Hue is known as the ancient capital under the Nguyen Dynasty with Tombs, Palaces, and temples. Hue is also the holy land where local people still remain the traditional custom and practices in their daily life. In that spirit cradle, incenses play an important role to connect the two worlds and maintain traditional culture. Thủy Xuân handicraft village is the most famous incense making places for tourists to discover during a day trip from Hue.
Incense – a beauty of spirit culture
Hue has the reputation of a holy land with the common name “đất thần kinh”. The old capital is also the origin of Buddhism and a center of Mother Goddess belief. Hue local people have their religions and their ancestor to pray for peace in life, peace in mind. Putting incense onto the altars has become a nice custom of Vietnamese people generally and Hue people particularly. This traditional custom shows respect from living people to the deceased. When coming to a temple or a house, tourists can be invited to put incense as a greeting and pray for their best. Vietnamese children also learn about worshipping, putting the incense, and doing the ceremonies. That is the way we keep our belief strong and remember our ancestors. A day from Hue would be a deep and slow vibe trip for you to feel our spiritual culture.
A day trip from Hue to learn the stages of making “the spirit rope”
It is easy to find an incense making workshop in Hue. However, the incense of Thủy Xuân village has its distinctive fragrance and high quality. It locates on the way to Tự Đức Tombs, about 7km SouthWest from Hue city. The rainbow bench of stick incense attracts tourists’ curiosity to stop and visit. Artisan in Thủy Xuân village nowadays still make incense by traditional technique. The first step to make incense is selecting five materials, namely cinnamon, cardamom, clove, anise, and eucalyptus. They are well mixed with water. Then, the incense “dough” is coated around thin bamboo sticks and dried under the sun. Compared to today’s modern method, this traditional one takes more time and effort. However, it maintains a local tradition. Let’s join in a day trip from Hue and discover our culture. You may get a fascinating day out and an unforgettable experience.
Traveling to a destination will be more fun and impressive if you let yourself immerse into the local life. Let’s spend a day trip from Hue and join our Thủy Biều flavourful wandering to experience as a local. You will be the next expert in Vietnam.
