Thuy Xuan incense village “holds on” tourists when coming to Hue
With its unique beauty, Thuy Xuan incense village is now a place to “hold” many tourists when coming to Hue.
Every year as Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, Hue city's Thuy Xuan village - known for the long lasting incense making tradition - is putting on a new makeover as bunches of colorful incenses are displayed around the village.
Thuy Xuan incense village (Thua Thien Hue) is brilliantly colored on Tet holiday
The production atmosphere of villagers is busier than ever. Incense bunches of all kinds of colors are arranged on both sides of the road, giving the small village a splendid scene.
Ms. Ton Nu Anh Tuyet (71 years old) - who has more than 60 years of making incense, said villagers are making incense all year round, but the production and sale volume reaches its peak before and during Tet.
Thuy Xuan village supplies to the markets a wide range of incenses, including those with the smell of cinnamon, lemongrass, jasmine,etc.
People must go through many steps to make incense. Ingredients commonly used to make incense include five flavors of herbal medicine with cinnamon chi, cardamom, buds, cloves, anise, eucalyptus.
Thanks to the quality and the eye-catching outlook, incense in Thuy Xuan village has become the favorite choice of retailers and buyers from different parts of Vietnam.
Many youngsters even take photos with the incenses given its colorful appearance.
The incense shelves become an instagrammable ground for check-in photos.
Nowadays, the incense products of Thuy Xuan village not only serve the needs of customers in the province but also present in major cities in the country and abroad.
Jasmine Le