The Art of Gongfu
Translated as "skilled discipline," Gongfu involves the use of special purple clay pots and porcelain cups, enhancing the tea's qualities through water softening. This meticulous approach, emphasizing leaf quantity, water temperature, and steeping time, transforms tea brewing into an art form as we aspire to craft the perfect cup.
Step by Step Guide:
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1. Prepare your table with your Zisha pot, tea boat, small cups, and tea.
2. Add hot water to your teapot to warm and purify it.
3. Add hot water to your cups as well.
4. Discard the water from your cups into your waste water bowl (jian shui).
5. Rotate your pot so the handle is on your non-dominant side.
6. Discard the water from the pot into your waste water bowl.
7. Add your tea leaves to your pot.
8. Pour water into the pot, rinsing the leaves.
10. Discard the rinse water with the non-dominant hand, then rotate the pot to the dominant side again after setting it down.
11. Shower your pot with water to preserve heat.
12. Add hot water to your tea leaves.
13. Shower the pot again afterwards.
14. Warm the cups with water again.
15. Discard this water from the cups. Hold the pot with the dominant hand and discard the water from the tea boat as well.
16. Serve the tea.
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