Vietnam's 'incense village' prepares for lunar new year

Workers are busy dyeing, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make incense sticks

Last updated: January 11, 2020 | 17:58

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Workers collect dried incense sticks ahead of Lunar New Year

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Families have been making these fragrant sticks for more than a century.

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi

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Dyed incense sticks are laid out for drying at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet.

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village.

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village.

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The ancient craft is a great source of pride and many in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi.

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi.

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet.

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