The Book of Tea is the earliest, most complete and comprehensive monograph on tea in China and even in the world, and is known as the encyclopedia of tea. The Book of Tea consists of three volumes and ten articles, written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty.
This book is divided into three volumes, namely the first volume, the second volume and ten parts. Its main contents and structure are: 1. Sources; Two tools; Sanchuang; Four kinds of instruments; 5. Cooking; Six glasses of wine; Seven things; Eight out of eight; Nine strategies; The picture of ten.
This book is a comprehensive exposition of the history, origin, present situation, production technology, tea drinking skills and tea ceremony principles of tea production. It is an epoch-making monograph on tea science, an incisive agricultural work and a tea culture work.
It promoted the ordinary tea affair to a wonderful cultural and artistic ability, and promoted the development of tea culture in China. The Book of Tea became the first monograph on tea science in the world, which was a great contribution of Lu Yu to mankind.