Cha Pu
The Cha Pu () is a short work written in 1440 by Zhu Quan, the Prince of Ning, the 17th son of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty, and relates the methods of tea preparation and degustation. It is considered by some to be a milestone in Chinese tea culture. Following the Hongwu Emperor's ban on manufacturing of tea cake, Zhu Quan advocated a simpler way of steeping loose tea, a radical departure from the involved tea cake preparation methods of the Tang and Song dynasties, thus pioneered a new era in Chinese tea culture. There is  also a short discussion of tea wares. Content. The "Tea Manual" includes a preface and sixteen chapters: Tea wares of Ming Dynasty. Some of the tea wares can be derived from the tea wares of the Tang Dynasty (The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu) and Song Dynasty (Old Man Shen-an). References. Ming Dynasty Tea Arts and Culture (Chinese)