Tea Classics

Author: Pinglin Tea Museum
Publisher: Lianjing Publishing House
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features:
5,000 years ago, the Chinese people have had an inseparable bond with tea. Even today, modern people regard drinking tea as a refined and high-quality activity. This book extracts discussions on tea as a classic tea from The Classic of Tea and The Continuation of the Classic of Tea, presenting the origins, characteristics, quality, production areas, methods of picking, processing, brewing, and utensils of tea, as well as tea culture, in a modern editorial style. This book will be a convenient guide for modern people to enter Chinese tea culture.
More than 1,200 years ago, during the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu wrote The Classic of Tea. He was the first person in China to promote tea art, and later revered as the "God of Tea." More than 300 years ago, in 1664, the British East India Company presented Chinese tea leaves as a high-ranking tribute to the British king, marking the beginning of Chinese tea entering the UK. More than 150 years ago, Taiwanese tea was marketed worldwide under the name "Formosa Oolong Tea" and gained favor in countries like Europe and America.
This book selects valuable ancient Chinese books and classics, with a focus on the representative The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu from the Tang Dynasty, as well as The Continuation of the Classic of Tea by Lu Tingcan, who reorganized it during the Qing Dynasty. It aims to use a rich combination of text and images to give modern readers a glimpse into the world of tea.
Features of the Book
◎ This book is a basic reader for the general public to understand tea culture in an accessible way, presented by the Pinglin Tea Museum.
◎ The book provides a detailed description of the history and culture of tea.
◎ The book is accompanied by abundant illustrations, perfectly arranged to depict scenes related to tea throughout the ages.
◎ The book includes detailed annotations.