Hundred year-old incense village in Hung YenThe two-century-old Cao village in the northern province of Hung Yen is one of the largest incense making villages in Vietnam. Cao village incense with medicinal ingredients has a natural smell and is safe for users. Incense smells different depending on the amount of ingredients used and the way they are mixed," said Dao Duc Trieu, an incense maker in Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen city. Making incense requires consideration in every single stepNguyen Thi Hang, another incense maker in the village, said her family produced about 20,000-30,000 incense sticks per day. The incense sticks connect people with their deceased family members, reminding them of their roots.-VNA


Source:   VietNamNet News
March 20, 2018 03:11 UTC