Vietnam's 'incense village' prepares for lunar new year
Workers are busy dyeing, drying and whittling down bamboo bark to make incense sticks
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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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