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Similar to Yixing teapots made from the same clay, tea pets are unglazed, and are mostly monochromatic with a rough surface. [2] A tea pet is typically placed on a tea tray and has tea poured over it during tea time. Due to the tea pet not being glazed, the figurine absorbs some of the tea, resulting in the tea pet changing color over time, as ...
Gongfu tea (Teochew: gang1 hu1 dê5) or kung fu tea (Chinese: 工夫茶 or 功夫茶; both gōngfū chá), literally "making tea with skill", [1] is a traditional Chinese tea preparation method sometimes called a "tea ceremony". [2] [3] It is probably based on the tea preparation approaches originating in Fujian [4] and the Chaoshan area of ...
A gaiwan (simplified Chinese: 盖碗; traditional Chinese: 蓋碗; / ˈ ɡ aɪ w ɑː n /) or zhong (盅) [2] is a Chinese lidded bowl without a handle, used for the infusion of tea leaves and the consumption of tea. [3] It was invented during the Ming dynasty. [3] It consists of a bowl, a lid, and a saucer. [1] [3]
A tea draining tray, tea tray, Gongfu tea tray, or tea sea is an integral piece of equipment for the Gongfu tea ceremony.. It is essentially a grate, which allows excess and waste liquids to be drained away, and either collected in a pan under the grate, or drained away through a hose that carries the waste water and tea to a bucket or other drain.
A traditional Chinese tea set consists of special clay or porcelain teapots, teacups, tea spoons, tea strainers, draining trays, tea forceps (for the leaves), a large forceps (for the tea cups) and occasionally, tea caddies. All of these are kept on a special wooden tea tray with an inbuilt draining arrangement and a holder for the drained ...
Used to steep tea leaves in hot water Tea kettle: Used to boil water Teacup: Vessels from which to drink the hot tea (after the leaves have been strained). There are many different kinds of tea cups. Tea tray: Used to hold teaware; also keeps the tea and hot water from spilling onto the table Tea strainer: Used to extract leaves from tea solutions
Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.
Tea ceremony is a ritualized practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. [1] The original term from China (Chinese: 茶道 or 茶禮 or 茶艺), literally translated as either "way of tea", [2] "etiquette for tea or tea rite", [3] or "art of tea" [4] among the languages in the Sinosphere, is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and ...