Gong Fu Tea|chA - Episode 2 - The Tools of Gong Fu Cha

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6 жыл бұрын

So Han teaches us about the tools of Gong Fu Cha, including their Chinese names and each item's usage within the practice of Gong Fu Cha.
The tea served in this episode is called Yuan Sheng Tuo, a boutique style of Shu Pu'er made by farmer and tea master Li Shu Lin on Nannuo Mountain in Yunnan.
To learn more about Shu Pu'er fermentation methods, check out our Shu Pu'er episode here: • Gong Fu Tea|chA - Epis...
To purchase some of the tea featured in this episode: westchinatea.com/30g-lucky-an...
Gong Fu Tea|chA is a viewer-supported show. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon: / teahouseghost
Music by: B. Glenn Copeland (www.SongCycles.com)
Production Credits:
Directed by: Erik Duemig
Director of Photogoraphy: Jacob Berardi
Camera Assistant: Fenix Cornett
Edited by: Jacob Berardi
Sound by: Erik Duemig
Filmed at The Tea Spot in Austin, TX

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@shufflemuffin2416 5 жыл бұрын

“I don’t like to use any tools that have no purpose” .... “So this is a tea pet,” Love these videos btw! Very informative :)

@leonidmiroshnik9542 5 жыл бұрын

Well, its purpose is to take a shower in some rinsed tea water 😃

@jamalanewpizza6334 4 жыл бұрын

Get your spacebar fixed homie.

@OysterPir8 4 жыл бұрын

Sohan, I discovered this channel almost exactly a year ago while recovering from heart surgery and am now rewatching it all again during this quarantine. I have learned so much from this series and am deeply thankful for the time care and effort you have put into it. I hope you are doing well and that you will think about adding more incredible episodes when you have the inclination. You have my greatest gratitude. Many, many thanks! Robb

@TeaHouseGhost 4 жыл бұрын

We will certainly be making more episodes as soon as we are able! This is a very touching post. Glad to know that you've recovered well! Thanks for watching!

@gsalien2292 6 жыл бұрын

"where the tea and water hang out" Love that!

@blakecarnes9400 8 ай бұрын

Tea pets play a VERY important role in the tea ceremony!!

@donnakawana 4 ай бұрын

Aaah, very clear crips an refreshing...! You kind Sir an of course the tea your serve'd.. 🙇🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️✌🏼💗😊🍵

@tanghingtung5897 3 жыл бұрын

The bamboo piece is chazhe for retrieving tea leaves from containers and funnelling them into pot/gaiwan for brewing..

@tasjanayoung1522 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Crocodile Dundee comment!

@lorenrenee1 3 жыл бұрын

I love that concept of a justice cup. I wish all things we done with justice cup way.

@stepankrivanec4644 6 жыл бұрын

This is AWESOME! I especially love the Chinese names, pronunciation + sign + pinyin. Love it!

@TeaHouseGhost 6 жыл бұрын

Štěpán Křivanec so glad you find it helpful!

@UppiTEAHeather Жыл бұрын

As a current student in the art of tea, this was a fantastic primer on Gong Fu Cha! I'm looking forward to diving into the next episodes.

@MrAqr2598 2 жыл бұрын

4:07~ The cup lifter is called a bēichā (杯叉).

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

謝謝!

@emmalouie1663 Жыл бұрын

That Gaiwan looks huge. These videos are enjoyable!

@rivenmain2175 3 жыл бұрын

very very beautiful the tea the environment the teaware very easy on the eyes thank you :)

@jennshinaberger 5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done!

@RavenclawSeer 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Amazing to listen to and watch.

@alchemichael 6 жыл бұрын

great vid. well produced and very informative.

@willw.1466 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are so good. You've inspired me! Thank you.

@miu.c.c. 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and very informative for gong fu cha basics. Thank you

@20cdesign 6 жыл бұрын

love this!!

@teagong-go8374 5 жыл бұрын

Great to know what I'm saying right and what I'm not! Excellent info!

@jhanab.goode.580 2 жыл бұрын

I learn something new every day.

@antoniomaldonadocastro357 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing channel! Keep it up!

@TeaHouseGhost 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MansMan42069 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The Malay word for a generic cup is "cawan", a loanword from mandarin and pronounced the same way as cháwǎn (without the tones).

@the_dark_forest 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thank you for the nice, clear, succinct and easy to follow explanation of the names of all the essential tools. Definitely one of the best videos/the best video?? I've seen to date, and by far the most helpful. Really appreciate your videos, especially this first series I"m watching to begin with. So down to earth yet no compromises on the amount of information shared. FAN-TAS-TIC

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!

@zwadstheiguana6696 2 жыл бұрын

1:48 it's like he caught us not paying attention XD

@leigh4402 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video！ I wish i saw it years back when i started this out! Def gonna bookmark it to link to friends for the future. A minor thing i want to point out is that 水壶 doesn't always mean kettle, something i found out the hard way on taobao back in the day. I realized there are different types of 水壶 for different purposes. The kettle is specifically known as 煮水壶 (Cooking water pot), my first 水壶 turned out to be simply a water pot and it could not boil water and cracked on me. The experience led me into the whole rabbithole of 水壶 from various water pots with different names made of different materials for different purposes, today i have a 陶烧水壶 (Clay Simmering Water Pot) from Taichu! Since i drink green tea, my water simmers rather than boils so i opt for it as my main kettle although i do have a clay kettle from taiwan as well for boiling for puer!

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for all this great info! I've never taken the dive into buying this stuff on Chinese internet so I appreciate the heads up!

@leigh4402 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeaHouseGhost im honored!

@gunnyoneshot69 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You 'So Han' for this very educational and informative video. This has helped me out quite a bit because i do most of my tea shopping in ChinaTown, adjacent to Downtown, Los Angeles or the Civic Center. Most of the proprietors do not speak english or do not speak it very well. Surprisingly they have managed to run a very lucrative business for many years. This will help me to communicate with them, however over the years we also have managed to get the point across. I do have a couple of questions dealing with translation. How would you spell/say 'Clay Teapot' and Clay Tea Cup? Thank you so much for your time, and your help. Once again; I thank you for this video, and the entire series. Thumbs Up & Subscribed. SuperSniperSal The GUNNY USMC Disabled Vet

@TeaHouseGhost 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Sal! And subscribing! I actually know Los Angeles' Chinatown well! My twin lived there for several years. I love the Qin West Noodle in the Far East Plaza - ate their Liang Pi noodles for breakfast probably 4 days a week when I was staying out there! "Teapot" in Chinese is Cháhú 茶壺 ”Clay" can get tricky depending on what type of clay you're looking for. I would recommend watching our episode on various types of clay here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJhhhK6Lss-mhmQ.html . Many of the fine, unglazed Chinese clays are collectively referred to as Zǐ Shā 紫砂 ("Purple Sand"), but there are different types, like Yixing, Nixing, Chao Zhou, Zhu Ni, Jian Shui, Dai, etc. "Tea Cup" is Chá Bēi 茶杯

@adreannwingren6603 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your videos and have recently come across your channel. I have a quick question about the secondary vessel. I have been referring to it as a cha hai, is that incorrect or just another name for them? Thanks!

@TeaHouseGhost 5 жыл бұрын

It is not incorrect! As I understand it, calling the gongdao bei a cha hai is popular in Taiwan and maybe a few other places. So I guess it's a regional preference.

@EfotoBiz-Daniel-Hermann 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the videos and all the explanations about this process. I would like to know what kettle do you use all the time to pour the hot water.

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

Recently we've been fans of this kettle by a company called Ulalov (not the one pictured in this video). They're nice looking and also don't leak much and last a good while.

@francescovilla5096 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Thank you for sharing! There is a name for the wood tray under the Chábēi or it is just a piece of wood? Thank you!

@TeaHouseGhost 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know of a specific name for this piece. It's just a nice piece of wood!

@frankcosette3046 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for all of your great videos. I have one question. Do you have a video where you explain how you keep your leaves between sessions? For example, in one video you mention, sometimes doing more than 10 steep. I assume you don't drink 10 pitcher all at once. How do you dry your leaves between sessions? Thank you

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

I (Erik) talk a little about this in the 2009 Cloud Burst Shu Pu'er episode of the Gong Fu CHA'dcast - but you can just keep the leaves that are still going in your gaiwan for some time. The amount of time where the leaves will still be good differs based on type of tea. I walk through some general rules of thumb in that podcast episode

@ronniesherpalee4150 2 жыл бұрын

Hello So Han, just coming into Gong Fu Cha. Better late then never at 53 right....Lol I was wondering havent seen much info on kettles, is your kettle electric with temp control or just gooseneck? Any information from traditional to modern would be greatly appreciated. Enjoying your videos and extensive knowledge you are sharing. Thanks and Blessings...

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

Electric, no temp control, yes gooseneck. Recently we've been really liking these ones from a company called Ulalov - you can get them on Amazon.

@slimyoung2392 5 жыл бұрын

哈哈哈，视频做的很好，我自己就是直接用盖碗喝茶的。

@TeaHouseGhost 5 жыл бұрын

謝謝！很棒－我們喝茶同經由互聯網（Sorry if I made a mistake - my chinese is not good --Erik)

@slimyoung2392 5 жыл бұрын

nuh man, your vids are great, we need tea lovers like you, passionate about enjoying tea and tea culture. i'm having pu'er as we speak.

@crpond3699 Жыл бұрын

🍵, 🍵, 🍵 👌🏼🤔

@Wyrdrock 2 жыл бұрын

Your Gaiwan is beautiful. What is it made out of, who made it and where can I get one?

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

It's made of glass in this episode. Don't have a direct source, but you can probably search something like "jade glass gaiwan" and find something similar

@Wyrdrock 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeaHouseGhost What do you like more for Gaiwan, glass or porcelain?

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wyrdrock personally, porcelain. It's more all around useful. Glass leeches heat out into the atmosphere so it's really best delicate teas like greens and fresh whites.

@eladtzorani 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Does the stone cha pan absorb the water? It doesn't look like it drains anywhere.

@TeaHouseGhost 2 жыл бұрын

It does drain through a tube down into a jug.

@eladtzorani 2 жыл бұрын

@@TeaHouseGhost I see, thank you!

@nikushim6665 4 жыл бұрын

where did you find that insulated gongdao bei?

@TeaHouseGhost 4 жыл бұрын

The Teahouse gets these from somewhere in China, but you can email contact(at)guanyinteahouse(dot)com to ask about getting one! They're not terribly expensive.

@TrangNguyen-ch3fp Жыл бұрын

Hello, Could you please recommend some brand for premium and proper taste & fragrance for some ranges of Chinese PU’ER tea? I have tried few brands but I don’t have the opportunity to approach so many types and brands so I am now very confused about which tea brand worth my investment. I’m a tea lover and I have invested a lot of my money on gongfu cha tea sets, pots, tools. Just haven’t got to know the tea brand to be into in a long term. I’d love to have one premium for long term so as to determine my tea style

@TeaHouseGhost Жыл бұрын

You can definitely check out www.westchinatea.com and check out the section on Pu'er. There are other cool purveyors like Crimson Lotus Tea, Yunnan Sourcing, Mei Leaf, and Rivers and Lakes Tea.

@antoniopalmarini806 3 жыл бұрын

hi there, at which temperature are you brewing black tea and green tea?

@TeaHouseGhost 3 жыл бұрын

This is going to be different for different teas, even within those categories, but generally I'm brewing Green Teas around 195F and Red Teas (called "black tea" in the west) around 205F. Mind you, this is gong fu style with short brews.

@carlseaquist8723 6 жыл бұрын

Do 公道杯 and 茶潶 refer to the same object or are they different? Thanks for your help.

@TeaHouseGhost 6 жыл бұрын

Carl Seaquist 茶潶？什么潶？I don't know cha hei - do you mean cha hai (茶海)? If so, it depends where you are. In certain parts of China and, I believe, Taiwan, some people refer to the gong dao bei (公道杯) as a cha hai (茶海), which means "sea of tea" - but in other areas, I've heard of cha hai (茶海) being used as a synonym for cha pan (茶盘), or "tea table"

@carlseaquist8723 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply. I did mean cha hai （茶海）！I am not sure how I got cha hei...I think the characters (and my keyboard) are still Greek to me. I really like your videos, especially since you try to give us the Chinese characters along with great explanations. Hopefully sometime my wife and I can make the trip from Lubbock to go to your tea house. Thank you again.

@TeaHouseGhost 6 жыл бұрын

Carl Seaquist hope to see you out at the Teahouse! Let us know when you're planning on coming by!

@captainfach 4 жыл бұрын

What is that long black table tho g you have the equipment

@TeaHouseGhost 4 жыл бұрын

That's the cha pan! It drains the water 💦🌊

@idknemore525 3 жыл бұрын

Should a tea pet be rinsed with water after a tea session or ceremony?

@TeaHouseGhost 3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily - tea pets like teapots will yang, or gain a patina from having tea poured on them, and this is considered a good thing in the world of gong fu cha. The patina is a sign of age and use which is revered within the culture. But if you want to wash it at the end you certainly can!

@morganolfursson2560 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a question regarding the tools. There is a brush tool used to spread the tea all over the teapot after pouring the liquor or water over it . I was wondering what the hair was made of . I am a veterinarian , so of course not only hygiene is extremely important to me but even more than that animals are important to me. And these brishes that i have found on line on many website are always produced in China.. Now i have seen with my own eyes what is going on in Chinese fur , hair, skin and feather farms and not only is it horrific , it is also extremely unsanitary . So i would like to know if the brushes are actually made of animal hair, and if so , which animal . The hair is quite long and straight so it is definitely not cow or sheep , it doesn't look like goat either and from the colour of the hair it looks a lot like horse manes or horse tail's hair , which can be picked up without killing the horse . So there is the ethical side to it , i enjoy tea but without a side a animal cruelty, and i'm vegan. And i am also wondering how dangerous it is to use these brushes on something that is going to be drunk . I see that you do not use them so i assume these brushes are not a crucial tool of Gong Fu tea . What is your professional opinion about it .

@TeaHouseGhost 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your questions Morgan! I'm not sure exactly where this particular brush was sourced or what material makes up the bristles (can look into it), but I'm sure there are companies that provide brushes that are either synthetic or ethically produced for your own set up! I (Erik) personally don't use brushes too often, but everyone's style and tooling is different. As far as hygiene and cleanliness, we at the teahouse are required (and happy) to comply with health codes for this country, so everything's been thoroughly washed and santized before use.

@morganolfursson2560 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your answer Erik, very appreciated . Does the Tea House Ghost sell synthetic brushes and if so do you happen to ship internationally ?

@TeaHouseGhost 5 жыл бұрын

@@morganolfursson2560 right now we do not sell brushes. We do ship tea internationally though.

@morganolfursson2560 5 жыл бұрын

Well i will check yours fees and perhaps pass an order , as there is about one place in all of Iceland which sells proper Chinese tea and it costs a fortune here. You should open a store here .

@trynareynolds9782 Жыл бұрын

Is that beautiful gaiwan made of jade? what are your thoughts on gaiwan material? Glass vs porcelain vs jade?

@TeaHouseGhost Жыл бұрын

This one is made of glass. Usually I don't opt for glass gaiwans outside of making green tea because I feel they let go of too much heat too quickly. Porcelain is great. Zi sha is great. Never used an actual jade gaiwan.

@trynareynolds9782 Жыл бұрын

@@TeaHouseGhost thank you very much 😊.

@TheVigilantStewards 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great video, we live in Fort Worth. How do i contact you in Austin? We're curious about teaware, clay, and visiting. My wife actually found your channel doing youtube homework I sent her and I'm so glad that she did!

@TeaHouseGhost 5 жыл бұрын

You can send an email to either contact(at)guanyinteahouse(dot)com or teamaster(at)westchinateacompany(for)com to discuss coming down and paying us a visit!