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In the long history of China, there is a
figure who, with his profound understanding and outstanding contribution to
tea, was later honored as the "Sage of Tea", and that is Lu Yu in the
Tang Dynasty. Lu Yu, who was born in 733 AD, with the courtesy name Hongjian
and the alternative name Jici, was from Jingling of Fuzhou (now Tianmen City,
Hubei Province). His whole life was dedicated to the research and promotion of
tea. He not only wrote the great tea work "The Classic of Tea" but also
laid a solid foundation for the development of Chinese and even world tea
culture.
Lu Yu's life story is quite legendary. He
was abandoned as a child and was raised by the monks of Longgai Temple. This
experience made him develop an indissoluble bond with tea since childhood. In
the quiet environment of the temple, he learned to plant, pick, and make tea,
and gradually developed a strong interest in tea. After reaching adulthood, Lu
Yu traveled around, visiting famous mountains and great rivers, and inspecting
tea affairs everywhere. It took him as long as twenty-six years. Finally, in the
early years of Shangyuan (around 760 AD), during his seclusion in Tiaoxi (now
belonging to Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province), he completed "The Classic of
Tea", this epoch-making work.
"The Classic of Tea" has three
volumes and elaborately discusses the origin, types, picking and making,
cooking and drinking methods, tea sets, as well as the history and culture of
tea. It is the world's first systematic and comprehensive monograph introducing
tea, providing valuable materials and theoretical foundations for later tea
research and tea art development. Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea" not
only promoted the progress of the tea industry at the technical level, but more
importantly, he elevated tea drinking to the height of culture and philosophy,
making it a life art of self-cultivation.
Lu Yu's contribution is far more than the
compilation of "The Classic of Tea". Through his own actions and
works, he greatly promoted the popularization and development of tea culture in
the Tang Dynasty and later generations. Under his advocacy, tea drinking is no
longer just a simple need in daily life but is integrated into the poems,
songs, calligraphy and painting creations, and philosophical thinking of
scholars and officials, forming a unique tea ceremony culture. The tea ceremony
spirit of "purity, harmony, tranquility, and elegance" proposed by Lu
Yu still affects Chinese and even world tea culture to this day.
In Shuangxi Village, Jingshan Town, Yuhang
District, Hangzhou, there is a Lu Yu Tea Culture Exhibition Hall. The hall not
only exhibits Lu Yu's life story but also has precious versions of "The
Classic of Tea", as well as cultural relics and historical materials
related to tea, becoming an important place for researching and experiencing
Chinese tea culture.
在中国悠久的历史长河中，有一位人物以他对茶的深刻理解与卓越贡献，被后世尊为“茶圣”，他就是唐代的陆羽。陆羽，生于公元733年，字鸿渐，又字季疵，复州竟陵（今湖北省天门市）人，其一生致力于茶的研究与推广，不仅撰写出了茶学巨著《茶经》，更为中国乃至世界茶文化的发展奠定了坚实的基础。
陆羽的身世颇为传奇，幼时被遗弃，由龙盖寺的僧人抚养长大，这段经历使他自小便与茶结下了不解之缘。在寺庙的清静环境中，他学会了种茶、采茶、制茶，并逐渐对茶产生了浓厚的兴趣。成年后，陆羽游历四方，遍访名山大川，考察各地茶事，历时二十六年之久，终于在上元初年（约760年），于苕溪（今属浙江省湖州市）隐居期间，完成了《茶经》这部划时代的著作。
《茶经》共三卷，详尽地论述了茶的产地、种类、采制、烹饮方法、茶具以及茶的历史与文化，是世界上第一部系统全面介绍茶的专著，为后世茶学研究与茶艺发展提供了宝贵的资料与理论基础。陆羽的《茶经》不仅在技术层面推动了茶产业的进步，更重要的是，他将饮茶提升至文化和哲学的高度，使之成为一种修身养性的生活艺术。
陆羽的贡献远不止于《茶经》的编撰，他通过自己的行动和著作，极大地促进了唐代及后世茶文化的普及与发展。在他的倡导下，饮茶不再仅仅是日常生活的简单需要，而是融入了文人士大夫的诗词歌赋、书画创作以及哲学思考中，形成了独特的茶道文化。陆羽提出的“清、和、静、雅”的茶道精神，至今仍影响着中国乃至世界的茶文化。
在杭州余杭区径山镇双溪村，设有陆羽茶文化陈列馆，馆内不仅展出了陆羽的生平事迹，还有《茶经》的珍贵版本，以及与茶相关的文物和历史资料，成为了研究和体验中国茶文化的重要场所。
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