The Belgian Radio-Television of the French Community (RTBF) on March 1 broadcast a report on Quang Phu Cau incense-making village near the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, which is a favourite destination of Vietnamese people.
Quang Phu Cau village in Ung Hoa district, Hanoi, 35 kilometres from the downtown area, is famous for its century-old craft of making incense. With Tet (Lunar New Year) just around the corner, the streets of Cau Bau, Phu Luong Thuong, and Dao Tu hamlets in the village are coloured with the pink and red of incense sticks.
An image snapped by Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van has been named the winner in the Indigenous Cultures category at the CEFF International Environmental Photography.
Before the bulletin comes to an end, let’s join us in a visit to Quang Phu Cau village, an incense making village in Ung Hoa district in Hanoi. Everywhere in the village have blazed pink and red of incense sticks.
Located 7km from Hue city to the South West, Thuy Xuan village is known for making incense for hundreds of years. It is not only the infamous traditional craft village of the central province but also a tourism hotspot for tourists.
Arriving at Thuy Xuan village, around 7km to the southwest of the ancient imperial city of Hue, the first thing visitors notice will be giant colourful “bouquets” of incense sticks and the deep aroma of agarwood everywhere.
Quang Phu Cau village is famous for its incense business for many decades. Many families in the village have been trying to preserve their incense-making traditions for more than a century, and they consider this as one of their prides.
Cao Thon is a village over 200 years old and also one of the oldest incense-making villages in Vietnam. It has become busy these days to prepare for the approaching Lunar New Year holiday.
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