Lapsang Souchong, Loose tea 3 oz. by Lana's is a black tea originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. It is sometimes referred to as smoked tea or Russian Caravan tea. Lapsang is distinctive from all other types of tea because lapsang leaves are traditionally smoke-dried over pinewood fires, taking on a distinctive smoky flavor. The name in Fukienese means "smokey variety" or more correctly "smokey sub-variety." Lapsang souchong is a member of the Wuyi Bohea family of teas. The story goes that the tea was created during the Qing era when the passage of armies delayed the annual drying of the tea leaves in the Wuyi hills. Eager to satisfy demand, the tea producers sped up the drying process by having their workers dry the tea leaves over fires made from local pines.