Tea cup is often used in conjunction with
the fragrance smelling cup to taste tea soup.
Material
There are many different types of tea cups,
which generally are distinguished from texture, mainly include glass, porcelain,
purple sand.
Wise selection
Choose the tea cups according to the
principle: “small, shallow, white, thin”.
Small means that the cup should not be too
large, with three-small-sips capacity;
Shallow indicates that water cannot remain
at the end;
White reflects that tea can demonstrate the
tea color;
Thin makes the fragrance quickly spreads.
When choose porcelain, ceramic, or purple
sand texture tea cups, the bottom of the cup should be shallow; the mouth of
the cup should be wide; and its high light transmittance should be high.
Usage
1 when men holding tea cup, they should
hold the cup body with the thumb and index finger, boost the cup bottom with
middle finger, with ring finger and little finger resting well. Holding tea
cups with this gesture is also called the “three dragons protecting tripod”.
2 women can hold the cup with little finger
slightly pointing upward, thus looking beautiful and dignified.
3 taste slowly, a cup of tea generally can
be finished with three mouthfuls.
4 when tasting green tea, it is best to use
a transparent glass.
