He was born in Qufu, capital of the state of Lu (part of Shandong).

他出生在鲁国的都城曲阜（山东的一部分）。

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He was perhaps a better thinker than he was an official and he ended up having to leave the state of Lu.

但比起做官来说，他也许是一个更好的思想家，而他最后不得不离开鲁国。

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According to Tea Classics by Lu Yu, tea was discovered by Shen Nong, and became a drink in the State of Lu because of Zhou Gong.

据陆羽《茶经》记载，茶是神农发现的，因周公而在鲁国成为饮品。

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Mr. Lu, manager at a power plant in eastern China, a unit of the state-owned China Guodian Corp.

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