Introduction to Xiangdao - Basic Knowledge

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What is incense?
It refers to straight shaped fragrances made with different formulas, with certain regulations on thickness and quality. It is one of the commonly used forms of fragrance in the north, suitable for various fragrance occasions. In ancient times, incense was made by hand rubbing or using the mouth of crucian carp, but now it is mostly made using specialized machinery.
 
What is Xiangxiang?
Also known as stick fragrance or core fragrance. Using bamboo, wood and other materials as incense cores, in a straight line shape. Those who use bamboo sticks are often referred to as "bamboo stick fragrance" or "bamboo stick fragrance". There are also hand held incense, pouring incense, and machine-made incense for signing incense.
 
What is Panxiang?
Circling and coiling on a flat surface, often in a spiral shape (many "incense sticks" can also hang like towers, similar to "tower incense"), used for home, practice, temples, and other purposes.
 
What is Yin Xiang?
Also known as seal fragrance. The fragrant powder lingers in a loop, like a continuous pattern or text (seal script), which can be burned out in sequence after being ignited. The production method is to use a mold called "fragrant seal" (i.e. fragrant seal mold, fragrant seal mold) to frame and imprint it. Yin Xiang was already popular during the Tang and Song dynasties, and today's pan Xiang is derived from Yin Xiang.
 
What is Kexiang?
The incense used for timing in ancient times was made using a method and form similar to seal incense, and was also made using dried incense powder as needed.
 
What is Xiangwan?
The pill shaped fragrance made by combining fragrant herbs and grinding them into fragrant powder and mixing them with fragrant clay is one of the commonly used forms of fragrance in ancient times and is a traditional fragrance used for smoking.
 
What is perfume?
After the fragrant medicine is prepared, it is mixed into a paste, put into a porcelain jar and sealed in the cellar. Take out the incense according to the amount needed, which is the same regular incense product as the fragrant pill.


What is fragrant cake?
It refers to the pancake shaped incense charcoal, also known as fragrant coal, used for flame retardant incense.


What is Taxiang?
When in use, it is lifted or hung in the air or on a bracket, hanging down like a tower. Ta Xiang originated (no later than) from the Ming Dynasty's "Dragon Hanging Incense".

What is petal fragrance?
It refers to the original state of fragrant materials in the form of flakes or segments ("petals" refer to the natural parts or broken parts of a substance).

What is fragrant powder?
It refers to the use of a single fragrance or the preparation of multiple fragrances according to a certain formula, grinding them into powder for application, sprinkling, or direct incineration. It can be used to make various fragrant products such as seal incense or as a semi-finished raw material for fragrance making.
 
What is a fragrance pillow?
After preparing the fragrant medicine as needed, put it into a pillow shaped bag sewn with fabric and use it as a pillow during sleep. It can also be made in the shape of wood, bamboo, or porcelain, and filled with medicine to make pillows. It is one of the widely used health and hygiene products in traditional life, with a variety of shapes, including pillows, small hand pillows, etc.
 




  
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