Charcoal Making Industry
Charcoal Making Industry
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Concerning the charcoal making industry, a legend goes like this: In the Warring States Period, Sun Bin and Pang Juan were the pupils of Guiguzi. It is said that to test his pupils, Guiguzi asked them to find firewood that did not produce smoke. Deeming it impossible, Pang Juan was unwilling to look for it; while Sun Bin took several classmates into the mountain to search for it. They cut some tree branches and lit them, only to find they were all smoke-producing. So he covered the branches with some earth. They continued their task the next day. When Sun Bin saw the earth-covered firewood pile, he removed aside the earth and found a few segments of black firewood. When lighted again, the firewood no longer gave off smoke. This was the charcoal. Thereafter, charcoal began to be used in the room to cook or make heat. Charcoal making became an industry. |
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