Incineration began about as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. "Picking up the remains" said that in the second year of Yanzhao Wang (585 BC), the Boao State tribute "the fragrance of the scent". However, before the Qin and Han dynasties, there was no introduction of spices such as agarwood in China. The one that was burned at the time was a vanilla like Lancome. In the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Lingnan gradually communicated with the Central Plains. Because of the good manners of the Emperor Wu, the southern counties have contributed to the rare, spices are also introduced into the Central Plains, no longer burning grass.

There are many varieties of spices. The most expensive spice is agarwood. In addition to the production in the Lingnan area of China, it was also produced at the time of Zhenla (present-day Cambodia) and Zhancheng (present-day central Vietnam). Later, there were varieties such as sandalwood, chicken tongue, and dipterocarp. The Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Feiyan, was so fragrant that he couldn’t rest for a long time. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty greeted the Western Queen Mother, he once burned the incense of Baihe. Although these are myths and legends, they also confirmed that the spices had been burned at that time. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, spices have become one of the necessities of life in the court and wealthy families.

         Incense and incense, it has become an important part of the material and spiritual life of the upper class. Before Cao Cao obtained political power, he once "forbidden the family to smoke incense" to show simplicity; he also presented Zhuge Liang "five tongues and five pounds, to express the slightest meaning"; at the end of the day, "Yu Xiang can be divided into ladies." After the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were more works on scent, incense, spices, and burning, and there was a saying that "the tea was scented." Incense and taste have become an integral part of Chinese traditional culture.

In general, the ancients made the spices into pieces and burned them in a special incense burner. In the fifty-third of the "Dream of Red Mansions", "Fengguofu Yuanzhang Open Night Banquet", he described: "Jia Muzhen is on the couch. Under the couch... only a few tall, with elevated plaques, vases, incense burners, etc. "The earliest incense burner was called "Boshan incense burner", and it is said that Xiwangmu gave it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The shape is modeled after the legendary sea of Mount Xianshan, with a plate below, storing hot water, steaming the air, symbolizing the sea's loopback, the top of the furnace is like a mountain, the cigarettes come out of the cover, like a mountain, Presenting an image of mountains and seas, this incense burner was later called "Bao Ding". In the seventeenth "Dream of Red Mansions", "Daguanyuan test talents couplet", Jia Baoyu has a cloud: "Bao Ding tea is still green", depicting the scene of Baoding furnace incense. The way the ancients burn incense is generally in the deep room, with a low table and a flat knee. On the fire, there is a shallow dish made of silver leaf or mica flakes. The fragrance is not as good as the fire, so that it is naturally soothing and smokeless and dry, but it is fragrant. It is no wonder that when Baoyu stepped into the Qin's bedroom, there was a thin sweet fragrance, which made Baoyu's eyes soft and even "good".

Today, people are aromatherapy. In fact, they can be simplified because of the situation. It is not necessary to go to a beauty salon. As the market continues to open, a variety of spices can be purchased everywhere, you can do it yourself, and enjoy the fragrance at home. Moreover, in addition to the fragrance of spices, some potted flowers can also be placed indoors, or in the workplace, to play the role of natural aromatherapy.