Millennium-old Tibetan incense-making craft

Millennium-old Tibetan incense-making craft
Photo shows medicinal herbs for making Tibetan incense. (People\’s Daily Online/Tsering Norbu)

Known as the cradle of Tibetan incense, Tonta village in Thonpa town, Nyemo county, Lhasa city, southwest China\’s Xizang Autonomous Region, has a history of Tibetan incense-making dating back more than 1,300 years.

Rare medicinal herbs are used to make Tibetan incense sticks in the county. In 2008, Nyemo\’s Tibetan incense-making craft was included in China\’s national intangible cultural heritage list.

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