot, measuring cup, tasting cup and other tea utensils on the tray.
3. Drainage: The waste water produced during the tea-brewing process is poured into the tray through the spout of the teapot or the measuring cup, and cleaned regularly.

7. Tea strainer

Function: The tea strainer is used to hold the dry tea leaves to be brewed, so that the shape and color of the tea leaves can be easily observed and appreciated.

Usage:

1. Preparation: Choose a suitable material that is easy to clean.
2. Place tea: Place an appropriate amount of dry tea leaves in the tea scoop for people to admire and smell the fragrance.
3. Pour tea: When brewing tea, pour the tea leaves in the tea scoop into the teapot.

8. Six tea ceremony tools

The six tea ceremony tools include a tea caddy, tea strainer, tea tongs, tea scoop, tea strainer and tea spoon, each of which has a different supporting role.

• Tea canister: used to store other small tools.
• Tea strainer: placed over the spout of the pot to prevent the tea leaves from falling.
• Tea tongs: used to pick up tea cups or tea residue.
• Tea measure: used to measure tea leaves.
• Tea strainer: used to unblock the net inside the teapot.
• Tea spoon: used to remove tea leaves or clean tea utensils.

9. Other tea utensils

• Tea canister: used to store tea leaves to maintain their freshness and aroma.
• Tea storage: small tea tins for portioned tea leaves with good airtightness.
• Water boiler: used to boil water for making tea, commonly electric kettles and clay pots.
• Cup holder, coaster: small trays or mats to hold tea cups, to prevent the tea from burning your hands or the cups from slipping.