1. Prepare Utensils and Wait for Use: Prepare all necessary tea utensils and arrange them in the correct order. Main items include: purple clay level pot, fairness cup, tasting cup, aroma-smelling cup, etc.
2. Respectfully Invite Guests to Be Seated: Invite guests to sit down in order.
3. Light Incense to Quiet the Mind: Light sandalwood incense to create a solemn and peaceful atmosphere.
4. Boil Spring Water Vigorously: For brewing tea, mountain spring water is best. Boil it with a lively fire until it first bubbles.
5. Peacock Spreads Its Tail: Introduce the tea utensils used for brewing.
6. Ye Jia (Leaf Excellence) Repays the Guest: 'Ye Jia' is a classical term for tea leaves. This step involves inviting guests to appreciate the dry tea leaves and introducing their shape, color, and aroma characteristics.
7. Mengchen Bathing: Rinse the purple clay level pot with boiling water to raise its temperature.
8. High Mountains and Flowing Water: This is warming and cleansing the cups. Use water from the purple clay pot to rinse the tasting cups, with gentle,起伏 movements, maintaining a continuous flow of water.
9. Oolong Enters the Palace: Scoop the Oolong tea leaves into the purple clay pot.
10. Hundred Zhang Waterfall: Pour water from a high position in a thin, long stream, causing the tea leaves to tumble, achieving the purpose of rinsing and awakening the leaves.
11. Spring Breeze Brushes the Surface: Gently skim off the foam from the pot's mouth with the lid.
12. Jade Liquid Moves to the Pot: Pour the first infusion from the purple clay pot into the fairness cup to even out the temperature and concentration.
13. Share the Sweet Dew: Evenly distribute the tea liquor from the fairness cup into the aroma-smelling cups.
14. Phoenix Nods Three Times: Fill the purple clay pot with water using a technique of raising and lowering the kettle three times.
15. Re-wash the Immortal's Face: Pour hot water over the exterior of the pot to clean it and provide additional internal and external heating.
16. Nourish Inside and Out: Pour the tea liquor from the aroma-smelling cups over the exterior of the purple clay pot. This helps maintain the pot's temperature and 'nourishes' it.
17. Travel Through Mountains and Play in Water: Wipe the base of the purple clay pot on the edge of the tea boat (tray) to remove water droplets, then place it on a tea towel to absorb any remaining moisture.
18. There is Fairness: Pour the brewed tea into the fairness cup to mix it evenly.
19. Guan Gong Patrolling the City: Quickly and evenly distribute the tea from the fairness cup into the aroma-smelling cups in a circular motion until they are 70% full.
20. Han Xin Counting Soldiers: Use a precise, dot-dripping motion to distribute the last drops of tea liquor equally into the aroma-smelling cups.
21. Ruo Chen Listens to the Spring: Pour the water from the tasting cups into the tea boat.
22. Heaven and Earth Invert: Invert the tasting cup and place it over the aroma-smelling cup.
23. Stirring Up the Sea and Overturning the River: Flip over the stacked cups (tasting cup on top of aroma-smelling cup) so the tea from the aroma-smelling cup flows into the tasting cup. Place them on the tea saucer.
24. Respectfully Offer the Fragrant Tea: Pick up the tea saucer with both hands, present it to the guest at eyebrow level with a respectful gaze. Then repeat the steps from 'Ruo Chen Listens to the Spring' to 'Respectfully Offer the Fragrant Tea' for each guest. The last cup is for oneself.
25. Orchid in a Secluded Valley: Signal to the guest to use the left hand to rotate and pick up the warm aroma-smelling cup to deeply inhale the fragrance. Then rub the cup with both hands and smell the base aroma.
26. Three Dragons Protecting the Tripod: Signal to hold the tasting cup with the thumb and index finger, supported by the middle finger at the base.
27. Appreciate the Liquor's Color: Observe the color and luster of the tea soup.
28. First Taste of the Marvelous Tea: After observing the color and smelling the surface aroma, begin to taste the tea.
29. Second Exploration of Orchid and Angelica: This refers to brewing the second infusion of tea.
30. Savor the Sweet Dew Again: Carefully taste the flavor of the tea soup.
31. Third Pouring of Stony Nectar: This refers to brewing the third infusion of tea.
32. Comprehend the Tea's Charm: Through explanation, experience the true essence (Yun) of Oolong tea.
33. Self-Serve and Drink Leisurely: Allow guests to add water and brew tea themselves, experiencing the乐趣 of tea brewing.
34. Respectfully Offer Tea Snacks: Serve tea snacks according to the guests' needs to enhance the enjoyment of tea.
35. Playing Dragon in the Water: This is appreciating the spent tea leaves. Place the brewed leaves in a white porcelain bowl for guests to admire the 'green leaves with red edges' quality characteristic of Oolong tea.
36. Empty the Cup to Thank the Tea: Host and guests stand up, finish the tea in their cups together, exchange blessings, and bid farewell.