The Tea Classic: Illustrated Edition

Author: Lu Yu (Tang Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea is one of the earliest tea books in China and the world. The publication of The Classic of Tea holds epoch-making significance in elevating tea to an independent discipline and pioneered the tradition of writing tea-related works in China. The original The Classic of Tea is divided into three volumes—Upper, Middle, and Lower—with ten chapters covering the origins of tea, tea-making utensils, tea cultivation and processing, methods of brewing tea, historical tea affairs, tea-producing regions, and more. The content is rich and detailed. For thousands of years, later generations have continuously used Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea as a model to write new chapters, ensuring the continuous flourishing of traditional Chinese tea studies. This book presents a refined translation of Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea, accompanied by carefully selected illustrations, making it both visually engaging and highly suitable for reading, while also possessing considerable collectible value.