gaiwan

Monks drinking tea, detail, the Five Hundred Luohans ( Arhats )

Pictorial History of Gaiwan

Little has been documented about this small yet indispensable piece of teaware. In our first attempt to study the history of gaiwan basing on historical clues, we have found that its existence is inseparable from the evolution of tea itself…

Hand-thrown blue china gaiwan

Gaiwan

The term gaiwan ( Chinese: 蓋碗 ) is the romanization of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for...

Tasting (cupping) at the oolong farmer's house

Oolongs: Tasting & Buying Tips

This is an effective sales technique but a very bad tasting approach. No tea can show its real character infused for less than 20 seconds, unless it is broken or worse, like a teabag. The reason for a quick wash is only to hide…