At first, the ancestors used herbs such as orchid, chili, moxa and moxa to be worn directly on their clothes and in their hair. They could also be worn as sachets or make fragrant soup for bathing.

Burn directly. Ancient people believed that as the smoke of incense rises up, people can communicate with heaven. (Dialogue and communication with heaven and earth)

It is generally used in the courtship of young men and women, large-scale festivals and sacrificial witchcraft and celebration activities.

As people’s productivity levels improved, fragrances for daily use also attracted attention.

The preparation of spices has also been put on the agenda.

It is boiled with good wine, roasted with honey, and steamed with flowers and fruits, firstly to remove the parts that are not conducive to flavoring, and secondly to add some wonderful aroma.

Or store the moisture directly for use.

Or dry and grind into powder, and mix several kinds of fragrant powder. Or put it in a porcelain box for storage and burn it when in use.

The honey may be refined into pills, which may be smoked or burned, or may be taken directly (swallowed directly).

It can be boiled into excipients such as Bletilla striata and elm bark to make incense sticks, or it can be printed into ingots in flower molds.