Gaiwan

Gaiwan is a traditional Chinese tea vessel used for brewing and drinking tea, which usually consists of a bowl, a lid and a holder. Gaiwan is very versatile and can be used for brewing a wide variety of teas such as green tea, white tea, floral tea, Pu’erh tea, etc. It can not only be used as a brewing vessel, but can also be used directly for drinking. Not only can it be used as a brewing utensil, but it can also be used for drinking directly, which makes it multi-functional, and the history of the Gaiwan is also very rich. It was first used for drinking tea directly, often appearing in court dramas, with scenes of emperors lifting up the Gaiwan bowl to drink tea being particularly common. the various parts of the Gaiwan also have symbolic meanings: the lid symbolises the heavens, the bowl symbolises the people, and the rest symbolises the earth, signifying the harmony between heaven and earth, man and nature.