Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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Visitors learn to make incense at the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture in Beijing on March 8. Zhang said his mother loves using incense at home and when he was 20, he made his first osmanthus-scented incense stick for her. "Now, my mother uses incense handmade by me," he said, adding that the incense scents he creates are named after lines from traditional Chinese poems. Noticing the growing interest among his peers for personalized experiences, Zhang envisioned a tool that would allow young people to craft their own scents. "We want to empower the young generation to engage with the ancient art of incense-making, making it accessible and relevant in a modern context and fostering a deeper appreciation for cultural heritage among young incense enthusiasts," he added.

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'Rebirth' for art treasures
1 month ago

'Rebirth' for art treasures

China Daily  

The octagonal lid of an incense holder, a disintegrated jar lid, a porcelain vase, and a terracotta horse sculpture are among the ancient Chinese artifacts restored by Amy Walsh, a London-based objects conservator whose specialization includes Chinese ceramics. In her compact studio at Somerset House in central London, Amy Walsh - an objects conservator with Fine Art Restoration Co - …

'Rebirth' for art treasures
1 month ago

'Rebirth' for art treasures

China Daily  

The octagonal lid of an incense holder, a disintegrated jar lid, a porcelain vase, and a terracotta horse sculpture are among the ancient Chinese artifacts restored by Amy Walsh, a London-based objects conservator whose specialization includes Chinese ceramics. In her compact studio at Somerset House in central London, Amy Walsh - an objects conservator with Fine Art Restoration Co - …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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Weng Jianzhi selects and prepares ingredients for incense at his workshop in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Growing up, he spent hours exploring the hillsides near his home in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, learning to recognize various plants and herbs, a curiosity that would later shape his life and career. Today, 32-year-old Weng is working to bring back the ancient craft of hexiang …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

Weng Jianzhi selects and prepares ingredients for incense at his workshop in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Growing up, he spent hours exploring the hillsides near his home in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, learning to recognize various plants and herbs, a curiosity that would later shape his life and career. Today, 32-year-old Weng is working to bring back the ancient craft of hexiang …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

Weng Jianzhi selects and prepares ingredients for incense at his workshop in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Growing up, he spent hours exploring the hillsides near his home in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, learning to recognize various plants and herbs, a curiosity that would later shape his life and career. Today, 32-year-old Weng is working to bring back the ancient craft of hexiang …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Weng graduated from university in 2012 with photography major, but decided to focus on creating incense blends rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, aiming to bring a holistic approach to personal wellness. In traditional belief, herbs' medicinal properties could be absorbed through inhaling their …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. A growing number of Chinese youth are being drawn to the meditative, spiritual and healing aspects of Chinese incense, which they see as an antidote to the fast pace of modern life. Incense stick sales on e-commerce platform Tmall have surged 40-fold over …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. History's ashes The history of incense in China dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when it was used for ceremonial and religious purposes, according to the website of the China Incense Culture Research Center, an organization …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

Visitors learn to make incense at the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture in Beijing on March 8. Zhang said his mother loves using incense at home and when he was 20, he made his first osmanthus-scented incense stick for her. "Now, my mother uses incense handmade by me," he said, adding that the incense scents he creates are …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

Incense-maker Weng Jianzhi had a fascination with herbs from a young age, sparked by a colorful herb-identification publication he found at a local bookstore. "In traditional incense making, just like in Chinese medicine, balance is key," he said. Zhang said he sensed the younger generation's rising interest in Chinese incense, especially as more people faced the pressures of urban living, …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

Weng Jianzhi selects and prepares ingredients for incense at his workshop in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Growing up, he spent hours exploring the hillsides near his home in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, learning to recognize various plants and herbs, a curiosity that would later shape his life and career. Today, 32-year-old Weng is working to bring back the ancient craft of hexiang …

Workshops breathe life into traditional crafts
8 months, 1 week ago

Workshops breathe life into traditional crafts

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Lu Yinkai cuts agarwood into shreds for incense burning during a workshop in London in June 2023. Burning passion Unlike Duan, Lu Yinkai has been enamored with traditional Chinese culture since a young age and now dreams of sharing with the world the details of Chinese incense culture, a centuries-old art that has almost vanished. Chinese incense culture dates back …

Workshops breathe life into traditional crafts
8 months, 1 week ago

Workshops breathe life into traditional crafts

China Daily  

Lu Yinkai cuts agarwood into shreds for incense burning during a workshop in London in June 2023. Burning passion Unlike Duan, Lu Yinkai has been enamored with traditional Chinese culture since a young age and now dreams of sharing with the world the details of Chinese incense culture, a centuries-old art that has almost vanished. Chinese incense culture dates back …

Traditional culture given a modern twist
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Traditional culture given a modern twist

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Tibetan incense has proved popular with shoppers. New enthusiasm Wang Jingjing, head of Beijing Gongmei Group's operations management department, said traditional Chinese brands have been revitalized in recent years with a new wave of enthusiasm, attracting rising numbers of young customers. "We aim to come up with brand new interpretations of Chinese intangible cultural heritage," Wang said. Wang said, "We …

The smell of success
1 year, 11 months ago

The smell of success

China Daily  

A set of incense tablets and an electronic heater. Incense producer has a burning desire to develop popular fragrances, report Yang Feiyue and Zhang Yu in Baoding, Hebei. As his fingers dance among the delicate tools, ranging from a mortar and pestle to a ruler and a special knife, that are neatly arranged on a long table, spices, wood powder …

The smell of success
1 year, 11 months ago

The smell of success

China Daily  

A set of incense tablets and an electronic heater. Incense producer has a burning desire to develop popular fragrances, report Yang Feiyue and Zhang Yu in Baoding, Hebei. As his fingers dance among the delicate tools, ranging from a mortar and pestle to a ruler and a special knife, that are neatly arranged on a long table, spices, wood powder …

What's on
3 years, 9 months ago

What's on

China Daily  

Incense sensibility Burning incense has a long history in China. In times gone by, people burned fragrant plants at rituals in the hope that the smoke and its pleasant aroma would connect with their ancestors and the ethereal plane where deities reside. Then gradually, incense became one of the commodities that bridged China with the world and a product to …

Making scents of history
3 years, 10 months ago

Making scents of history

China Daily  

Incense maker Lu Wen, 38, lights a stick of incense during a workshop in Lanzhou, Gansu province. She has so far re-created 108 kinds of incense that had once been used in China's royal courts based on recipes found in a classic book on the history of incense written during the Ming Dynasty. CHINA DAILY Incense smoke, coiling lazily upward, …

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