The Rhymes of History Continue to Chime

Lu Yu (陆羽, circa 733 – 804 CE), the original codifier of Chinese Tea Ceremony, was a literatus of distinction. Abandoned at a young age and raised by the abbot of Long Gai Si Monastery in Hubei, Lu Yu was schooled in Buddhist tradition and scholarship[1]. He fled across the Yangzi during the An Lushan Rebellion[2] (安史之乱) in 755 and lived in southern China for the rest of his life.