《茶經》The Classics of Tea

唐代中期，陸羽的《茶經》問世。《茶經》是中國乃至世界現存最早、最完整、最全面介紹茶的專著，被譽為茶葉百科全書。此書是關于茶葉生產的歷史、源流、現狀、生產技術以及飲茶技藝、茶道原理的綜合性論著，是劃時代的茶學專著、精辟的農學著作。書中有闡述茶文化方面的內容，將普通茶事升格為一種美妙的文化藝能，推動了中國茶文化的發展。

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu's the Classics of Tea was published. The Classics of Tea is the earliest, most complete and most comprehensive introduction to tea in China and the world, which is known as the tea encyclopedia. The book includes the history, origin, current situation, production technology of tea production, as well as the 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. It advances ordinary tea events into a wonderful tea art, promoting the development of Chinese tea culture.