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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Lu was born in 733 in Tianmen, Hubei province. For six years Lu Yu stayed in Houmen mountain studying under the guidance of master Zou Fuzi. During this period Lu Yu often brewed tea for his teacher. He also took care of fellow students' health with his remarkable knowledge in tea and herbs that he learned while at the Longgai Monastery.
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Lu was born 733 in Tianmen town, Hubei province. Lu Yu stayed for six years in Houmen mountain and studied under the guidance of master Zou Fuzi. During this period Lu Yu often brewed tea for his teacher took care of fellow students' health with his remarkable knowledge in tea and herbs that he learned while at the Longgai Monastery.
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Whenever time permitted between his studies Lu Yu often went to the countryside to gather tea leaves and herbs. In one of those trips Lu Yu stumbled upon a spring underneath a 6-foot round rock and the water from the spring was extremely clear and clean. When Lu Yu brewed tea with this spring water he found the tea tasted unexpectedly better than usual. From then on Lu Yu realised the importance of quality water in brewing tea.
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Between his studies Lu Yu often went to the countryside in order to gather tea leaves and herbs. In one of those trips Lu Yu stumbled upon a spring underneath a 6-foot round rock. The water from this spring was extremely clear and clean and Lu Yu used this water to brew tea. The tea brewed of this water tasted much better than usual. Lu Yu realized then how important the quality water for brewing tea is.
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Zou Fuzi was moved by Lu Yu's obsession with tea and his skill in brewing good tea. He cleared the rock together with some of his students and dug a well around the fountainhead of that spring.
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Zou Fuzi was impressed by Lu Yu's obsession and skills with tea and his skill in brewing good tea. As a tribute to Lu Yu he cleared the rock together with some of his students and dug a well around that spring.
 
In 1768, just over a thousand years later during the Qing Dynasty (1616–1911), Jingling was hit by drought and the whole city was badly in need of water. City folks found water still flowing from this well uncovered by Lu Yu and dug by Zou Fuzi. A Qing official ordered three wells to be dug around the spring, and a structure constructed near the wells named "Lu Yu Hut" and the "Literary Spring".
 
In 1768, just over a thousand years later during the Qing Dynasty (1616–1911), Jingling was hit by drought and the whole city was badly in need of water. City folks found water still flowing from this well uncovered by Lu Yu and dug by Zou Fuzi. A Qing official ordered three wells to be dug around the spring, and a structure constructed near the wells named "Lu Yu Hut" and the "Literary Spring".
  

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