The tea is named after the Chinese Goddess of Mercy Guanyin, who is known in Japan as Kannon and in Korea as Guam-eum.   Other spellings and names include "Ti Kuan Yin," "Tit Kwun Yum," "Ti Kwan Yin," "Iron Buddha," "Iron Goddess Oolong," and "Tea of the Iron Bodhisattva." It is also known in the abbreviated form as "TGY."

The best quality Tie Guan Yin tea can easily be distinguished with its rich taste, color and of course for its long lasting sweetness. Tie Guan Yin’s smell is the most charming of all other Oolong tea and the taste as well which the real delight of this tea is. Medically, it helps in digesting and dramatically reduces fat.

First of all get 5-7 grams of Tie Guan Yin tea from the tea container and put it into tea holder. Now pour the hot boiling water into the sand-fired pot just for cleansing and warming the pot and now use this water of sand-fired pot to clean and warm fair cup and Pinming Cup.

  Now put the tea into the Sand-Fired pot with the teaspoon and then add the 100 ºC hot boiled water.  The liquor is not for drinking as it will just recover the tea. Use this liquor to warm the cups by pouring the liquor into the cups equally.

Again pour the boiling hot water into the sand-fired pot from some height so the water may get mixed well with the leaves. Then put the lid back and wait 20 to 30 seconds.

After that remove the lid and smell the lid from the distance for 2 inches with a deep breath.