Chinese Tea Set: Essential For Tea Making Today
Sarah Williams
You probably all know that tea is highly considered by Chinese
as one of the necessities to start a day. Well, it is a very
important part of the Chinese culture. They have drunk tea
since time immemorial and so they have a wide range of
knowledge and experience with tea and tea making.
Speaking of tea making, it is interesting to know that there
are some very important steps involved in tea making. One of
those is choosing the right Chinese tea set.
Choosing the right or appropriate tea sets is said to be very
crucial in the tea preparation. In particular, it holds a very
vital role in brewing tea.
Now, what composes a Chinese tea set?
Basically, the Chinese tea sets are referred to as tea pots,
tea saucers, tea bowls, and tea trays. Today, there are
different forms and types of Chinese tea sets that have certain
characteristics and designs. Because of this, the tea sets are
considered a very necessary part of artistry.
Being highly valued, the Chinese tea sets are dedicated to the
established tea culture in China. They are actually divided
into two categories. The first refers to those that have high
artistic value, while the second is those that are used in
every day life. I think it is quite understandable that those
with high artistic value are commonly used in special tea
ceremonies like a Chinese wedding ceremony. They are usually
kept in beautiful cabinets and are proudly presented during a
tea ceremony. On the other hand, those that are used in every
day life are just used plainly for that purpose. As you may
know, tea is a very vital part of every meal in China.
How to select the right tea sets and identify their use is not
difficult. Selecting Chinese tea sets for every day use largely
depends on the types of the tea that people drink. It even
depends on where the people live.
For example, in the eastern as well as northern regions of
china, the people usually drink floral teas, which are also
considered as herbal teas. Now, in drinking floral tea, the
people commonly employ large tea pots to boil the tea in water.
According to some resources, these tea pots are ceramic, and
their size depends on the number of people to be served.
In the Kangnam area, it was reported that green tea is usually
drunk. It then follows that using a ceramic tea pot with a lid
is very appropriate. Then, in areas like Fujian, Taiwan and
Guangdong, the people drink usually oolong teas, so they
usually use a regular kettle to brew the tea.
Furthermore, when brewing Gongfu tea or Hong tea, experts
suggest using a ceramic pot or a regular kettle. Then, when
drinking a high quality tea such as Xihu-long-jing,
Jun-shan-yin-zhen, and Ton-ting-bilei-chun, clear glass cups
are appropriate to use.
However, when drinking green tea or any tea that has fine
leaves, choose a Chinese tea set that has small tea cups, as
they are best to use than the large ones. Well, the main reason
for this is that when these teas are poured into large cup,
there would be too much water. High levels of water is said to
brew fine leaves too fast, resulting in discolored tea leaves,
and influencing the fragrance as well as taste of the tea.
Some people also use a thermos to keep the green tea warm,
which affects the color and flavor of the tea. It’s no wonder
then that today, most of the Chinese tea sets include thermos
on it.
Along with those mentioned items included in a Chinese tea set,
there are also some tea plates, tea set cover cloths, tea
spoons, tea trays, and tea brewing containers to complete the
set.
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