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WorldInFocus | Incense stick making helps boost village tourism in Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)HANOI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, Vietnam, has a long tradition of making incense sticks.These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers.A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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