Tammy Mar so glad you are loving the show! We'll have some more coming out soon!!

Agreed! I was annoyed by one british youtuber who talked too much and intensively expressed his feels whenever sipping tea, too noisy and took too much time to get into the main points. Later on I found this channel and I was like wwoahhhh👍🏽

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What is a chafang? And what is a shuihu?

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Thanks for watching! Glad you like the show!

I live up in Sherman, TX. Next time we’re in Austin, we’ll have to find your tea house!

@@deannabates1575 most definitely! When it reopens it'll be called West China Tea House!

Thanks!! We're so glad you like the show. We'll be bringing more every two weeks for a little while. Stay tuned!

Thanks for watching!!

Come visit us sometime! We'd love to drink tea together!

We'll keep releasing videos in the coming weeks! So hopefully those will help you learn more! But there are tons of other places on the internet dedicated to gongfucha and chinese tea. Do some hunting! Then come on back and tell us what you find! =)

I just let mine air dry. I want that tea to dry on it to give it the patina. I might dab it on a cloth to clear any water still on it if I'm cleaning the whole Cha pan

Yes at the teahouse, employees are required to wash wares with soap and follow all other health code standards. But at home, this is usually how we do it. 🐱

It's made from stone! And we are still making the show, albeit slowly, and the show will always be free.

@@TeaHouseGhost Wicked (re stone Chapan), and I was referring to the chapan being pricey as it rightly should be. I would imagine it's crafted by hand (mostly). I have one that's carved (stone) and I love it, yet there's still something extra special about materials in their natural or raw state, or as close as possible for it to be fully useful. Gentle on the eye and soothing on the soul. Hmmm, got me wondering what the Chinese equivalent for 'Wabi-Sabi' is..... Glad to hear you're sitll creating videos. Thank you. Really. BTW that table is insane. Looks like most or all of the design/art/ornamental parts are mother of pearl. There are some amazingly talented (& hard working) people out there Oh hey, are you cool with people sharing the vids on Pinterest & FB? Some folks are, some folks aren't. Thought I'd check

@@the_dark_forest totally! Share away as much as you like! Thanks so much for watching! Idk if there is a Chinese version of Wabi Sabi.

You're doing it the same way I do it. Rinse thoroughly with water/boiling water for yixing. Soap when necessary for glazed porcelain and glass.

@@TeaHouseGhost Cool, thanks for the swift response! Your dedication to the tea community is inspiring. :D

@@robin4999 we do what we can over here 🐱

kalefu by cloth, do you mean the napkin or the table cloth? The napkin is called a cha jin (茶巾) "tea cloth" and the table cloth is called a cha xi (茶席) "tea mat" 2.) We will be putting up a Kickstarter or something like that soon to help us fund a 2nd season!

kalefu cleaning teapots is boiling water both inside and out, then letting dry without needing to wipe dry with a towel.

Tea House Ghost茶館鬼 thank you. To be honest I thought after my comment that this may be the case. Thank you 🙏

Tea House Ghost茶館鬼 I meant cloth used for drying, I understand that will be Cha Jin ? Kickstarter is great idea, I would be more than happy to support you guys, again watching your videos is like best things from months and months of watching instructional videos combined into essence of the subject. Great job

kalefu that's correct, Cha jin. And thanks so much!! Your support means a lot to us! We'll be sure to let you know when that goes up!

We have not noticed this as an issue, and we do this all the time at the tea house. That being said, it's a valid concern. But we haven't had issues and we put these cups through pretty rigorous use

In some cases, a patina forming on a tea pot is considered good as a sign of use (see our video about tea pots and the clay they're made of). So far the best tool I've found for fighting stains on my porcelain wares is the magic eraser (those white sponge things that I think arm and hammer make), but not sure how that would do on a clay tea pot. Maybe a paste of baking soda and water and gently scrub.

No special meaning for this one. Just decorative.

The main worry here would just be accidentally leaving the tea leaves in for too long and then mold growing inside of your pot. It's okay to let the leaves dry out in the pot for the space of maybe 12 to 24 hours. Generally for yixing wares, I like to clean them out thoroughly with hot water after each use. I don't think letting the leaves dry out inside the pot really does much for the seasoning - it's really just steeping tea in the pot and pouring tea on to the pot that are the best practices for yanging

Sometimes dark teas will leave stains that don't come off with regular soap and water. For white porcelain wares, the solution I've found to work best are those magic eraser sponge things (I think Arm and Hammer makes them?). Just be careful not to scrape too hard.

@@TeaHouseGhost Oh really? Thank you. That's a quick solution.

You can if you like, but within tea culture, the stains that a teapet gains through use are considered a good thing. The stains are a sign of use, which is good, like you're caring for your tea pet by using it.

Jan Wane what kind of tea set are you working with?

it came with 6 cups, a tea pot and alittle pitcher(for pouring)

Jan Wane oh cool! What kind of teapot?? We have a video on teapots and Chinese unglazed clay here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJhhhK6Lss-mhmQ.html - at the end you'll see a demo of how to use a little gong Fu tea pot!

Could I please have your email address and I will send you a photo of my Tea set.

Jan Wane teahouseghost@gmail.com