The History of Tea (Part 6)

In the post-Lu Yu world, tea starts to take off like a rocket. It will take a little longer for tea to get the needed traction in Japan, but during the Tang, the Japanese get to see it and appreciate it up close. We'll also look at one of the early "Tea Persons", the poet and recluse Lu Tong, as well as one of his most famous tea poems, "Seven Bowls of Tea". Now that tea had caught on in society, people needed the various tea accouterments. This is where teaware starts to evolve, and we'll look at Yue ware and Xing ware, two of the earliest styles of teacups.