Thousand mountains greeted my
departing friend
When
spring tea flourishing again
His profound knowledge about picking tea
Through morning mist or twilight
clouds
That
solitary journey has being my envy
Rendezvous in a temple of a remote mountain
We enjoyed picnic
by a clear pebble fountain
In this silent night
Lit a candle light
Knocked a marble bell for
chime
While deep
in thought for old time.
by Huang Pu Zhen--
Tang Dynasty
poet,
friend of Tea Sage Lu Yu
Lu Yu, a Tang Dynasty Tea sage, and author of "Book of Tea," befriended many poets of his time. Many of them in turn, dedicated poems to him.
Tien Mu mountain is a mountain with lofty twin peaks located in northern Je Jiang province, with lakes of crystal clear water on each peak, hence the name "Tian Mu', meaning eyes of the sky. Tian Mu Mountain is famous for its Tea. During the time of the Ming Dynasty, Tian Mu Tea was already listed as "Imperial Tea.