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Cup, a special vessel for holding water, has been mainly used for drinking water or drinking tea since ancient times, and is generally small in size. Or in ancient times, the cup used for drinking tea was called a bowl. The basic type is mostly straight or open, and the diameter of the mouth edge is almost equal to the height of the cup. Flat bottom, round feet or high feet. Archaeological data show that the earliest cups began in the Neolithic Age. No matter in Yangshao culture, Longshan culture or Hemudu culture, there are ceramic cups, and the cup types in this period are the most peculiar and diverse: one-ear or two-ear cups with ears, conical cups with feet, three-legged cups, special-shaped cups, high-handle cups and so on.