The first book about tea written by Lu Yu was The Book of Tea.
1, Volume I "Daguan Tea Theory":
This paper mainly introduces the origin, varieties, material selection, production methods, brewing skills and drinking etiquette of tea, which has a positive role in promoting people's understanding of tea culture.
2, the second volume "The Book of Tea":
In this part, Lu Yu expounded the "bad habit of living on tea", which made people realize that drinking tea is also a good way to cultivate self-cultivation. Moderate tea drinking is beneficial to health, and the ideological connotation bred by tea culture is also integrated with enlightenment and respect for morality, which has the function of enlightening people and improving moral cultivation.
3, the third volume "tea theory":
This paper mainly discusses the artistic appreciation value of tea-making utensils, porcelain, bronzes and tea sets used in the process of making tea.
The Book of Tea has far-reaching historical significance. It is one of the important sources of the formation and development of tea culture in China, and also plays an important role in promoting tea culture and improving people's understanding and appreciation of tea drinking.
At the same time, it also provides a lot of reference materials for later generations of tea artists, tea culture scholars, tea collectors and friends who love tea, which is helpful to deepen people's understanding of tea culture and inherit and carry forward China's excellent traditional culture.
Expand knowledge:
Tea Classic is the earliest, most complete and comprehensive monograph on tea in China and even in the world. It is called the encyclopedia of tea, written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. The Book of Tea is divided into three volumes and ten sections, which systematically summarizes the knowledge of the origin, production and utensils of tea at that time, and creates a precedent for Chinese tea art.
Tea Classic is a comprehensive exposition of the history, origin, present situation, production technology, tea drinking skills and tea art principles of tea production, and expounds tea culture. After the publication of Tea Classics, it promoted the prevalence of tea ceremony, influenced every aspect of politics, economy, culture and life, and became one of the three major tea classics in the world.