China is the birthplace of tea culture, and tea drinking culture has a long history. Tea utensils and tea are closely related to tea drinking!
“Food is not as beautiful as utensils” is also a traditional way for Chinese people to use tea. “Tea is nourished by water, and water is made from utensils.” A good tea set can even enhance the taste of tea. But how should one choose a good tea set? So, next, I will combine the relevant knowledge of tea sets and how to choose the tea set that suits me, to share with tea friends.
Table of contents:
1、 Introduction to Tea Set Learning
1. Tea drinking utensils
2. Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony
2、 Classification of ceramic tea sets
1. Classification by place of origin
2. Classified by material
3、 How to choose tea sets (core indicators)
4、 Top 10 Brand Rankings for Tea Set
5、 Recommended tea set brands with high cost-effectiveness
6、 Write at the end
1、 Introduction to Tea Set Learning:
1. Tea drinking utensils
Nowadays, what we usually refer to as tea sets mainly include tea cups, teapots, and other tea drinking utensils. However, in reality, the concept of tea sets in ancient times was much greater than in modern times!
For example, there are: covered bowl, tea sea, fair cup, tea tasting cup, fragrant cup, tea spoon, tea plate, tea filter, tea strainer, tea pet, tea principle, tea lotus, tea storage jar, tea clip, pot pen, tea bucket, table flag, tea towel, tea knife, tea needle, tea bowl, purple clay pot, boiling kettle Wait a minute.
Common tea drinking tools include teapots, covered bowls, fair cups, and tea tasting cups.
Let me introduce some basic and common appliance pictures to you:
2. Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony
You may have heard of the Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony in your daily life, but when you look at them, you find that everyone’s understanding of the composition of the Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony is not so uniform. That is because there are too many tea sets, and everyone can freely choose the tea ceremony tools that suit themselves as the Six Gentlemen of Tea Ceremony on their own tea table!
The six gentlemen of tea ceremony, which are commonly used and relatively unified, include tea tube, tea clip, tea spoon, tea principle, tea strainer, and tea needle.
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Tea: A utensil for taking tea leaves, serving tea in a pot to avoid holding and contaminating the tea leaves in the tea jar.
Tea spoon: Its shape is like a spoon, so it is called a “tea spoon”, and many tea enthusiasts also refer to it as a “tea spoon”. The main purpose is to remove tea leaves from tea storage containers and put them into tea plants or teapots.
Tea needle: Its main function is to clear the honeycomb of the teapot, in order to keep the spout of the teapot flowing smoothly. There are many materials used to make tea needles, including common ones such as gold, silver, bamboo, and wood.
Tea clip: It can remove tea residue from the pot, and is often used by people to hold and wash tea cups, which is scald proof and hygienic. The production materials are mostly bamboo and wood, and there are also a few tea clips made of gold and silver.
Tea strainer: In placing tea, place it on the spout of the pot to guide the tea into the pot, preventing it from falling into the tea soup and affecting the taste of the tea. The material used for making tea cups is generally bamboo or wood, and can also be made of porcelain or pottery.
Tea cup: The tea cup used to hold the above tea ceremony tools is generally cylindrical, and there are also many exquisite tea cups with different shapes, such as curved and gourd shaped.
2、 Classification of ceramic tea sets:
1. Classified by place of origin:
There are five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, including Yue Kiln, Xing Kiln, Ru Kiln, Ge Kiln, Ding Kiln, Jun Kiln, and Southern Song Official Kiln, as well as Jian Kiln
2. Classified by material
It can be divided into different types of tea sets, such as celadon, white porcelain, black porcelain, colored porcelain, red porcelain, and purple clay teapots.
3、 How to choose tea sets, the core indicators are as follows:
1. Aesthetics
There is a saying in Chinese culture that “food is not as good as beautiful utensils.”.
Tea tasting is a personal pleasure, and in the eyes of tea lovers, it is also an art form. So in terms of the shape and appearance of tea sets, choose according to personal preferences!
If you are pursuing the ultimate beauty, you can also choose based on your home’s decoration style.
Traditional Chinese style, complex European style, and American style decoration are more dignified and focus on quality of life. It is recommended to choose purple clay teapots, glazed retro and rustic tea sets, or tea sets with antique shapes to add a sense of solemnity and elegance to the living room.
Nordic style, modern minimalist style, and Mediterranean style, with a decoration style that leans towards freedom, simplicity, and warmth. We recommend Ru kiln or fresh glazed tea sets.
2. Texture
Tea sets made mainly of sand and porcelain are highly favored by tea enthusiasts. They have good water absorption and are not transparent.
3. Pot flavor
Nowadays, everyone is shopping online. When signing for a new pot, first open it and smell the smell inside. If there is a faint tile smell, it is normal, but if there is an artificial coloring smell like paint smell, then quickly return it!
4. Precision
Precision generally refers to the degree of tightness between the lid and the body of the teapot. The higher the bite, the better. Otherwise, the tea aroma will be scattered, which can lead to smelling the fragrance but not tasting it!
5. Tea (Don’t forget!)
① How to choose tea sets based on tea leaves? I have made a summary:
Tie Guan Yin, Pu erh tea, black tea: It is recommended to choose purple clay teapots, covered bowls and cups, or elegant cups;
Green tea: It is recommended to choose glass cups, or uncovered white porcelain, celadon, and blue and white porcelain;
Black tea: It is recommended to choose white glazed purple clay, white porcelain, red glazed porcelain, warm colored porcelain, or cover the bowl and cup;
Yellow tea: It is recommended to choose yellow glazed porcelain and yellow orange teapots, cups, lids, and cups;
White tea: It is recommended to choose white porcelain or yellow clay stoneware teacups and colored black porcelain on the inner wall.
② Common tea classification:
Common black teas: Fu brick, flower brick, black brick, green brick tea; Tianjian, Gongjian, Shengjian; Ten liang, a hundred liang, a thousand liang. It is called “four brick, three sharp and three Steamed rolls tea”.
Common green teas include Biluochun, West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, Emei Mountain Tea, Anji White Tea, etc.
Common black teas include Zhengshan Xiaozhong, Qimen black tea, Darjeeling black tea, Uba, Assam black tea, etc.
Common yellow teas include Junshan Yinzhen, Mengding Huangya, Huoshan Huangya, Yuan’an Huangcha, Pingyang Huangtang, Wanxi Huangda Tea, Guangdong Dayeqing, etc.
Common white teas include Tian Shan Bai, Bai Hao Yin Zhen, Bai Mudan, Shou Mei,
top 10 Brand Rankings for Tea Set
This is the list of the top ten tea set brands selected in March 2021 based on the sales volume and positive reviews of the tea set brands in the market. When making a purchase, you can use this list as a reference:
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5、 Recommended tea sets with high cost-effectiveness
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