The Best Chinese Tea Sets

Mar 14, 2025

Looking for a high-quality Chinese tea set? You’re on the right track, because since the times of the Celestial Empire, tea tasting has been a serious matter. It’s a true ritual called Gong Fu Cha, requiring knowledge, attitude, and the right equipment. Let’s see what you might need to enjoy this concentration of wellness and tradition.

Components for the Tea Service

A complete tea service includes many elements: teapots, cups in variable numbers, tongs to pick up tea leaves, tools for handling hot cups, measuring spoons, and trays. Choosing your tea set carefully is an integral part of the tasting process, as it helps build the harmony culminating in the sip.

Teapots

Chinese teapots are true works of art, diverse in shape, colours, and materials. Here are some quality products you can find in our shop:

  • Classic Teapots
    These feature an ancient design and are traditionally made of porcelain. Only the handle is plastic to prevent burns. The spout has a filtering system to keep leaf impurities out of the cup.

  • Teapots with Infuser
    Choosing a teapot with an infuser facilitates tea preparation. Whole leaves don’t need to be fished out with a spoon. The infuser also allows precise control over steeping time for a perfect brew.

Handmade Porcelain Cups

Traditional cups differ mainly in size (never exceeding 100 ml capacity), reflecting their use in the convivial Gong Fu Cha context with multiple infusions and repeated refills. The design is given special attention: Chinese tea cups are small, delicate jewels that actively contribute to the aesthetic experience of the tea ritual.

Our shop offers strictly handcrafted tea cups from Dehua, renowned for producing top-quality ceramics.

  • Ancient Celadon Tea Cup in Various Patterns
    This beautiful porcelain cup, with an antique flavour, is hand-decorated following traditional Chinese art. The mountain motif symbolizes the spiritual connection with the divine.

  • Jinyun Black Tea Cup
    Elegant black glazing contrasts pleasantly with golden motifs, symbols of good fortune.

  • White Porcelain Tea Cup with Gold Leaf
    Made from porcelain clay and hand-painted with a gold leaf design, evoking autumn moods and the warmth of tea on a rainy day.

Tea Sets

Choosing a complete tea set can be the best way to have everything at hand and perform a true Gong Fu Cha. Our shop offers two types: ceramic and bamboo sets.

  • Complete Ceramic Sets
    These express the elegance of Chinese tea tradition, including eight cups, teapot, tongs, leaf holder, and scoop.

  • Complete Bamboo Sets
    A versatile alternative, ideal for informal but equally intense tea moments. The presented set includes three cups, a glass teapot with infuser, and a tray. Its design allows tea preparation directly on the table, surprising guests with an explosion of aromas and colours.

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