潮州凤凰单枞功夫茶介绍及冲泡程序展示英文

The Performance of Chao zhou Kun Fu Tea with art and skill Chinese chao zhou Kung Fu Tea is known as the “living fossil” with long history. There is a saying: “ The best dishes is in the south east, and yet the special dishes with art and skill are tea and soup.” Today we choose Phoenix Single Stem Oolong tea, a semi-fermented tea belongs to mountain Oolong tea made in chao zhou , Guangdong province. Since Song Dynasty it has had more than 700 -year history. It is called a pearl of Oolong tea.

Chao zhou Kung Fu Tea- brewing includes ten procedures.

The background music we used today are Chinese classical music: Plum Blossom Melody, Romance of Water

Introduce the tea set

1, Tea boat (A tea boat or tray (hollow tray with a container inside which can contain all the water that will be spilled during the process)

2, A tea pitcher/ A fair cup (to ensure the consistency of the flavor of the tea)

3, tea pot

4，Tasting cup

5，tea wares(A wooden tea spoon to measure the amount of tea leaves required, called a cha chi (茶匙)、A tweezer, called a tong (挾) .(used to pick/grasp cups out of hot water)、

Tea needle is used to divide tea, A tea funnel (used to enlarge the mouth of the tea pot)

6，A tea caddy, or “tea presentation vessel”

7，tea kettle

8，Tea plate (it is used to serve the tea )

9，Tea towel

Now Lets begin making tea

First rinse all vessels with hot water (This signifies that the ritual of tea making has begun by purifying the pot, cleaning it of dust and residue and making it ready to receive the tea. )

Second, Appreciate the tea leaves, ( we treat our honored guests with the superior tea)

Then, Phoenix to palace , means place the tea leaves into the pot(The key points of Kung Fu Tea: the first brew tea is light, the second is proper, the third and the fourth is essence. The first brew is used to warm the cups to make them awake from fragrance. )

Next Fill the teapot to the top with hot water , lifting your hand highly, just as mountain stream, remove the foam, as if the spring breeze dissing face then cover the pot ( Pour water over the top of the pot, drawing the stream over the air hole until a little water comes out the spout. When this occurs, you know the pot is full and

heated to the right temperature)

When the leaves have infused their essence, pour the tea out into the pitcher (fair cup).When pouring into the fair cup , lift your hand lowly.

The fifth, Pour the Tea ,t ea tours in turn, and pours into each teacup we call it as general Guan patrols the city

The sixth, general han selects soldiers, pour the tea completely into each cup, bit by bit , showing a spirit of tea, which means that the tea drinkers are families.

The eighth, Serve the tea, lifting the cup to eyebrows, showing respect.

Serve the tea

The ninth , Drink the Tea ,before drinking bring cup to nose smelling the faint aromas of tea. Then drink by taking small sips that allow to fully enjoy the taste, aromas and qualities of the tea. (while drinking tea, Finger tapping is an etiquette that tea drinkers follow to express your gratitude, which Originated from Emperor Qianlong) Help yourselves

The tenth、Thanks and tide up all the tea wares