Drinking tea is inseparable from tea sets. Tea sets refer to specialized utensils for preparing tea, including pots, bowls, cups, plates, trays, etc. Another important manifestation of the importance given by ancient people to the way of drinking tea is that they paid great attention to the tea sets themselves. Art, an exquisite tea set set complements itself with the color, aroma and taste of famous tea. With the rise of tea drinking and the change of tea drinking habits in different eras, there are more and more varieties of tea sets with more and more exquisite textures. Chaoshan Kung Fu tea requires at least ten kinds of tea sets, which are:
First: teapot
——The Chaozhou dialect is called "Chong Guan", and some are also called "Su Can", because it comes from Yixing, Jiangsu, and is the smallest type of teapote in purple clay from Yixing. There are four-character criteria for choosing a teapot, which are: "small, shallow, neat and old". Teapots are divided into two-person pots, three-person pots, four-person pots and four-person pots. Mengchen, Tiehuaxuan, etc., Qiupu, Calyx Garden, Xiaoshan, Yuan Xisheng and others are the most popular. There are many styles of pots, including pots as small as oranges, as large as tangerines, melon-shaped, persimmon-shaped, diamond-shaped, drum-shaped, plum-shaped... And so on. Generally, they are shaped like a drum, which is why they are straight and thick. There are also many colors of pots, such as cinnabar, old iron brown, purple clay, stone yellow, azure...etc. But whatever the style or color, the most important thing is that "the pot is small rather than large, shallow rather thansooner than deep.” Because there is no need to “work hard”.
Second: Teacup
——There are also four-character rules for choosing a teacup: small, shallow, thin and white. If it is small, it will drain in one gulp; if it is shallow, no water will remain; if it is white like jade, it will bring out the color of the tea; if it is as thin as paper; , it will be fragrant. Chaozhou tea drinkers often regard the "ruo deep cup" with the words "ruo deep treasure" written at the bottom as a "ruo deep cup" with a white background and a blue flower base like a flat mouth, like a mouth valuable, but it's no longer easy to obtain. The small white porcelain cups produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi and Fengxi, Chaozhou are also very good and are commonly called "Ginkgo cups".
Third: Washing the tea
——Shaped as a large bowl, with namemany shades and colors. Three are needed for cooking Kung Fu tea, one is the main one and two are for cooking Kung Fu tea. dip the cup of tea. One is used for steeping the teapot and the other is used to hold the water needed to wash the cup and steeped tea leaves.
Fourth: Tea tray
——The tea tray is used to hold tea cups, and there are different styles, such as full moon shape, checkerboard...etc. But whatever the style, the most important thing is the four-character formula: wide, flat, light and white. That is to say, the plate must be wide to be able to place more cups depending on the number of guests; the bottom of the plate should be flat so that the tea cup is not unstable and easy to shake; The color should be white, all to highlight the teacup and the teapot, to make it beautiful.
Fifth: Tea mat
——Smaller than the tea tray, it is used to hold tea cans. There are also different styles, but in short, you should pay attention to them. “light in summer and deep in winter”. In order to facilitate pouring more boiling water when pouring the teapot, so that the tea does not cool easily, a layer of "mat" is placed in the tea mat. The “tea mat” is made by frying loofah according. in the shape of the tea mat. Therefore, it is necessary to use a loofah instead of a fabric felt. In order to avoid odors, the function of the felt is to protect the teapot. should be turned upside down to prevent water from pooling in the pot. The tea tastes bitter as the tannins dissolve.
Sixth: Water bottles and water bowls
- have the same function, both are used to store water for making tea. A water bottle with a thin neck and dropped shoulders, a fond dish, a handle and plain blue and white porcelain is best. There is also a type with a knotted neck and mouth, adorned with a chilong, and the one called Chilong Zun is also good. Water bowls are also used to store water needed to prepare tea. They are the same size as a regular flower pot and come in many styles. The "red gold color" made in the Ming Dynasty uses metallic glaze to depict two goldfish tails at the bottom of the bowl. When the water is dug, the water moves, as if the goldfish is also moving. .
Seventh: Dragon Urn
——The large dragon vat is similar to the lotus vat used for planting lotuses in the garden, or it can be smaller. It is used to store a large quantity of spring water. It is tightly covered and supported by a wooden table. It is placed in a corner of the office and looks antique. Tankof the dragon is also made of plain blue and white porcelain and was made during the Xuande year of the Ming dynasty, but it is rare to see it.
Eighth: Small red clay stove
——The small red clay stove is made in Chao'an, Chaoyang and Jieyang, and the style is very beautiful. There are also various forms, characterized by a long shape, six or seven inches high, and a deep and small hearth where the charcoal is placed, so as to make the fire uniform and save charcoal. The small stove has a lid and a lid. door, which can be covered and closed when not in use. It is both economical and practical. There is often an elegant couplet next to the door of the small stove, which further adds to the excitement of tea time.
Ninth: Sand Crusher
——The most famous "sand crusher" made by Fengxi in Chaoan, is commonly called "tea pot". mud, et is very light. Once the water boils, the small lid automatically lifts and emits a series of sounds. The water at this time is ideal for making tea. As for using steel or aluminum pots for boiling water and making tea, it's no big deal, but metal items are a little worse for boiling water and making tea, not to mention the time required.
Tenth: Feather Fan and Steel Wands
——Lume fans are used to fan the fire. When you fan the fire, you must use force, but you must not fan it beyond the fire. left and right sides of the oven door, so that it can be kept at a certain level, the heat also shows respect for the guests. Therefore, the special feather fan is not only suitable for displaying "kung fu", but also a fan made of pure white goose feathers, with a large area extending across the paw.me, and an elegant bamboo handle with silk tassels, fixing red, green, white tea sets of different colors, coupled with the golden and purple strong tea, it is naturally unique and interesting. Steel chopsticks are not only used to cut charcoal and light the fire, but also to keep the owner's hands clean.
Does anyone have the installation renderings of the stone fountain in Zhejiang's Yulan Square (night view)
The natural stone is quarried of a natural rock mass and transformed into a general product term designating materials in the form of a block or plate. There are two main types of natural stone used for architectural decoration: granite and marble. Natural stone has unique textures and requires waxing and other care during daily use. However, over time, natural stone becomes damaged due to its natural pores and other characteristics.characteristics. Symptoms such as alkaline reflux or spotting may be caused by other external substances. The so-called marble refers to sedimentary or metamorphic carbonate rocks, including marble, dolomite, limestone, sandstone, shale and slate. For example, China's famous white marble is dolomite produced in Fangshan, Beijing, Yunnan marble is produced in Dali County, and the famous Dandong green is serpentinized skarn.
Similarly, various types of igneous rocks quarried as stony materials, such as granite, andesite, diabase, omlosite, gneiss, etc., are called granite. For example, the white granite of Baihujian in Beijing is granite, that of Qing in Jinan is gabbro, and the black granite of Qingdao is diabase. Class A products can be used in office buildings and family rooms. Class B products are more radioactive than class A products and do notcannot be used for interior finishes of houses, but can be used for interior and exterior finishes of buildings. and can only be used outside the building. Among natural stones, those with radioactivity in Category A include Sakura red, General red, Taiwan red, Xinjiang red, Shidao red, Anxi red, Maple leaf red, Xili red, Tianshan Ma red, Tianshan red and Xiamen red, etc. belong to category B. The products include Indian red and Guilin red; products belonging to category C are Yongding red, while the radioactivity level of azalea red in some places is higher than the standard of category C. According to some rumors, the radioactivity level of a stone can be determined by his color. Indeed, according to tests carried out by the competent national services, color cannotserve as a basis for judging its radioactivity. For example, red stones have high and low radioactivity. Rhododendron red, South African red, Indian red, etc. are higher. Some are B-class and C-class. A large number of red stones, such as Anxi red and maple leaf red. are class A products. In short, the radioactivity of the stone must be subject to the data detected by the unit concerned.
There are several stone fountain sculptures in Yulan Square in Zhejiang, and their shapes are different in different areas. It turns out that I have two new boxes installed in my hands. As shown below,
Image 2 has a simpler shape than image 1, and when combined with lighting, it looks like a lotus on water.