Know Xizang by smelling the "fragrance": the ingenuity in the dense Tibetan fragrance is refreshing. In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang | Ciren Duoji | Xizang
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, the birthplace of Tibetan incense, the aroma that has been dense for more than 1300 years is still refreshing. Nearly half of the villagers here are engaged in making Tibetan incense. This year's 45 year old Cirindogi is one of them.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji is cutting cypress to prepare raw materials for Tibetan incense production.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji is starting a water mill to grind cypress as raw material into wood pulp.
The "Tibetan Incense Making Technique" in Nimu County is a national intangible cultural heritage, and its production process is complex. Craftsmen need to first use a water mill to grind the main raw material of cypress wood into wood pulp, and then air dry the wood pulp to make fragrant bricks. Subsequently, the fragrant bricks were crushed and water was added to make a fragrant paste. Dozens of spices and medicinal materials such as saffron, musk, and sandalwood were added according to a strict proportion formula, and then stuffed into cow horns and squeezed into strips. After drying, the Tibetan incense was produced.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji made fragrant bricks from cypress wood pulp.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji soaked the dried incense bricks with water.
To ensure that each formed Tibetan incense is even and straight is a test of the craftsman's skills. In order to produce qualified Tibetan incense, Ciren Duoji sat on the ground for a whole day, and the squeezed incense spread throughout the room. Years of experience in making incense have allowed him to possess outstanding skills while also suffering from occupational diseases - frequent joint pain. But Ciren Duoji not only persisted to this day, but also adapted to the market by developing new varieties such as refreshing incense and sleeping incense, and expanding production scale.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji is making Tibetan incense.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji was grinding herbs and spices.
More than a decade ago, in order to improve the living conditions at home, Ciren Duoji carried Tibetan incense and went to various shops in Lhasa to promote. Now, thanks to the protection of intangible cultural heritage by the country and the strong promotion by the local government, Nimu Tibetan incense has long been famous. Tourists and merchants who come to visit have become regular customers at home, and convenient internet has become a new channel for Tibetan incense sales. Last year, Ciren Duoji sold 100000 bundles of Tibetan incense and earned approximately 500000 yuan.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji is making Tibetan incense.
In Tunda Village, Tunba Town, Nimu County, Xizang, Ciren Duoji is making Tibetan incense.
Ciren Duoji's current wish is to recruit more disciples, so that the millennium long hidden fragrance of Nimu County can float further away, even further away.