These adorable miniature tongs 筒 are 1:51 scale replicas of the classic full-size tongs that consist of seven 357 gram cakes of tea stacked together and wrapped in bamboo. The traditional bamboo wrapper is water-resistant and was used to secure tea for transport along the Ancient Tea Horse Road 茶马古道 (cha ma gu dao), where tea from Yunnan was traded for horses in Tibet.
Each tong consists of seven special edition coins of Infrared, which is Nannuo Mountain sun-dried ancient tree red tea. This tea is smooth and mellow, with the robust sweetness of sun-dried red tea and the profound qi of ancient tree material. These especially flat, thin coins stack neatly into a hand-tied bundle of bamboo wrapping. A great gift for the tea lover who has it all, and an excellent (and drinkable) conversation piece for any tea table.