Tea is the national drink of the Chinese nation. As one of the seven things to open the door (rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea), drinking tea was very common in ancient China. China tea culture has a long history and is profound. It includes both material and cultural aspects and profound spiritual civilization, which is closely related to the development and inheritance of tea culture by tea books. The Book of Tea is the earliest, most complete and comprehensive monograph on tea in the world, and is known as the "encyclopedia of tea". This book is an epoch-making monograph on the history, origin, present situation, production technology and tea drinking skills of tea production.
Tea Story is Cai Xiang's masterpiece, inspired by Lu Yu's Tea Classic, and Beiyuan tribute tea is especially recommended. What is recorded in Tea Records is more in line with the present situation of China tea industry in the Northern Song Dynasty. The book not only describes the comments and understanding of tea, but also describes some tea in detail. However, there are few descriptions about the production of tea. The second half of the book records all kinds of tea sets. Tea Story is an influential monograph on tea after Lu Yu's Tea Classic.
A "Tea Classic" made Cha Sheng Luyu's reputation spread from the Tang Dynasty to the present. In addition to the legendary Shennong who discovered tea, he is a model figure in the tea industry. Rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea, tea has been an indispensable part of people's lives since ancient times, so many people who have studied tea as their lifelong goal have been born. They are called tea scientists by modern people. Lu can be said to be a world tea scientist, and his Tea Classic is the first monograph on tea in the world. However, in addition to the Tea Classic, there is also a book, you should know, Tea Classic.
The Book of Tea is a monograph on tea science written by Cai Xiang in the Northern Song Dynasty (1049- 1053). This book is divided into two parts. The first part is about tea and the second part is about utensils. Speaking of Cai Xiang, as a member of Song Sijia, he is not only a writer and calligrapher, but also an out-and-out tea expert. Fujian Dao has made great contributions to local tea production in Fujian since he took office. At present, the tea production in Fujian Province is also influenced by Cai Xiang at that time.