Gaiwan is also called the "Three Talents Cup". The lid is for heaven, the cup is for people, and the support is for earth. It is for heaven, earth and people!
Gaiwan and purple clay teapot are both good choices!
In fact, it is best to soak Tieguanyin in a covered bowl. Because the tureen is made of white porcelain, it does not absorb odor and conducts heat quickly. Tieguanyin is a pearl tea. There is a big difference in volume between the dry tea and the unfolded tea. The covered bowl is conducive to the expansion of the leaf surface to appreciate the bottom of the leaf. Moreover, modern Tieguanyin basically uses the method of making fragrant tea, that is, light fermentation and light fire, which is different from traditional Tieguanyin. Therefore, more attention is paid to its fragrance, and it is brewed in a covered bowl. When you open the bowl cover and smell the fragrance, it is purple sand. Kettles are incomparable. The lid of the bowl, also known as the "Sancai Cup", represents the sky, the cup represents the human beings, and the support represents the earth. It is a representation of heaven, earth and humans. It is also said that when tea is tasted, the true flavor of the tea can be tasted only when the heaven, earth and humans are united.
However, soaking Tieguanyin in purple sand is also good. Because the biggest benefit of purple clay is its flavor retention, which is related to a requirement when tasting tea. Purple clay teapots with a slightly lower sound are better suited for steeping teas with stronger flavors, such as oolong and Tieguanyin. A flat and short purple clay teapot with a capacity of less than 200ml is most suitable for drinking Tieguanyin, because the teapot can reach high temperatures in an instant, which just meets the brewing requirements of Tieguanyin. The first thing you need to do when you buy a new pot is to boil it with the tea you want to brew. This is to remove the muddy smell of purple noisy. After that, the pot only brews one kind of tea, and the tea brewed will be of good color, aroma and flavor. Because when the purple clay teapot brews the first pot of tea, it will absorb all the aroma of the tea into the wall of the teapot. When you brew the next pot of tea, the aroma of the tea will penetrate from the inside of the teapot. It is the teapot. More fragrant! Even if you only pour boiled water into a purple clay teapot that has been used for a long time, it still smells like tea! This is the expensive part of the purple clay teapot! If you drink it by yourself for a long time, you should use a special purple clay pot!