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[[Image:Chajing.jpeg|thumb|right|Lu Yu: ''The Classic of Tea'']]

[[Image:Chajing.jpeg|thumb|right|Lu Yu: ''The Classic of Tea'']]

'''''The Classic of Tea''''' or ''Tea Classic'' (t=[[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:經|經]]|s=[[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:经|经]]) is the very first monograph on tea in the world, written by Chinese writer [[Lu Yu]] between 760 CE and 780 CE during the Tang Dynasty.

'''''The Classic of Tea''''' or ''Tea Classic'' (t=[[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:經|經]] s=[[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:经|经]]) is the very first monograph on tea in the world, written by Chinese writer [[Lu Yu]] between 760 CE and 780 CE during the Tang Dynasty.

According to Tea Lore, [[Lu Yu]] was an orphan of Jinling county (now Tianmen county in Hubei province) who was adopted by a Buddhist monk of the Dragon Cloud Monastery.  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 An Lushan and Shi Siming rebellion period, Lu Yu retired to Shaoqi (now Wuxing county, Zhejiang).  During this period, Lu Yu made friends with many literati, including the calligrapher Yan Zhenqing and the poet Huang Pu Zheng and wrote his masterpiece: ''Ch'a Ching''.  

According to Tea Lore, [[Lu Yu]] was an orphan of Jinling county (now Tianmen county in Hubei province) who was adopted by a Buddhist monk of the Dragon Cloud Monastery.  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 An Lushan and Shi Siming rebellion period, Lu Yu retired to Shaoqi (now Wuxing county, Zhejiang).  During this period, Lu Yu made friends with many literati, including the calligrapher Yan Zhenqing and the poet Huang Pu Zheng and wrote his masterpiece: ''Ch'a Ching''.  

This chapter describes twenty eight items used in the brewing and drinking of tea, including specifications and instructions, construction and recommended materials.  The effect of these utensils to tea brew.

This chapter describes twenty eight items used in the brewing and drinking of tea, including specifications and instructions, construction and recommended materials.  The effect of these utensils to tea brew.

Lu Yu’s Tea Ware:

Lu Yu’s Tea Ware:

 

*crushing block (砧椎)

*crushing block (砧椎)

*brazier (風爐)

*brazier (風爐)

*utensil table (具列)

*utensil table (具列)

*utensil basket (都籃)

*utensil basket (都籃)

===Five: Boiling (五之煮)===

===Five: Boiling (五之煮)===

==See also==  

==See also==  

* [[Lu yu]]

* [[Lu Yu]]

* [[Sen no Rikyu]]

* [[Sen no Rikyu]]

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Chinese tea]]

[[Category:Chinese tea]]

[[Category:Tea culture]]

[[Category:Tea culture]]