Luyu Park (Luyu Hometown Park)

　　Lu Yu is a world-famous progenitor of tea culture. His three-volume Classic of Tea is the world’s first monograph on tea and has been translated into various languages. It has had a significant influence in the UK, the US, France, Russia, Japan, as well as some Southeast Asian countries and regions. Luyu Park is a leisure and recreational park named after Lu Yu, located on Jingling West Lake. Covering an area of 430,000 square meters, including 280,000 square meters of water surface, the park features a distinctive water town garden style with comprehensive facilities. The park includes sculptures, the Lu Yu Memorial Hall, and displays many precious related artifacts.

　　Luyu Hometown Park was formerly known as West Lake Park and Luyu Park. After renovation in 2008, it was reconstructed as Luyu Hometown Park. The park contains “Three Lakes and Three Islands,” on which structures such as the Tea Classics Tower (also known as the “No. 1 Tea Tower under Heaven”) have been built, along with bridges connecting the islands — the Confucius Bridge, Ancient Wild Goose Bridge, and Si Zi Bridge — plus the Qing Tang Villa, Wild Goose Bridge Square, Tea Sage Square, Tea Classics Square, Twin Lakes Square, Plant Seal Maze, East Ridge Cottage, large landscape fountains, and a series of thematic humanistic and situational sculptures depicting episodes from Lu Yu’s life.

　　The landscapes in Luyu Hometown Park are primarily designed around the life of Lu Yu, integrating ecological, cultural, and leisure elements and functions. It is a theme park that highlights the characteristics of Lu Yu and tea culture. Visitors can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery but also learn about the historical and cultural features of Tianmen, Hubei.

　　Address: Jingling West Lake, Tianmen City

　　Type: Theme Park

　　Recommended visiting time: 1–2 hours

　　Opening Hours:

　　Open all day

　　Ticket Information:

　　Free admission.

　　Lu Yu (733~894)　　Lu Yu (733–804), born in Fancheng, Jingling (now Tianmen City, Hubei Province) during the Tang Dynasty, had the courtesy name Hongjian, also known as Ji (or sometimes Qi), with the courtesy name Jici, and used the sobriquets Jinglingzi, Sangzhu Weng, and Donggangzi. He devoted his life to tea, excelled in the art of tea, was skilled in poetry and calligraphy, and became world-famous for authoring the world’s first monograph on tea — the Classic of Tea, leaving a lasting legacy.  Lu Yu had a difficult and legendary life. According to the Tianmen County Annals, Shangrao County Annals, and Lu Yu’s own autobiography, he was born around the 21st year of the Kaiyuan era (733 AD) during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and was abandoned as a child under a small stone bridge in Jingling, Tianmen. At the time, the abbot of the Dragon Cover Temple in Jingling, Zhi... More+