36:
500:. It begins with an index list of influential individuals related to tea before the Tang dynasty. Further topics include a collection of literature and historical records on tea legends and famous people, folklore and customs, tea poems and tea stories, health benefits of tea in recorded medical books, tea as medical herb and tea cure formula, tea usage in cooking and tea recipes.
377:
235:. He refused to take up the monastic robes and was assigned menial jobs by his stepfather. Lu Yu ran away and joined the circus as a clown. At age 14, Lu Yu was discovered by the local governor Li Qiwu, who offered Lu Yu the use of his library and the opportunity to study with a teacher. During the
327:
Lu Yu's Tea
Classic is the earliest known treatise on tea, and perhaps the most famous work on tea. The book is not large, about 7000 Chinese characters in the literary language of the Tang dynasty, a condensed, refined and poetic style of Chinese. It is made of "Three Scrolls Ten Chapters" (三卷十章):
516:
This chapter lists procedures that may be omitted and under what circumstances, tools and methods that can be excluded in cultivation and processing under abnormal conditions, and tea utensils and brewing methods that can be simplified or improvised under various outdoor and unusual habitat
348:
speculation, features and characteristics of tea trees. The characteristics of quality tea leaves, and soils and topography compared to tea quality. Benefits of good teas and bad teas. The geographical region, harvest seasons and growing methods in relation to tea quality.
135:
484:
This chapter discusses the actual consumption of tea, some of its properties, the history of tea drinking, and the various types of tea known in 8th century China.
232:
248:
560:
The
Classic of Tea, introduced and translated by Francis Ross Carpenter, pp. 51-52. (Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Co., 1st ed., 1974.)
243:
rebellion period, Lu Yu retired to Shaoqi (now Wuxing county, Zhejiang). Lu Yu made friends with many literati, including the calligrapher
674:
by
William H. Ukers vol. 1. Reprinted by Martino Publishing, 2007 (original publication: New York: Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Co, 1935).
576:
The
Classic of Tea, introduced and translated by Francis Ross Carpenter, p. 52. (Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Co., 1st ed., 1974.)
670:. Acknowledgments for providing the translation: Sir Edward Denison Ross and Mr Z. L. Yih (translator). Published on pages 13 to 22 of
100:
640:); Lu, Yu; Intro & Translation By Francis Ross Carpenter, Illustrated by Hitz, Demi;Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co. 1974
684:
72:
714:
273:
In Lu Yu's hometown, Tianmen, there is an ancient styled tower named according to the classic in honour of the great writer.
79:
53:
739:
734:
529:
on the wall for quick references. The silk scrolls that provide an abbreviated version of the previous nine chapters.
663:
648:
637:
613:
581:
565:
119:
86:
744:
651:); Lu, Yu; Translated by Carpenter, Francis Ross. Preface by Carpenter;New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ecco Press. 1995
690:
357:
This chapter describes fifteen tools for picking, steaming, pressing, drying and storing tea leaves and cakes.
170:
68:
57:
157:
700:
46:
17:
93:
254:
For Lu Yu, tea symbolized the harmony and mysterious unity of the universe. "He invested the
603:
539:
719:
8:
492:
This chapter gives various anecdotes about the history of tea in
Chinese records, from
659:
644:
633:
609:
577:
561:
705:
373:
This chapter describes twenty eight items used in the brewing and drinking of tea.
212:. Lu Yu's original manuscript is lost; the earliest editions available date to the
508:
This chapter compares and ranks eight tea producing regions in China at its time.
526:
728:
497:
341:
267:
244:
213:
209:
258:
with the concept that dominated the religious thought of his age, whether
695:
525:
This chapter consists of how to transfer the contents onto placards or
240:
178:
175:
165:
162:
345:
344:
description of the tea plant and its proper planting as well as some
337:
236:
193:
35:
666:); Lu, Yu; Translation of the University of London library copy of
493:
259:
220:
224:
365:
This chapter recommends methods for the production of tea cake.
263:
183:
228:
205:
201:
376:
270:: to see in the particular an expression of the universal".
134:
197:
687:- Global Tea Hut magazine, September 2015 issue, page 31
685:
Incomplete
English translation with translator's notes
283:
A thousand mountains will greet my departing friend,
231:
Province) who was adopted by a
Buddhist monk of the
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
708:- Chinese influences on the Japanese tea ceremony
276:
726:
27:Monograph on tea written by Lu Yu in the 760s CE
503:
299:Where we enjoy tea by a clear pebble fountain.
601:
475:Guidelines for the proper preparation of tea.
340:origins of tea in China. It also contains a
223:, Lu Yu was an orphan of Jinling county (now
643:The Classic of Tea: Origins & Rituals (
701:Partial English translation and commentary
520:
297:We rendezvous at a remote mountain temple,
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
375:
133:
511:
487:
368:
14:
727:
479:
466:
360:
208:between 760 CE and 762 CE, during the
317:"The Day I Saw Lu Yu off to Pick Tea"
691:Chinese text with page reproductions
331:
58:adding citations to reliable sources
29:
352:
285:When the spring teas blossom again.
24:
25:
756:
678:
311:Deep into thoughts of ages past.
295:His solitary journey is my envy.
34:
602:Fisher, Aaron (11 April 2011).
277:Huangfu Zeng's poem about Lu Yu
45:needs additional citations for
595:
586:
570:
554:
188:
174:
161:
13:
1:
706:Japanese tea ceremony history
626:
287:With such breadth and wisdom,
504:Eight: Growing Regions (八之出)
7:
532:
10:
761:
322:
293:Or crimson evening clouds—
740:8th-century Chinese books
735:Chinese tea classic texts
527:large scrolls for hanging
696:Chinese text on one page
547:
437:boiled water vessel (熟盂)
336:This chapter covers the
303:Lit only by candlelight,
745:Tang dynasty literature
521:Ten: Pictorialize (十之圖)
305:I struck a marble bell—
654:The Classic of Tea in
592:(Shapira, et al., 150)
425:water filter bag (漉水囊)
381:
320:
233:Dragon Cloud Monastery
142:
720:Tea Terms 2010 中英文茶術語
540:Pictorial of Tea Ware
471:This chapter covers:
379:
307:Its chime carrying me
301:In that silent night,
291:Through morning mists
289:Serenely picking tea—
280:
192:) is the first known
137:
632:The Classic of Tea (
512:Nine: Simplify (九之略)
488:Seven: History (七之事)
452:spent tea basin (滓方)
398:fire chopsticks (火筴)
395:charcoal mallet (炭檛)
392:charcoal basket (炭筥)
369:Four: Utensils (四之器)
69:"The Classic of Tea"
54:improve this article
543:(Song dynasty book)
480:Six: Drinking (六之飲)
467:Five: Boiling (五之煮)
461:utensil basket (都籃)
434:salt container (鹺簋)
413:crushing roller (碾)
404:cauldron stand (交床)
386:crushing block (砧椎)
361:Three: Making (三之造)
171:traditional Chinese
715:Tea and Tiequanyin
458:utensil table (具列)
382:
158:simplified Chinese
147:The Classic of Tea
143:
140:The Classic of Tea
431:bamboo tongs (竹夾)
428:gourd scooper (瓢)
422:water vessel (水方)
410:paper wallet (紙囊)
332:One: Origin (一之源)
200:in the world, by
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
752:
711:
620:
619:
599:
593:
590:
584:
574:
568:
558:
449:water basin (滌方)
353:Two: Tools (二之具)
318:
190:
181:
168:
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
760:
759:
755:
754:
753:
751:
750:
749:
725:
724:
709:
681:
629:
624:
623:
616:
600:
596:
591:
587:
575:
571:
559:
555:
550:
535:
523:
514:
506:
490:
482:
469:
464:
443:bowl basket (畚)
371:
363:
355:
334:
325:
319:
316:
313:
310:
308:
306:
304:
302:
300:
298:
296:
294:
292:
290:
288:
286:
284:
279:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
758:
748:
747:
742:
737:
723:
722:
717:
712:
703:
698:
693:
688:
680:
679:External links
677:
676:
675:
652:
641:
628:
625:
622:
621:
614:
608:. p. 67.
605:The Way of Tea
594:
585:
569:
552:
551:
549:
546:
545:
544:
534:
531:
522:
519:
517:environments.
513:
510:
505:
502:
489:
486:
481:
478:
477:
476:
468:
465:
463:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
419:tea holder (則)
417:
416:sieve box (羅合)
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
383:
370:
367:
362:
359:
354:
351:
333:
330:
324:
321:
314:
281:
278:
275:
128:
127:
42:
40:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
757:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
730:
721:
718:
716:
713:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
686:
683:
682:
673:
672:All about tea
669:
665:
664:1-57898-652-4
661:
657:
656:All about tea
653:
650:
649:0-88001-416-4
646:
642:
639:
638:0-316-53450-1
635:
631:
630:
617:
615:9781462900220
611:
607:
606:
598:
589:
583:
582:0-316-53450-1
579:
573:
567:
566:0-316-53450-1
563:
557:
553:
542:
541:
537:
536:
530:
528:
518:
509:
501:
499:
495:
485:
474:
473:
472:
460:
457:
455:tea cloth (巾)
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
407:tea tongs (夾)
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
384:
378:
374:
366:
358:
350:
347:
343:
342:horticultural
339:
329:
312:
274:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
250:
249:Huangfu Zheng
247:and the poet
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
219:According to
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
191:
185:
180:
177:
172:
167:
164:
159:
155:
154:
149:
148:
141:
136:
132:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
710:(in English)
671:
667:
655:
604:
597:
588:
572:
556:
538:
524:
515:
507:
498:Tang dynasty
496:through the
491:
483:
470:
401:cauldron (鍑)
389:brazier (風爐)
372:
364:
356:
346:etymological
338:mythological
335:
326:
309:A hidden man
282:
272:
255:
253:
245:Yan Zhenqing
218:
214:Ming dynasty
210:Tang dynasty
187:
152:
151:
146:
145:
144:
139:
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
153:Tea Classic
729:Categories
627:References
256:Ch'a Ching
241:Shi Siming
110:March 2013
80:newspapers
668:Cha Ching
446:brush (劄)
268:Confucian
237:An Lushan
194:monograph
533:See also
494:Shennong
440:bowl (碗)
315:—
260:Buddhist
227:City in
221:tea lore
380:Brazier
323:Content
225:Tianmen
204:writer
202:Chinese
189:chájīng
138:Lu Yu:
94:scholar
18:Chajing
662:
647:
636:
612:
580:
564:
264:Taoist
186::
184:pinyin
173::
160::
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
548:Notes
266:, or
229:Hubei
206:Lu Yu
101:JSTOR
87:books
660:ISBN
645:ISBN
634:ISBN
610:ISBN
578:ISBN
562:ISBN
239:and
73:news
198:tea
196:on
150:or
56:by
731::
262:,
251:.
216:.
182:;
169:;
658:(
618:.
179:經
176:茶
166:经
163:茶
156:(
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
