[Chinese] - The Classic of Tea

Lu Yu's Tea Classic was the earliest treatise on tea in the world. It could be said the most famous work on tea yet at only about 7000 Chinese characters the book is not large. Written in the literary language of the Tang Dynasty, a condensed, refined and poetic style of Chinese. The 'Tea Classic' is made of 'Three Scrolls Ten Chapters (三卷十章)'; each chapter is briefly explained below..