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There are also a number of black teas that are compressed into mini tuo / cubes.
The quality of Puerh tuos vary a lot. Have had some very good 5g ones in the past as well as some terrible ones. Does seem harder to get good quality mini tuos compared to the passed, also seems a trend for adding flavours and or other additions including grains and fruit. Not my cup of tea!
Probably a little late to the conversation. Manila Tran I hope you found a solution. Shipping from Guangzhou to Singapore you have lots of options. Depending on the size of your consignment, think about;1) Less than 30kg – China post – SAL2) Express for urgent and smaller consignments – EMS – the supplier should negotiate 40-60% discount off the standard rate.3) 1CBM or over – Look for a freight forwarder. They will be able to offer a LCL service and work with a Singapore agent to deliver to your door.
A gaiwan or two is a key for making great tea. To be honest, I tend to stick with the standard China ones from Fujian’s DeHua. Basic, even shape, even thickness, good lids, good pure colour, low cost. Available in a wide range of sizes almost everywhere in the world.
Tend to use a standard size for most teas, though sometimes use a larger gaiwan for Sheng Puerh.
Have flirted with JingDeZhen ones, however the problem with handmade gaiwan’s is that the lid is often never quite right and sometimes the porcelain is actually too thin.
Would be interested in hearing others views on their preferences. Thanks to Tea Guardian for a great online resource.
Clairelie, love the picture of the second cup you posted (from artnet). “Pack-Koryo White Tea Bowl C. Koryo Period (11th Century – Korea) White Porcelain, Blue with Green Celadon Glaze”
A slightly more open, wider mouth style of cup of the pictures you have posted are often referred to as a ‘dou li’, a traditional style of hat popular in the countryside. This style of cup, especially with a light glaze a wonderful way to appreciate a tea’s liquor colour.
If you are after hand made cups then ‘we’ have some made by a famous artist in the UKhttps://www.wanlingteahouse.com/article.php/17/ian-gregory-handmade-chinese-tea-cups
Deviating from the thread topic, Tea ware’, Shanghai is not necessary always more expensive than HK. Shanghai is also home to a very large population of Fujianese. If you avoid the tea shop chain stores there are a lot of good tea shops in Shanghai (as well as a lot of bad ones).
