"The Classic of Tea" (茶經) is the first monograph of the earliest, most complete and most comprehensive introduction of tea in China and the world . It is known as the tea encyclopedia , written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty .
This book is about the history, origin, current situation, production technology of tea production, as well as the comprehensive theory of tea drinking techniques and tea ceremony principles. It is an epoch-making tea school monograph, an incisive agronomic book, and a book on tea culture .