Other Name: Gongfu Tea Set, Gong Fu Cha, Kung Fu Tea Set, Chinese Tea Ceremony Set,功夫茶具, 功夫茶具組, 茶具套装, 茶具套裝, 中式茶具, 泡茶用具, Travel Tea Set, Portable Gongfu Set, Travel Gaiwan,旅行茶具, 随身茶具, 隨身茶具, 便携茶具, 便攜茶具, 户外茶具,Dehua, De Hua, Blanc de Chine, White Porcelain,德化白瓷, 德化瓷, 白瓷茶具
Good tea shouldn't have to stay home. This travel gaiwan set packs a full gongfu brew into a small zip-up case — so you can have a proper cup on a trip, at the office, or out on a quiet morning somewhere.
It's made of butter jade white ceramic, smooth and softly creamy, with a fine gold rim around the gaiwan. Simple, elegant, and tougher than it looks.
Inside the case you get a 200ml gaiwan, three cups and a glass fairness cup — enough for one to three people to share a pot.
It's the kind of portable tea set that turns a spare half-hour into something nicer: brew, pour, sit for a moment. And it makes a thoughtful tea set gift for anyone who travels, or just likes their tea wherever they are.
What tea to drink with this set
The glaze is neutral and won't hold flavour, so you can brew almost anything and switch freely. A gaiwan cools quickly and gives you fine control, so it's happiest with lighter, fragrant teas:
Green tea and yellow tea — pour quickly and the leaves stay sweet, never stewed
White tea — gentle with silver needle and other soft styles
Black tea and everyday pu-erh work too. For darker, aged teas, clay teaware suits them better.
Which Chinese teaware suits which tea
A quick guide to matching a ceramic gaiwan, ceramic teapot or zisha clay teapot to the tea you drink.
Tea type
Ceramic gaiwan
Ceramic teapot
Zisha clay teapot
Green tea
Best
Too hot
Avoid
White tea (fresh)
Best
Too hot
Avoid
Yellow tea
Best
Too hot
Avoid
Oolong tea (light)
Great
Works
Good
Oolong tea (roasted)
Works
Works
Best
Black tea
Good
Good
Good
Raw pu-erh (young)
Best
Too hot
Duanni clay
Ripe / aged pu-erh
OK
Works
Best
Hei cha (dark tea)
OK
Works
Best
Best / good Works Avoid
Ceramic gaiwan — neutral and quick to cool, so it brews delicate teas without stewing them. Best for green tea, white tea, yellow tea and young raw pu-erh.
Ceramic teapot — holds heat a little longer. A versatile all-rounder, best for black tea and relaxed everyday brewing.
Zisha clay teapot — retains heat and seasons over time, deepening the brew. Best for roasted oolong, black tea, ripe pu-erh and hei cha. Use one tea per pot, as the clay holds onto flavour.
Duanni clay is a porous type of zisha clay that breathes more than most. It softens astringency, which makes it the one clay that suits young raw pu-erh as well as lighter teas.
A complete travel gongfu tea set for one to three people — brew, share and pack away
Butter jade white ceramic with a fine gold rim, high-fired and food-safe for hot tea
Everything zips into a soft padded case — easy to carry and well protected
A practical portable tea set, and a thoughtful tea set gift for anyone who travels
At home, set it on a tea tray to catch the water; when you head out, it all packs back into the case. The best of both.
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Joshua
Amazing set for use with a quality thermos on a hike or day out, fits easily into the case and the teacloth serves well to keep all the teacups safely stacked in the pitcher. I have used another cloth to sit between the gaiwan and pitcher and wrap around the whole lot, though i may be pedantic and it unnecessary.