In Vietnam, hundreds of workers are busy dyeing, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make incense sticks. The village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi, or Vietnam’s ‘incense village’, turns a vibrant shade each year as the scented sticks are made ahead of the lunar new year holidays.
Vietnam's 'incense village' prepares for lunar new year
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