It offers certifications in Tea Studies, such as for "Tea Master" (陸羽泡茶師).
[1] The institute was founded in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1980.
[2] It now has schools in Beijing,[2] Chengdu[3] and Shanghai.
It is named for Lu Yu, the 8th-century "sage of tea".
While most students are Chinese speakers, others come from Japan, South Korea and there are also classes and tea studies certification in English.