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He never became an official, and is better known for his love of tea than his poetry. Lu Tong, also called Yuchuanzi, was from the city Jiyuan in the Chinese province of Henan. He was a mid-Tang Dynasty poet, four literati after the generation Lu Zhaolin.
Most of his poetry was devoted to tea and tea ceremony.
Lu Tong when young was smart, before 20 years old went into inclusion at Shaoshi Mountain, Songshan, he refused to be an official He was in Han Yu"s good graces later, and moved to Luoyang.
In November 20, 835, eve of Ganlu Incident, Lu Tong was a guest in the home of Wang Ya who was a prime minister. He was killed with Wang Ya when the incident broken out on November 21.
“Lu Tong had no hair, and died due to a nail in the back of the head”.
The poem of Lu Tong is surprising, unusual, risky and strange, people call “Lu Tong’s Style”. His “Yuchuanzi’s Collection of ” is handed down to the world. He likes tea, and his “Thanks Meng Jianyi for Sending the New Tea Handwriting” is called “Tea Song of Yuchuan”, and is as famous as the “Tea Classic” of Lu Yu.
The poems that survive are about tea, a favorite being the "Seven Bowls of Tea", translated below:.
