Chinese Tea Sets
Tea pot
Tea pot can be pottery, porcelain, purple sand, glass, stone, while the most popular is purple sand teapot, due to its fine breathability, slow thermal conductivity and good insulation. The shape of teapot varies. Round teapot with large body guarantees tea leaves stretch fully to release the flavor.
Tea Cup
This is the most important part of a Chinese tea set. Used to taste and appreciate tea, the frequently seen tea cups are made of white porcelain, purple sand or glass. A tea set usually has 6 or 8 tea cups. Some tea cups also have holders and covers.
Fair Cup
The degree of contact between the water and tealeaves affects the flavor and color of the tea, so if you pour the tea directly from the teapot into tea cups, the taste in different cups will be different. A fair cup is to solve this problem. The tea water is firstly poured into the fair cup and shaked well to average the consistency of tea soup before pouring to different cups. Fair cup is usually with a large opening and bigger capacity than teapot. Fair cup is more frequently seen in a tradition Chinese tea set.
Fragrance-smelling Cup
Different from teacups, fragrance-smelling cup is more slender with narrower mouth. It is an indispensable part of a Chinese tea ceremony set.
Kettle
This part of Chinese tea set is used to boil water needed for brewing tea. Kettle is of a variety of materials - iron, pottery, stainless steel, electric kettle or fast cooking pot.
Tea Tray
Tea Tray is used to place teacups, and it must be flat on the bottom. Tea tray materials are mostly bamboo, wood and plastics.
Tea Spoon
It is used to dig the tea soaked in teapot, which is usually stuffed with tea after brewing. To make it decent and sanitary, tea spoon is designed into certain spoon-like shape. Tea spoon should be slightly shorter than tea tray.
Tea Clip or Tea Chopsticks
Before using, the tea cup is usually placed in hot water to be cleaned and sterilized. Tea clips are used to take the cup out of the hot water.
Setting
It is used to place teaspoons and tea clips, and the making materials can be ceramic, bamboo, stone or plastic.
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