Report on Water for Brewing Tea
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Report on Water for Brewing Tea (煎茶水记) is a tea monograph by Tang dynasty
author Zhang Youxin (张又新) from 814
. This book is the earliest monograph wholly devoted to the quality of water for brewing tea.
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
author Zhang Youxin (张又新) from 814
814
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. This book is the earliest monograph wholly devoted to the quality of water for brewing tea.
Content
- A short list of water sources from seven locations, ranked from 1 to 7:
- Nanling of Yangtse river.
- WuxiWuxiWuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south...
Hui Mountain Temple Spring - SuzhouSuzhouSuzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
Tiger HillTiger HillTiger Hill may mean*Tiger Hill, Suzhou at Suzhou in People's Republic of China*Tiger Hill, Darjeeling at Darjeeling in India*Tiger Hill, Fraserburgh a large sand dune in Fraserburgh.*Tiger Hill, Kargil near the Kargil region of Indian-Kashmir...
Temple Spring - Danyang Guanyin Temple
- YangzhouYangzhouYangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across...
Da Ming Temple - Wuzhong River
- Huai RiverHuai RiverThe Huai River is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers in China, and like them runs from west to east...
- Temple of Small Gods fountain.
- An anecdote about Lu YuLu YuLu Yu is respected as the Sage of Tea for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. He is best known for his monumental book The Classic of Tea , the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea.-Biography:...
's marvellous ability as water connoisseur. - A longer list of water quality ranking from twenty locations.
- An anecdote about Lu Yu