《Drinking Tea by the Mountain Pond》Lin Yi 

野泉煙火白雲間
Beneath white clouds a spring murmurs in the wild
坐飲香茶愛此山
How I love this mount sitting to drink tea for a while
岩下維舟不忍去
At the foot of the hill the mooring skiff is unwilling to leave
青溪流水暮潺潺
The green stream flows chattering in the eve

《Mountain Dweller》Zhang Qi 

板橋人渡泉聲
Through a plank bridge you cross the murmuring spring
茅檐日午雞鳴
A rooster crows at mid-day beneath the thatched cabin
莫嗔焙茶煙暗
Be impatient not baking tea leaves in gentle fire
卻喜曬谷天晴
Rejoice the blazing sun dries your harvested rice fast

《Seeing Master Lu Off to Pick Teas》Huang Pu Zen

千峯待逋客  A thousand hills await Hermit Lu’s visit
香茗復叢生  Fragrant tea leaves thrive featuring tender tips
採摘知深處  He knows the best picks in the mountain deep
煙霞羨獨行  Alone he pursues following scenic leads Continue reading →

《On Eating Tea Congee》Chu Guangxi 

當晝暑氣盛  The mid-day heat is at its high
鳥雀靜不飛  Birds are too lazy to fly
念君高梧陰  I fancy you resting under a plane tree shade
復解山中衣  Your hill clothes open for cooling in haste
數片遠雲度  Clouds roam far two or three
曾不蔽炎暉  They had not shade the heat free Continue reading →

《Ho Residence Revisited》Du Fu 

落日平台上  We sit at the veranda towards eve
春風啜茗時  Time for a taste of tea in vernal breeze
石闌斜點筆  Dipping ink with our brushes by the stony rail
桐葉坐題詩  On broad plane leaves we write poetic tales Continue reading →

《飲茶歌誚崔石使君》皎然《Tea Drinking Song for Master Cui》Jiao Ran 

越人遺我剡溪茗  My southern friend sent me a gift of Shan Qi tea
採得金芽爨金鼎  In my kettle I boil the golden tender leaves
素瓷雪色縹沫香  The snowy white bubbles emit a fragrance so sweet
何似諸仙瓊蕊漿  It competes with the flower nectar the immortals eat
一飲滌昏寐     A first sip clears the late day drowsy head
情思爽朗滿天地  The mind happy wandering in cosmic spreads
再飲清我神     A second sip purifies the soul Continue reading →