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  2. Incense in China - Wikipedia

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    Incense in China is traditionally used in a wide range of Chinese cultural activities including religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional medicine, and in daily life. Known as xiang ( Chinese : 香 ; pinyin : xiāng ; Wade–Giles : hsiang ; lit. 'fragrance'), incense was used by the Chinese cultures starting from Neolithic times ...

  3. Incense - Wikipedia

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    Such use was common in Judaic worship [54] and remains in use for example in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches, Taoist and Buddhist Chinese jìngxiāng (敬香, 'offer incense [to ancestors/gods]'), etc. Different cultures have associated rising sweet-smelling smoke with prayer - communication directed towards a deity on high.

  4. Lakawood - Wikipedia

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    The fragrance and appearance of the heartwood and root wood from Dalbergia parviflora of South East Asia, known to have been imported into China in the 10th century, is similar to the earlier Chinese incense wood, it therefore became a substitute for the Chinese product. [6] Lakawood was also once referred to as Tanarius major in some English ...

  5. Dolomiaea costus - Wikipedia

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    The biggest threat, however, comes from the usage of the plant for its medicinal properties. It is listed as “endangered” by the Red data book of Indian plants. [ 26 ] [ full citation needed ] In another study, a camp workshop held in Lucknow assessed the plant as "Critically Endangered new" nationally in India, holding a population decline ...

  6. Aquilaria sinensis - Wikipedia

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    The tree produces agarwood, a valuable fragrant wood used for incense and medicine. Previously, the wood was used to make joss sticks and incense, but in Hong Kong this industry has died out. [2] The balm (resin) produced and accumulated from the wood is used as a valuable Chinese medicine called “Chen Xiang” (沉香).

  7. Jingxiang - Wikipedia

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    Woman kindling the incense sticks for jingxiang at a temple in China.. Jìngxiāng (敬香 "offering incense with respect"), shàngxiāng (上香 "offering incense"), bàishén (拜神 "worshipping the Gods"), is a ritual of offering incense accompanied by tea and or fruits in Chinese traditional religion.

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