茶經
The Classic of Tea
Lu Yu 陸羽 · 733 – 804
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The first book wholly about tea, in ten short sections on its origins, tools, making, vessels, brewing, drinking, history and regions. It is practical rather than theoretical, but its care over water, fire and cups turned a drink into a discipline of taste, and every later tea culture in East Asia traces itself back to it.