Lu Yu or Lu Ji, courtesy name Jici was a Chinese tea master and writer.
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12 Facts About Lu Yu
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Lu Yu is respected as the Sage of Tea for his contribution to Chinese tea culture.
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Lu Yu is best known for his monumental book The Classic of Tea, known as Ch'a Ching, the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea.
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For six years, Lu Yu stayed in Huomen mountain studying under the guidance of master Zou Fuzi.
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Lu Yu took care of fellow students' health using his remarkable knowledge in tea and herbs that he learned while at the Longgai Monastery.
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Whenever time permitted between his studies Lu Yu often went to the countryside to gather tea leaves and herbs.
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In one of those trips Lu Yu stumbled upon a spring underneath a 6-foot round rock and the water from the spring was extremely clear and clean.
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When Lu Yu brewed tea with this spring water, he found the tea tasted unexpectedly better than usual.
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Lu Yu cleared the rock together with some of his students and dug a well around the fountainhead of that spring.
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In 752 Lu Yu concluded his studies, bade farewell to his Shifu Zou Fuzi and returned to Jingling to meet his benefactor Li Qiwu .
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When Li Jiqing visited Lu Yu, Lu was in a costume of villagers, so Li did not salute Lu.
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Lu Yu considered that as shame and wrote Hui Chalun, a book about behaviors that could ruin tea culture.
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