image of According to legend, during the Qing dynasty, it is said that an army unit camped at a tea factory filled with leaves that were waiting to be processed. After the soldiers departed, the workers realized that there wasn’t enough time to dry the tea leaves in the usual way and still get them to market. So, in an inspired move, they lit fires with pine wood and tried to hurry the drying process along, infusing smoke into the tea leaves. When the workers got the tea leaves to the market.not only had the pine smoke flavoured the tea, but it also created quite a sensation among the market patrons!