Chinese Incense
| For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used incense in religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, Traditional Chinese medicine, and daily life. Along with the introduction of Buddhism in China came calibrated incense sticks and incense clocks. The poet Yu Jianwu first recorded them: "By burning incense we know the o'clock of the night, With graduated candles we confirm the tally of the watches." The use of these incense timekeeping devices spread from Buddhist monasteries into Chinese secular society. Enjoy these pure Chinese incense creations. |
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