Etiquettes you may not know about Chinese tea drinking

Etiquettes you may not know about Chinese tea drinking | 8个你需要知道的茶礼仪

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1. Don’t fill the teacups too much
Tea is usually hot(except iced tea) and it’s easy to get your or your guests’ hands burn if you fill too much tea in the cup. Always leave some space so that your guests won’t be hurt.
2. Seniors come first
For the first steep, serve the eldest first and the to the youngest. For the second steep, you can serve guests either in clockwise or counter clock wise directions.
3. Use gestures to say thanks you
This etiquette originated from an interesting story. The emperor Qianlong in Qing dynasty loves to disguise himself as a commoner and travel around especially in Zhejiang, Jiangsu province. One day when he was drinking tea with his ministers, he took the teapot and served them with tea. For such situation ,it’s a practice to get knees down and kowtow for thanking the emperor but since they need to keep the emporo’s disguise, so kowtow obviously doesn’t work at that time. So he came out an idea and bend his 2 fingers and made his knuckle to know the table meaning like kowtow. Since after that people started to practice this gesture as a way of saying thank you to the tea host/hostess.
4. Guests come first and host/hostess comes last.
This is a way to express respect to guests.
5. Put down cups gently without making big noise.
Or it will be taken as a sign of unfriendly.
6. Don’t serve the guests with the first steep.
First steep is always for rinsing tea since it’s assumed to contain chemicles in tea.
7. If you have new guests joining, add more tea leaves in to show your hospitality.
8. If the tea flavor is fading and the host is not adding new leaves in, that’s a sign for guests to leave.

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@XimenaZhaoArchive 3 жыл бұрын

We always did this even at dim sum brunch, not just for tea parties or in tea gardens. The youngest person at dim sum has to fill everyone else's cups and the older people tap the table when you refill their tea for them. We say "yum cha" or "drink tea," for having dim sum brunch, because there's so much tea served with the little plates of food. It's like Chinese tapas, but in the morning, after Tai Chi. :)

@GG._.xx88 2 жыл бұрын

1. Don’t serve the guests with the first steep. 2. Don’t fill the teacups too much. 3. Seniors come first. 4. Guests come first and host/hostess comes last. 5. Use gestures to say thank you. 6. Put down cups gently without making big noise. 7. If you have new guests joining, replace tea leaves in to show your hospitality. 8. If the tea flavor is fading and the host is not adding new leaves in, that’s a sign for guests to leave.

@seamusoseaghdha6175 2 жыл бұрын

What if there's no tea left for yourself (host) after pouring for guests?

@sophiafrancis7436 Жыл бұрын

@@seamusoseaghdha6175 i imagine it would be the host's responsibility to have the tea amount and tea set of the appropriate size for the tea party. Like inviting guests to dinner. If you didn't have enough, it would be very embarrassing. And as she said, round after round of steeps with the tea leaves, it will begin to loose flavor and be mostly water. And it would be a sign for the guests to close the tea party.

@Bitisu Жыл бұрын

@@seamusoseaghdha6175 getting used to how much your fairness cup can put in each cup is something you get figure out twice. Once when you warm up the cups and another when you do the first steep/wash.

@grumster4206 Ай бұрын

@@seamusoseaghdha6175 If the gongdao bei runs out of tea before you get to yourself, you can just make another steep and keep that ready for when someone finishes their cup!

@DonkeyShine69 4 жыл бұрын

I went to China last year and tried speaking it, and failed miserably. I give her and everyone big respect for speaking both. It's not easy! Kids can do it, guess I'm not a kid anymore😂

@DC-hd9lu 3 жыл бұрын

The right way for me to learn is through a great teacher. Thank you. I appreciate you so very much. I'll know and yeah my daughter because of your amazing teachings. Thank you again, Sister Caroline

@IceSlammer 6 жыл бұрын

Have been wondering why people in China were tapping the table with their fingers while drinking tea, in some video's on youtube, now I know the answer and a whole lot of other useful and interesting things. Thanks! :)

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

Great to know my video helped a little:) Thanks for watching!

@MisterMeow-vt8kl 25 күн бұрын

Very fascinating tea etiquette. Thank you 🙏🏻

@mysticstardust1109 4 жыл бұрын

I always thought they were impatient to hit the table 😂

@Wastelander13 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your teaching! :)

@DG-mv6zw 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for this, Emily. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. X

@janicecorera 2 жыл бұрын

❤ Xie Xie there is so much to learn about this super magical brew. Its rituals, deep seated culture never fails ro fascinate me. I loved this clip.

@Bibliophilistbee 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for making this video. I learned a lot :)

@papaya2mata 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this informative and charming video.

@annbrooks8064 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I genuinely LOVE learning the culture and the respect involved in the tea ceremony. This was VERY educational.

@ajitbhartisupporters9613 3 жыл бұрын

In some part of the world if you keep knocking the table that .Means keep going keep going ( keep pouring until it's is overflowing.)😀😀😀

@ylianac30 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this.

@georgiospartou5082 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily, my friend and I thought your treatment of the subject of etiquette was so interesting and instructive and I look forward to seeing more of your videos !! Best wishes, Georgios. 😄😄😄

@robcavenphotography5231 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Emily, excellent, and a new subscriber :)

@cunfuzzledpeep6983 3 жыл бұрын

This is so cool I love learning about this kind of stuff

@unbdld42 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@movingshapes 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice!! Thank you and hello from Porto, PT!! :)

@latui7350 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful!

@ariellewren 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate all of your points. #LoveTEA

@vamonarch4740 Жыл бұрын

So interesting. Thank you!

@charlesperez9976 Жыл бұрын

That was fascinating,thank you!

@meach67 6 жыл бұрын

I will be taking a trip to China for tea, Thank you so much for your information.

@jannezack 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great video about proper tea etiquette. I am just now learning about the benefits (physical/medical) of drinking tea AND I would like to entertain guests with tea but want to do it properly and in order. Thank you for this great video!

@jasonikimarin4840 3 жыл бұрын

学了一课, 谢谢您的教导

@JuliaZhaiyujia 5 жыл бұрын

感谢分享，非常有用！

@chumjamero8214 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the story behind the knocking thing. That's quite interesting story.

@nicolekollman 3 жыл бұрын

thanks your explanation was excellent..

@Gigimamapa5 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lesson. ☺️

@wigspl1t 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome Job!!Thank You Very Much!!!!!

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@cristiantrejo9201 4 жыл бұрын

Love this 😭

@baszdrachen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much from Germany. Very interesting. Yes, tea is culture.

@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 4 ай бұрын

thank you 🙏

@rlik49 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. My student sent me a real tea set with everything including tea.I am ready for my tea ceremony

@MyLostYouth 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the story behind the tapping of the fingers (just saw that on Space Force- Netflix) & wondered why that would be the sign of respect. Thanks for sharing aspects of the culture!

@annietang9599 2 жыл бұрын

I’m Chinese and I love this video so much. Informative.

@SanskritiVerma 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@xBrandonJx 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I am starting to look forward to them! :) maybe a cool video would be a full gongfu style brew session (heating/cleaning cups, tea pet, etc, with friends maybe just music for first video then do voice over for second? 👍🏻😀🤤

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

Brandon J Thanks Brandon for your creative suggestion! We will definitely make such video later~

@inappropriatebible 6 жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you. subbed:)

@ArminHirmer 6 жыл бұрын

thank you.... tapping with my fingers :)

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@k.s.3748 4 жыл бұрын

I am not surprised to see you here, Archer! Good Manners are Universal.

@robinkennedy7524 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this review of tea etiquette and the story about Emperor Qianlong. I am trying to learn everything about the traditions and process of asian tea drinking and this was very helpful. I would like to know what type of vessels were used for each process. I see you have a kettle and you also have three additional vessels. What is the purpose of each vessel? In acient times, what type of vessel was used to heat the water? How did they keep the water hot? Also, I have heard of "tea pets". Can you explain the purpose of tea pets? Finally, if you have any suggestions to purchase tea sets as well as good quality tea, please provide. Thank you

@diegolazcano2160 4 жыл бұрын

#8 is my favorite.

@77cha-com 3 ай бұрын

Chinese people are used to serving tea to guests and have formed a corresponding tea etiquette. For example, when inviting a guest to drink tea, the cup should be placed on the tray and offered with both hands. The cup should be placed in front of the guest's right hand. When talking and drinking, the guest should be provided with water in time. The guest should be good at "taste", sipping tea slowly and taking small mouthfuls instead of gulping it down.

@nadimr Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@user-sc4mm1pu1z Жыл бұрын

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@GerardoElJerry101 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a set number of taps or it doesn't matter?

@chicocucea 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you so much. One question, how does a tea guest can let the tea host know in a respectful way that he/she doesn't want tea anymore?

@emilyyue4161 5 жыл бұрын

Hi David, that's a very god question! The simple way is just keep your cup full and don't drink it and then the tea host will don't have the chance to get you more tea. That's what people usually do in tea table.

@tardwrangler 2 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine #5 has initiated all sorts of awkwardness

@lilymossman-fernandez7236 Жыл бұрын

thank you! id like to kno about the daily rhithm of drinking tea, are there times to drink tea and times not to drink tea ? do people drink it into the night ? mabe even like some drink coffee ? thankyou for any clarification !

@-shadow-5695 3 жыл бұрын

谢谢/thank you so much for teaching me!

@katherinealfred4093 Жыл бұрын

❤

@alkiterako 3 жыл бұрын

I saw some do thumbs up (after pouring) or open their hand when the host is pouring. I’ve also seen both host and guest dump the guests cup then flip it upside down what does these mean?

@DanielA-nl9nv Жыл бұрын

I have a question. When adding new tea leaves to the pot, should you remove the old ones, or simply add more leaves on top of the old leaves???

@johnhelms8226 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this interesting information. The Chinese tea etiquette has good reminders to respect our elders and to show thanks, respect, and hospitality. These are universal values, but we can see that something simp,e, like drinking tea, can have powerful social.messages and reinforce those values. This is important for every culture.

@bombomu2 Жыл бұрын

wanna ask if the young guest enjoy the tea with our old parents , who is the first to serve ? our parents or the guest ?

@terralia644 2 жыл бұрын

Me watching this video and thinking about the tea ceremony I participated in, in NYC, having not done any of this: OH shit.

@marionforge2769 3 жыл бұрын

What if you need to pee?

@lifang4507 6 жыл бұрын

以后要和你学品茶啦！

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

是那个我认识的李舫嘛~

@lifang4507 6 жыл бұрын

是的呀哈哈

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

哇塞谢谢支持！

@mrsfolkartist76 3 жыл бұрын

Is it a bad thing to add sugar, and milk, honey and/or lemon? I add milk and sugar and always drink the first steep because it is the strongest.

@emilyyue4161 2 жыл бұрын

Of course it doesn't matter how you want to drink your tea! You choose your own way!

@vansupransu1501 3 жыл бұрын

@Daishikaze 6 жыл бұрын

Xie Xie, Laoshi :)

@emilyyue4161 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching;）

@rs-tarxvfz 3 жыл бұрын

Instructions not clear, I am stuck in Chinese prison.

@PixelGamer05HD Жыл бұрын

The finger tapping would be a sign of impatience and disrespect in Europe. Funny how such simple gestures can be perceived so differently.

@officxlsofti8558 3 жыл бұрын

716th like

@ahmadsantoso9712 Жыл бұрын

so complicated 😵

@nikushim6665 5 жыл бұрын

the point of rinsing has nothing to do with pesticides. Its to allow the tea to "bloom"/awaken (allowing loose leaves to hydrate, or to decompress a pu'erh cake) without losing to much heat. this allows for more flavor during the main steeping process. This is standard gung fu cha technique not etiquette.