Why Jianjian is called "jian", not "bowl"?

Jianjian is born for the tea, tea culture in the Tang Dynasty, to the Song Dynasty, the most prosperous. Before the Tang Dynasty, drinking and eating bowls are the same together, without distinction, showing that the drinking of the heroic feelings. By the rise of tea drinking culture in the Tang Dynasty, the work of drinking tea should be distinguished from the drinking vessels, so Jianjian appeared. Jianjian is a kind of tea-drinking vessel produced in Jianyang, which is usually made of black glaze.

By the Song Dynasty, the rise of tea-fighting required a vessel that could facilitate tea-fighting and distinguish it from drinking vessels, so in order to cater to this need, the emergence of Jianjian was timely. Jianjian is in Jianyang production of ceramic vessels, the word on the one hand literally look more elegant, more suitable for ancient poets and literati in the drinking of tea, more in line with the atmosphere in which to take the word is appropriate.

"Bowl" word on the one hand too vulgar, on the one hand can not be distinguished from other vessels.

Jianjian has slowly become popular in the past year or two, and it is indeed a very good kind of vessel, and many tea drinkers have also chosen Jianjian. A good quality Jianjian must be made of black glaze and comes in many different styles and patterns.