Reading茶志
Notes for the Daily Steep为每日慢泡而写的手记
Everything we have published, in one place. If you have just bought your first bowl, start with the Gaiwan Starter Notes — it is the page we would print and tape next to the kettle.我们写过的，都在这一页。刚买了第一只盖碗？先看《盖碗入门笔记》——那是我们会打印出来、贴在烧水壶旁边的一页。
4 October 2026
How to Choose Tea as a Beginner: Read the Processing, Not the Poetry新手怎么选茶？先看它怎么做的，别先看形容词
What actually separates the six categories, how to pick your first one, the four questions worth asking a seller, and the label words you can ignore.六大茶类到底怎么分、第一次该从哪种开始、该问卖家的四个问题，以及可以无视的那些形容语。
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19 October 2026
How to Get Used to Tea Without Sugar不加糖，怎么喝得惯茶
Why unsweetened tea tastes like hot water, the three jobs sugar was doing, and the order to cross the gap in — without willpower.为什么不加糖的茶喝起来像白开水、糖原来在替你做哪三件事，以及按什么顺序跨过去——不靠意志力。
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19 October 2026
What Does Puerh Taste Like?普洱是什么味道
Sheng and shou are two different drinks that share one name. What each tastes like, in flavours you already know, and why the clock decides the cup.生普与熟普是两种饮料，只是共用一个名字。各自喝起来什么味道——用你本来就熟悉的味道当参照——以及为什么是时钟决定这一杯。
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16 October 2026
How to Use a Gongfu Tea Set — Your First Session, Step by Step功夫茶具怎么用——第一次冲泡，一步一步来
Your first gongfu session, step by step: 4–5 g of leaf per 100 ml, 85 °C water, a 15-second first steep, and how to pour it off cleanly.你手头有一套功夫茶具，或者正准备买。盒子上从不解释它怎么用——这才是真正的门槛：它看着像一堆器材，其实只是一段很短的流程。下面按顺序、带数字走一遍。
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16 October 2026
Gongfu Tea at Your Desk — A Five-Step Office Routine在办公桌上泡功夫茶——五分钟的五步法
A desk-sized gongfu routine: 100 ml of water, 3 g of leaf, a 10-second first steep, and five minutes you can actually take at work.办公室茶水间有烧水壶、微波炉和一盒茶包，但没有一样能泡出你真正想喝的那杯。要改这件事，不用一间茶室。你只需要约 100 毫升水、一只小壶或小盖碗，和没人计时的五分钟。
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16 October 2026
Why Are Chinese Teacups So Small — and What Size You Actually Need中国茶杯为什么这么小——以及你到底该买多大
Chinese teacups hold 30–80 ml, not 8 oz. Here is why gongfu tea is sipped in small cups, how one steep works, and the size you actually need.拿马克杯喝茶的人，第一次看到 70 毫升的杯子，会以为是不是搞错了。它没搞错，也不是抠门。它正是整套泡法赖以成立的那个单位——一旦你看懂「一泡」是干什么的，小杯就不再显…
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5 October 2026
Ru Kiln Teapot: Sizes, Shapes, and How to Choose One汝窑壶：容量、器型，以及怎么挑第一只
Which shape suits solo brewing, the size that actually fits one person, what the filter decides — and a five-minute check to run when the pot arrives.哪种器型适合一个人泡、该买多大、滤孔决定了什么——以及壶到手后五分钟就能做完的检查。
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5 October 2026
Gongfu Tea Set: What’s Inside One, and How to Choose Your First功夫茶具：一套里有什么，第一套怎么挑
What each piece does, why the fairness cup matters more than the pot, how piece counts really work — plus the leaf-to-water numbers beginners should start with.每件器具干什么、为什么公道杯比壶更要紧、件数到底怎么算——以及新手该从什么茶水比例开始。
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5 October 2026
Gaiwan Tea Set: What Comes in One, and How to Pick Your First盖碗套装：一套里有什么，第一套怎么挑
What a set adds beyond the bowl, which pieces are essential, three ways to hold a gaiwan without burning yourself — and the mistakes beginners make most.除了那只碗，一套里还该有什么、哪些是必需、三种不烫手的拿法——以及新手最常犯的几个错。
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5 October 2026
Tea Tray: Wet Style, Dry Style, and Which One You Actually Need茶盘：湿泡、干泡，你到底需要哪一种
The four things people mean by “tea tray”, when you need drainage, how big to go — and why a large reservoir does not mean less emptying.大家说的「茶盘」其实是四种东西、什么时候需要排水、该买多大——以及为什么接水盘大不等于不用倒。
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5 October 2026
Chinese Tea Gift Set: How to Choose One That Actually Gets Used中国茶具礼盒：怎么挑一套真的会被用起来的
Three questions to ask first, what to send for which relationship, how to set the piece count — and the one card that decides whether it ever gets used.先要问的三件事、不同关系该送什么、件数怎么定——以及决定它会不会被用起来的那张卡片。
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7 October 2026
Ge Kiln Tea Set: What Ge Ware Is, and How to Choose One哥窑茶具：哥窑到底是什么，又该怎么挑
Why the glaze is full of lines, why that is not a crack, how gold-thread iron-wire differs from our fine crackle — and how to choose and keep one.釉面为什么满是小纹、它为什么不算裂、金丝铁线与我们的细开片差在哪——以及怎么挑、怎么养。
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12 October 2026
Chinese vs Japanese Tea Sets: Which One Do You Actually Need?中国茶具 vs 日本茶具：你到底该买哪一种？
One set pours tea off the leaf again and again; the other whisks powder into a bowl and is done in a minute. What each is built for, and which one matches how you actually drink.一套把茶汤从茶叶上一次次倒出，另一套把粉末搅进碗里、一分钟完事。各是为什么而造的，以及哪一种配得上你实际的喝法。
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7 October 2026
Green Gold: From the Mongolian Steppe to Your American Kitchen — Does Tea Really Cut the Grease?绿色黄金：从蒙古草原，到你的美式厨房——茶真的能解腻吗？
Steak, ribs, a double burger, fried chicken, a burrito — does tea really cut the grease? What one cup can do for you after a heavy meal, and what it honestly cannot.牛排、肋排、双层汉堡、炸鸡、墨西哥卷饼——茶真的能解腻吗？一顿重油之后，一杯茶能为你做什么，又做不到什么。
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Start here从这里开始
Gaiwan Starter Notes: Your First Cup, Step by Step盖碗入门笔记：第一杯，一步一步来
One page to keep near the kettle: how much leaf, how hot the water, how long to steep, and what to do when a cup comes out bitter, flat or thin.一页纸，放在烧水壶旁边就好：放多少茶、水多热、泡多久，以及一杯茶发苦、发闷、发淡时该怎么办。
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2 October 2026
Ru Ware Care: How to Live With a Crackle Glaze汝窑养护：和开片一起生活
What the crackle actually is, why one cup keeps to one tea, why water alone is enough to clean it — and the mistakes that quietly dull the glaze.开片到底是什么、为什么一只杯只泡一种茶、只用清水洗为什么就够——以及那些会让釉面悄悄发闷的错。
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2 October 2026
Gaiwan Size: What to Buy for One Person盖碗尺寸：一个人的话，买多大
The three common size ranges, why 100–130 ml suits most solo drinkers, when a bigger bowl earns its place — and the one-hand test that settles it.三个常见的尺寸档、为什么 100–130 毫升最适合一个人、什么时候大碗才值得买——以及一试就定的单手测试。
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30 September 2026
Ru Kiln Tea Set: What Ru Ware Is, and How to Choose One汝窑茶具：汝窑到底是什么，又该怎么挑
What “Ru kiln” means in a shop in 2026, why the glaze looks wet, what crackle is and is not, which size to start with — and the one care rule that matters.2026 年店家说「汝窑」时指什么、釉为什么看着是湿的、开片是什么不是什么、先买哪个尺寸——以及唯一要紧的那条养护规则。
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11 September 2026
What Is a Gaiwan? A 5-Minute Guide for Beginners什么是盖碗？给新手的 5 分钟入门
Three pieces, no ceremony: what a gaiwan is, the size to buy first, and the four numbers that decide the cup.三件器物，没有仪式感：盖碗是什么、先买多大，以及决定这一杯的那四个数字。
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28 September 2026
Gaiwan or Teapot First? A Beginner’s Buying Guide先买盖碗还是先买茶壶？给新手的选购指南
If you are only buying one vessel, which should it be? What each one is genuinely good at, and the size that suits one person.如果只打算买一件，该买哪个？两样各自真正擅长什么，以及一个人用该买多大。
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28 September 2026
Why a Gaiwan Burns Your Fingers (Not the Porcelain)盖碗为什么会烫手？不是瓷的问题
Two heat sources, the one everybody forgets, and three fixes you can try today — on cold water, before you ever pour anything hot.两个热源、被所有人忽略的那一个，以及今天就能试的三处调整——先用冷水练，再上热水。
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11 September 2026
How to Brew Loose-Leaf Tea in an American Kitchen在美式厨房里，怎么泡散茶
No gaiwan, no ceremony: a mug, a strainer and decent leaf beat any tea bag. Temperatures, grams and timings for a normal kitchen.不用盖碗，没有仪式感：一只杯子、一个滤网加好散茶，胜过任何茶包。附普通厨房能用的水温、克数与时间。
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11 September 2026
Buying a Chinese Tea Set as a Gift: A No-Nonsense Guide送人怎么挑一套中国茶具：一份不绕弯子的指南
Material, piece count, gift box — and three sets with the piece counts and prices written out plainly.材质、件数、礼盒——以及三款套装，件数与价格全部写明。
Read →阅读 →Everything here is written by hand, and we go back and change it when we learn something better. Not sure which guide you need? Tell us how you actually drink and we will point at one.这里每一篇都是手写的，学到更好的做法时我们会回头改。不确定自己该看哪一篇？告诉我们你平时怎么喝，我们帮你指一篇。