A Thousand mountains will greet my departing friend,
When the spring teas blossom again.
With such breadth and wisdom,
Serenely picking tea—
Through morning mists
Or crimson evening clouds—
His solitary journey is my envy.
From the Huangfu Zeng’s poem about “Lu Yu”, the Chinese writer who lived between 760 and 762 CE under the Tang dynasty.
-who wrote “The Classic of Tea“, Tea Classic, or Chajing which is the first known monograph on tea and tea culture in the world.
Shot in Coorg, Oct 2025 Ⓒ Dr.Bishan Monnappa
