Residing in Phia Thap Hamlet at the foot of Pha Hung mountain, the Nung ethnic minority people are renowned for producing agarwood incense sticks. For several hundreds of years, members of the Nung ethnic group follow their traditional craft of making incense sticks from agarwood trees. Their incense sticks are made of natural materials, with artificial chemicals free. Each piece is soaked four times in a flour mixture of sawdust and agarwood powder in order to create beautiful incense sticks. Producing these items requires great skills, including eye movement, from makers. Generations of the Nung community have passed the tradition down to younger members. The craft is closely associated with the Vietnamese custom of burning incense on the first or 30th days of every lunar month and other special occasions, such as the ancestors’ death anniversary. The most time-consuming stage of the process is drying the incense. Locals often dry them … [Read more...] about Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang
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Traditional tea losing flavor for young Vietnamese
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