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Cha lu (Record of tea) was compiled by Cai Xiang of Song dynasty in the mid-11th century. Shown here is a facsimile handwritten copy made at Shugutang, the private library of early Qing collector Qian Zeng (1629‒1701). The ancestral home of Cai Xiang (1012‒67), courtesy name Junmo, was in Xianyou, Fujian, and later the family moved to Putian, Fujian. At the young age of 18, Cai Xiang received his jinshi degree in the eighth year (1030) of the Tiansheng era. He served in a number of official posts ...