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A thin plume rises, twists and dissolves into the air. Lighting an incense stick is a silent ritual, a gentle exhalation into stillness. In Japan, incense, or ko, has long been a spiritual language; a ...

Traditional Chinese medical incense made by Shi Yali's workshop. [Photo by Li Hongrui/chinadaily.com.cn] Burning incense and sipping tea from a purple clay cup while appreciating traditional Chinese ...

If you want to get a sense of the true heart of Dubai, you need not look to its futuristic architecture and luxury resorts, but to its origins as a fishing and pearling village and trading port. An ...

The burning of plant materials to produce smoke with positive effects has been practiced since ancient times. One of the best-known examples is the use of incense in the ancient Near East. Another ...

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