The meaning of hip flask

A hip flask refers to a pot for holding wine.

I. Detailed explanation

The hip flask is generally square and cylindrical, and ladies and landscape pastels are often painted outside the utensils. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were also hot flagons and hot wine glasses. Among Tibetans, ceramics, gold, silver and even wooden flagons were generally used. However, for many contemporary Tibetan youths, wooden flagons are hard to see.

The shape of wooden hip flask is similar to that of wooden ghee barrel, and the existing wooden hip flask is really a treasure. In modern times, hip flask has also made new development, and new materials have appeared, such as stainless steel hip flask.

Second, the hip flask function

Ordinary hip flask: used to pour wine at home or at parties. Warm hip flask: In cold weather, you can put wine in a warm hip flask and then put it in a vessel filled with hot water, so that it can be heated after drinking. Also called hot hip flask.

Portable Hip flask: also called portable hip flask, translated into English, is a slender container, which is usually used to hold distilled drinks. The shape of the bottle is designed to fit the trousers pocket or the inner pocket of the coat. Small size, sealed with a lid, can be carried and drunk at any time.

Historical origin:

1, ancient

In ancient times, the use of fire made people end this primitive way of life. With the rise of agriculture, people not only had food to live on, but also could use grains as raw materials for wine making at any time. With the appearance of pottery, people began to have cookers; Starting with cookware, special drinking utensils appeared. It is difficult to determine when the earliest special wine set originated.

2. Neolithic Age

As early as 6000 years ago, during the Neolithic culture period, pottery similar in shape to later wine vessels appeared, such as pottery in the Peiligang culture period. Pottery in southern Hemudu culture period can also remind people that wine vessels in Shang Dynasty should have a long history.

The development of brewing industry and the noble status of drinkers make it possible to distinguish wine vessels from general food vessels. The quality of wine vessels often becomes one of the symbols of drinkers' status. Full-time winemakers came into being.