{"id":5527,"date":"2026-02-18T16:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:49:08","slug":"gongfu-teas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/gongfu-teas\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do Gongfu Tea: A Simple Guide For Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How To Do Gongfu Tea: A Simple Guide For Chinese New Year
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The formal, Zen-rooted and ritualistic Japanese tea ceremony, called chanoyu, receives a fair bit of international attention. After all, the setting is awfully atmospheric\u2014the low tables, the tea ware, the clothing of the professionals brewing, pouring and serving the tea. And then there\u2019s the tea itself\u2014matcha. Vivid green. It\u2019s quite a spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People across China also engage with a tea ceremony, called gongfu. But where Japan\u2019s is exacting and includes multiple small steps, gongfu is informal. Friends and family sit around a table pouring tea, talking and connecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Chinese New Year upon us now\u2014the Year of the Horse began on Tuesday\u2014let\u2019s explore the Chinese approach toward tea ceremony. It\u2019s much less daunting than the Japanese version\u2014and quite a bit of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to put together gongfu<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Enjoying tea the gongfu way involves a few accessories, like a permeable tea tray and small cups. But none of the hallmarks of gong-u demand large investments. There\u2019s nothing fussy or precious about gongfu. The goal is to offer friends and family an ideal way to share tea, and to savor its complexities together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n