gai-zhi sources

• Article topic: 盖置 / lid rest as a contemporary teaware workflow object
• Date: 2026-03-19

Topic-selection notes

This round compared multiple candidate directions against existing zh/teaware and en/teaware coverage:

1. 盖置 / lid rest
2. 茶则与茶荷 / tea scoop vs tea lotus
3. 银壶泡茶争议 / silver kettle for tea
4. 主人杯 / host cup
5. 提梁壶 / handled kettle or handled teapot

Reasons for selecting 盖置 / lid rest:

• Strongest differentiation from existing published teaware pages.
• Fits current Chinese-internet discussion patterns around dry brewing, tabletop order, small but necessary support tools, and the question of where lids belong during active brewing.
• Supports a real long-form treatment of object logic, workflow, aesthetics, material choice, and common misunderstandings.
• Could be illustrated with directly relevant existing tea-table photos already tracked in the repo.

Text references

• https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8C%B6%E5%85%B7
• https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%93%8B%E7%A2%97/68511
• Chinese-language open-web discussion trails searched around:
  • 盖置
  • 茶席
  • 干泡
  • 盖碗盖放哪儿
  • 壶盖承托
  • 茶桌动线
  • 辅助器物是否必要

Images used

1. assets/img/photos/tea-service-closeup-v2.jpg
   • Source: existing local repository asset
   • Used as lead image in zh/en lid-rest article
2. assets/img/photos/tea-service-tray-v2.jpg
   • Source: existing local repository asset
   • Used to illustrate dry-brewing zones and tabletop boundaries
3. assets/img/photos/tea-cup-service-v2.jpg
   • Source: existing local repository asset
   • Used to support discussion of material mood and support-tool order

Notes

• Existing local repository assets were intentionally preferred this round because they are directly tea-table related, already tracked, and publishable.
• No new external image download was required for this article.