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 Image Credit: AFP |
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| Families have been making these fragrant sticks for more than a century. Image Credit: AFP |
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| A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi. Image Credit: AFP |
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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. Image Credit: AFP |
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| A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village. Image Credit: AFP |
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| A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village. Image Credit: AFP |
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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. Image Credit: AFP |
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| A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi. Image Credit: AFP |
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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. Image Credit: AFP |
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