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Drying incense

For almost Vietnamese, in the minds of people about whom passed away, they use incense to remind as connect the visible life and current life and pray the good think like peace for both of life. So that incense must have on the altar in every home and making incense is traditional job from thousands years in "QuangPhuCau" village with biggest quantity to provide for northern VietNam.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2018
Date Uploaded: 10.2018
Photo Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Camera: ILCE-7M2
Copyright: © Nguyen Phuc Thanh