How Much Do You Know About Gaiwan Tea Set?

Gaiwan is a kind of Han Chinese tea set with a lid on top, a tray on the bottom and a bowl in the middle. It is also called "Sancai bowl" or "Sancai cup". The lid represents the sky, the tray represents the earth and the bowl represents man, implying the harmony between heaven, earth and man.

Gaiwan Tea Set consists of a tea lid, a tea tray and a tea bowl.
In a mysterious way, the tea lid on top is the sky, the tea tray on the bottom is the earth, and the tea bowl in the middle is man.
Such a small tea set represents a small world, a small universe, and also contains the truth of "the sky covers it, the earth carries it, and man nurtures it" as said by ancient philosophers.

During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, gaiwan was popular.
The prototype of gaiwan appeared in the Tang Dynasty and was not finalized until the Qing Dynasty. It took hundreds of years for the small gaiwan to have the trinity of today - a lamp, a lid, and a plate.

Tea lovers have different styles in using tea-drinking utensils. Some like to use gaiwan teapots, but some like to use purple clay teapots.

Tea lovers who drink tea with a Chinese gaiwan tea set will see their friends using a Purple clay teapot to brew tea and can't help but suggest them to use a gaiwan teapot to brew tea. It's not that the Purple clay teapot is not good for brewing tea, but they think that using a suitable gaiwan to brew tea will make the taste of the tea better.

Gaiwan Tea Set is called "universal tea set" by tea lovers. All kinds of tea can be brewed with Gaiwan.

The only disadvantage may be that using Gaiwan to brew tea will burn your hands, and it may spill if you don't control it well.

If you find that tea lovers around you don't like to use Gaiwan to brew tea, it may be because of this!

To make Gaiwan tea, you need to rinse the bowl with boiling water, then put the tea leaves in and cover it. The soaking time depends on the amount and type of tea leaves, which is about 20 seconds to 3 minutes.

Some tea lovers just can't control the Gaiwan. In fact, it is not difficult to control the Gaiwan, but the premise is that tea lovers need to choose the right Gaiwan.

Then put the tea leaves into the Gaiwan Tea Set, and add water as long as the water covers the tea leaves.

This is very important. There should not be too much water. Some people like to fill the Gaiwan with water when adding water. It would be strange if it is not hot. Moreover, if too much water is added, the brewed tea will be light and the taste will be affected.

The most important thing is the technique of holding the Gaiwan Tea Set. Technique is very important. If you hold the Gaiwan incorrectly, it is normal to get burned. Therefore, technique is crucial to use Gaiwan well.

The comparison of the two techniques in the above picture shows that.

The left picture shows the hand holding the gaiwan cup straight, and the tea flows out along the fairness cup. It can be clearly seen that the tea does not touch the hand.

The right picture shows the gaiwan cup being held sideways, so the tea will flow along the tilted position, which is extremely easy to get burned.

Everyone knows that stopping while pouring tea can easily affect the taste of the tea.

1. Adjust the gap between the lid and the edge of the bowl. This is especially important when the filter is not in use.

2. This action determines whether it is hot or not. Try to hold it up instead of lifting it. It is normal to be hot.

3. The index finger can be circled or straight. Everyone has different hand shapes, so just do it the way that suits you.

4. When the soup is released, turn your wrist naturally and smoothly, lower your shoulders and elbows, and move your Qi smoothly like Tai Chi.

Liking tea and understanding tea are two different things. Liking tea does not necessarily mean understanding it. If you love drinking tea, then you should also know how to choose and buy tea correctly, and how to brew and drink tea correctly.

Drinking tea is not a blind preference. If you understand tea, tea will naturally understand you.