Types of teapots

Tea set, in its narrow sense, refers to tea drinking utensils such as teacups, teapots, tea bowls, teacups, saucers and tea trays. China's tea sets, with a wide variety and beautiful appearance, not only have practical value, but also have high artistic value, so they are well-known at home and abroad and are favored by tea lovers in past dynasties. Due to different materials and origins, it can be divided into pottery tea sets, porcelain tea sets, lacquer tea sets, glass tea sets, metal tea sets and bamboo tea sets.

1. Pottery tea set Pottery tea set refers to the purple sand tea set produced in Yixing. Making tea with purple sand tea set can not only grab the true fragrance of tea, but also have no taste of cooked soup, and can keep the color, fragrance and taste of tea for a long time.

2. Porcelain Tea Set Porcelain tea sets in China are produced after pottery, and are divided into white porcelain tea sets, porcelain tea sets and black porcelain tea sets according to products. White porcelain tea set is named after its white color as jade. There are many producing areas, especially Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province, and it is one of the most popular tea sets today.

3, lacquerware tea set Lacquerware tea set is famous for Beijing carved tea set, Fuzhou bodiless tea set, Jiangxi Boyang, Yichun and other places produced bodiless lacquerware, all have a unique charm. Among them, Fuzhou lacquerware tea set is the best.

4. Glass tea set The elements of glass tea set are favored by people because of their transparent texture, dazzling luster, great plasticity and different shapes. They can be used for making tea and drinking. If you brew with a glass tea set, such as Longjing, Biluochun, Junshan Yinzhen and other famous teas, you can give full play to the transparent advantages of glassware, which is pleasing to the eye.

5. Enamel tea set was widely popular in China in 1950s and 1960s because of its durability, portability and practicality, and was later replaced by other tea sets. It is rarely used in modern times.

Generally speaking, porcelain tea sets and pottery tea sets are the best, followed by glass tea sets and enamel tea sets. Yixing purple sand is especially suitable for making tea.