"Scented with the finest jasmine, it ranks as the greatest fragrance on Earth." More than 2,000 years ago, jasmine was introduced to Fuzhou via the Maritime Silk Road. By the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Fuzhou had become known as the "capital of jasmine", where artisans perfected the delicate craft of scenting tea—combining the fragrance of jasmine blossoms with the absorbent qualities of tea leaves. The result was jasmine tea, famed for its unique "a rock sugar sweetness", with the blossoms unseen