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Product description
Discover the Exceptional Thin Gaiwan from Chaozhou
The Thin Gaiwan represents a perfect blend of elegance and practicality. It contains over 45% bone china, professionally made in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, a region famous for its high-quality "Bone China" teaware. Chaozhou's Gong Fu Cha culture focuses on top-of-the-line materials, simplicity, and practicality, making it ideal for traditional and modern Gong Fu Cha practitioners.
The Fine bone china is eminently practical, since it is strong and durable while being ultra-lightweight, very thin and able to channel aromas well, perfect for Chaozhou Dancong teas, Wuyi Yancha, as well as other aromatic tea leaves.
Perfect for All Tea Enthusiasts
This Gaiwan is designed to meet the needs of both beginner and experienced tea drinkers. With its 100ml capacity, it is ideal for sampling high-quality teas. The thin walls of the Gaiwan ensure the temperature drops perfectly for a high-aroma teas (like Dancong oolong and other oolongs), releasing both aroma and depth of flavour. Each cup steeps perfectly, thanks to the Gaiwan’s design and heat-retention properties. As you explore different teas, you will appreciate how this Gaiwan enhances each tasting experience, allowing for intricate details to shine through.
A Versatile Addition to Your Tea Collection
The beauty of the Thin Gaiwan (full capacity 100ml without tea leaves) lies in its versatility. You can also use it for various types of tea, including green, oolong, and black teas.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE BAMBOOLook closely, and you will notice fine, understated lines shaped after slender bamboo stems across the Gaiwan and cups. Rather than a literal decorative pattern, the bamboo is expressed quietly through the form: simple, elegant and almost hidden at first glance.
Bamboo has long carried positive meaning in Chinese culture. Growing upright yet flexible, it represents integrity, resilience and strength with grace. Its hollow centre is traditionally associated with humility and an open mind, while its distinctive sections suggest continual growth, progressing steadily, section by section.
In Cantonese culture, the objects we use and give are often chosen not only for their beauty, but also for their 好意頭, an auspicious meaning or good wish. There is a particularly fitting connection here: 竹 (zuk1, bamboo) and 祝 (zuk1, to wish or to bless) share the same pronunciation in Cantonese. The subtle bamboo motif can therefore also be understood as a quiet expression of good wishes.
For this reason, we also recommend this set as a meaningful gift for someone you care about. A subtle detail carrying a simple message: to remain grounded, adaptable, continually growing and surrounded by good wishes.
Product description
Discover the Exceptional Thin Gaiwan from Chaozhou
The Thin Gaiwan represents a perfect blend of elegance and practicality. It contains over 45% bone china, professionally made in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, a region famous for its high-quality "Bone China" teaware. Chaozhou's Gong Fu Cha culture focuses on top-of-the-line materials, simplicity, and practicality, making it ideal for traditional and modern Gong Fu Cha practitioners.
The Fine bone china is eminently practical, since it is strong and durable while being ultra-lightweight, very thin and able to channel aromas well, perfect for Chaozhou Dancong teas, Wuyi Yancha, as well as other aromatic tea leaves.
Perfect for All Tea Enthusiasts
This Gaiwan is designed to meet the needs of both beginner and experienced tea drinkers. With its 100ml capacity, it is ideal for sampling high-quality teas. The thin walls of the Gaiwan ensure the temperature drops perfectly for a high-aroma teas (like Dancong oolong and other oolongs), releasing both aroma and depth of flavour. Each cup steeps perfectly, thanks to the Gaiwan’s design and heat-retention properties. As you explore different teas, you will appreciate how this Gaiwan enhances each tasting experience, allowing for intricate details to shine through.
A Versatile Addition to Your Tea Collection
The beauty of the Thin Gaiwan (full capacity 100ml without tea leaves) lies in its versatility. You can also use it for various types of tea, including green, oolong, and black teas.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE BAMBOO
Look closely, and you will notice fine, understated lines shaped after slender bamboo stems across the Gaiwan and cups. Rather than a literal decorative pattern, the bamboo is expressed quietly through the form: simple, elegant and almost hidden at first glance.
Bamboo has long carried positive meaning in Chinese culture. Growing upright yet flexible, it represents integrity, resilience and strength with grace. Its hollow centre is traditionally associated with humility and an open mind, while its distinctive sections suggest continual growth, progressing steadily, section by section.
In Cantonese culture, the objects we use and give are often chosen not only for their beauty, but also for their 好意頭, an auspicious meaning or good wish. There is a particularly fitting connection here: 竹 (zuk1, bamboo) and 祝 (zuk1, to wish or to bless) share the same pronunciation in Cantonese. The subtle bamboo motif can therefore also be understood as a quiet expression of good wishes.
For this reason, we also recommend this set as a meaningful gift for someone you care about. A subtle detail carrying a simple message: to remain grounded, adaptable, continually growing and surrounded by good wishes.