In the ninth year of the Yonghe reign, the guichou cycle, at the onset of the end of spring, we gather in Shanyin on Mount Kuaiji at the Orchid Pavilion for the purification ritual. Here the able … Continue reading → The post The Orchid Pavilion Preface appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Among the literati and aristocracy of dynastic China, the art of tea was a culinary and cultural pursuit of primary import, a social and creative activity that developed from the ancient practices of chefs de cuisine, physicians, … Continue reading → The post Listening for Silence appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Lu Tong (790–835) Writing in Haste to Thank Imperial Grand Master of Admonishment Meng for Sending New Tea The sun is as high as a ten-foot measure and five, and I am … Continue reading → The post The Song of Tea appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Lu Wenxue zizhuan 陸文學自傳, The Autobiography of Imperial Instructor Lu by Lu Yu (circa 733–804) An Annotated Translation, Introduction, and Commentary by Steven D. … Continue reading → The post The Autobiography of Imperial Instructor Lu appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Chajing, The Book of Tea by Lu Yu (circa 733-804) An Annotated Translation, Introduction, and Commentary by Steven D. Owyoung Introduction to … Continue reading → The post Chajing, The Book of Tea appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Once, the philosopher Confucius (a.k.a. Master Kong, circa 551–479 B.C.E.), stood staring intently at water flowing eastward. A disciple saw him and posed a question, addressing the sage as Gentleman: “Why, when the Gentleman sees a great body of … Continue reading → The post Water as Metaphor appeared first on Tsiosophy .
In 1784, the Qianlong emperor (1711–1799, reign 1735–1796) composed Record of Jade Spring Mountain, First Spring Under Heaven in which he concluded his study of water and advanced Jade Spring in the hills west of Beijing as the foremost freshwater … Continue reading → The post First Spring Under Heaven appeared first on Tsiosophy .
The Tang dynasty tea master Lu Yu 陸羽 (ca. 733-804 ca.) was known in his lifetime and throughout history by many names. The following appellations provide just some of the names by which he was known during his lifetime … Continue reading → The post Lu Yu’s Names appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Tea was recently excavated from a royal tomb dating over 2,400 years ago to the late Zhou dynasty (1046-256 B.C.E.) and the period known as the Warring States (475-221 B.C.E.). The discovery was made in Shandong … Continue reading → The post Tea in the Warring States Period appeared first on Tsiosophy .
Meng Jiao of the Tang dynasty Accompanying Lu Cheng Back to Huzhou, I Composed a Lament to the Dead at the Stupa of Jiaoran and the Tomb of Lu Yu Pouring rain before the temple, Pale … Continue reading → The post Lament at the Stupa of Jiaoran and the Tomb of Lu Yu appeared first on Tsiosophy .