Purple clay tea set, grown from pottery, is a new type of pottery. It began in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has been disseminated ever since.
What are the tea sets
Tea sea
Also known as tea cup or reasonable cup. Its general function is: hold the good tea soup, and then pour each cup, so that the concentration of each cup of tea soup is similar, precipitate tea residue.
Cover bowl
Covered bowl or covered cup is divided into three parts: tea bowl, bowl cover and saucer. Put three grams of tea in the bowl, flush it, cover it for five to six minutes and drink it.
Tea cup
Drink the rest of the tea with the rest of the cup. Now more popular while tasting tea while smelling tea cup. For the requirements of the cup, it is best to do “hold” quiet, quiet mouth, smooth entrance.
Tea ceremony accessories
Tea can:
A utensil for holding tea objects.
Teaspoon:
Also known as “tea steak” shaped like a spoon is called a teaspoon, its main purpose is to dig out the tea leaves in the teapot, after brewing, often firmly fill the teapot, as usual teapot mouth is not big, it is not bad to use the hand is not sanitary, so all use the teaspoon.
Tea glass:
The tea drain is placed on the spout to guide the tea into the pot and prevent the tea from falling out of the pot.
Tea:
Tea (tea spoon) is used to hold tea into the pot, usually made of bamboo.
Tea Needle (Tea Tong) :
The purpose of the tea needle is to unclog the internal network (honeycomb) of the teapot to keep the water flowing. It is used to dredge the spout when it is clogged with tea leaves, or to stir the tea leaves evenly, with the broken tea on the bottom and the whole tea on top.
Tea holder:
Also known as the tea chopsticks, the function of the tea holder is the same as the teaspoon, which can carry the tea residue out of the pot. It is often used to carry the tea cup to wash the cup, which is anti-scalding and sanitary.
The way the tea set is used
How to use tea tray:
A plate for holding a cup or other tea set to hold the water that has been drained or poured in the course of tea preparation. It can also be used as a plate for putting tea cups. The tea plate has plastic products, stainless steel products, round and rectangular shapes.
How to use the tea boat:
A container used to place a teapot. The teapot is filled with tea leaves, boiling water is poured into the tea boat, and water is poured over the teapot to warm the kettle. Boiling water can also be used to wash tea cups. Also known as the tea pool or pot pot bearing, its commonly used effects are roughly: holding hot water, holding the overflow of tea in the pot, heat preservation.
The use of water boiler:
In ancient times, air stoves were used to make tea. Alcohol lamps and electric kettles were more common. In addition, gas stoves, electronic water heaters and automatic electric stoves were also used.
How to use tea cans:
Tea storage jars, must be free from impurities, can be sealed and light – proof, its materials are tinplate, stainless steel, tin alloy and ceramic.
How to use tea lotus:
The function of the tea lotus is similar to that of the tea and tea glass, both of which are tea utensils, but the tea lotus has the function of appreciating the tea. The main purpose is to transfer tea from tea cans to teapots.
How to use the tea glass:
The tea drain is placed on the spout to guide the tea into the pot and prevent the tea from falling out of the pot.
How to use the tea towel:
Tea towel is also known as tea cloth. The main function of tea towel is to dry the kettle. Before drinking tea, the tea pot or the bottom of the tea can be dried up, and the tea dripping on the table can also be wiped.
The selection of tea sets
There are many kinds of porcelain tea ware, among which the main ones are: celadon tea ware, white porcelain tea ware, black porcelain tea ware and colored porcelain ware. These tea sets in the growth history of Chinese tea culture, have had a gorgeous page. Tea set is the highlight of China’s long-established tea culture, and it is an art in the eyes of friends who love tea. So how to choose tea set?
Aesthetic feeling.
Double Dragon Play Beads ceramic Tea Set. The teapot is used by itself, in order to choose the shape and appearance of the teapot. As long as according to personal likes, personal feelings of choice can be, the most important is to see their own peace and contentment.
Texture.
The teapot used to make tea is usually made of sand. Because the sand utensils are water-absorbing and opaque, the appearance is more friendly than that of China, and the drawing on it also has a unique charm, so that the sand pot is generally more popular than the porcelain pot. As for the texture of the teapot, it is mainly based on the strong fetal bone and moist color.
Pot smell.
When buying a new pot, you should smell the smell of the pot. Some of the new pot may smell slightly tile, which can be used, but if it has the smell of fire or other miscellaneous smells, such as oil or artificial color smell, it is not enough.
Thorough.
The detail of the pot refers to the tightness level of the lid and the body. The higher the tightness, the better, otherwise the tea fragrance is loose.
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The variety of tea sets
Celadon tea set
The quality of celadon tea sets produced in Zhejiang is the best. In the Song Dynasty, celadon tea sets produced by Longquange Kiln in Zhejiang Province, one of the five Taifu kilns at that time, had reached the peak period and were sold all over the world. In modern times, Zhejiang Longquan celadon tea set has new growth and new products come out constantly. This tea set has many advantages of porcelain tea set, because of its green color, used to brew green tea, more beneficial to the beauty of the soup color. However, using it to brew black tea, white tea, yellow tea, black tea, it is easy to make the tea soup lose its original appearance, seems to have deficiencies.
Colorful porcelain tea set
There are many kinds of colorful tea sets, especially blue and white porcelain tea sets. Blue and white porcelain tea set, actually refers to the cobalt oxide as the color agent, directly depict the pattern on the porcelain, and then coated with a layer of transparent glaze, and then in the kiln after the high temperature of 1300℃ reduction firing utensils.
Purple clay tea set
Purple clay tea set, grown from pottery, is a new type of pottery. It began in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has been disseminated ever since.
White porcelain tea set
White porcelain tea has the characteristics of dense and transparent billet, high glaze and pottery fire, no water absorption, clear sound and long rhyme. Because the color is white, can reflect the color of the tea soup, heat transfer and heat preservation performance is moderate, coupled with colorful, different shapes, can be called the treasures of tea ware. This white glazed tea set is suitable for brewing all kinds of tea leaves.
Black China tea set
Black porcelain tea ware began in the late Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, continued in the Yuan Dynasty, and declined in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.