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How perfume became a status symbol, a ritual tool, and a political weapon
Walk into a perfume store, and you’re overwhelmed with the scent and shine. Glowing bottles, long, dramatic names, and a vast array of scents that just want to become your next go-to. Perfume’s been a ...
Our insider guide to 48 hours in Japan’s magnetic capital, from bustling neighbourhoods to historic temples Danielle ...
An Aztec Indigenous woman carries an incense holder during a performance at the base of the Pyramid of the Sun as part of the Spring Equinox celebrations, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, ...
Yang Jinqing, an inheritor of Qingyuan traditional incense making, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Baoding's Qingyuan district, Hebei province, demonstrates the selection of raw materials.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry releases a comprehensive review of MSME grants so far, flags fiscal concerns ...
Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, ...
What if we told you that there is an actual perfume called “Zombie For Her?” Based on its profile, it has a quite complex ...
A therapist explains the meridians and acupoints of the human body to a child at a TCM night market in Taizhou, East China's Jiangsu Province, on July 25, 2025. Photo: VCG. Editor ...
A 48-year-old owner of an incense sticks-making unit at Magimandalam village near Katpadi in Vellore escaped unhurt after fire broke out in the unit on Wednesday, resulting in thick smoke in the area.
Amidst the ever-changing pace of modern life, the herbal scent in Cao residential group in Son Nam ward, northern province of Hung Yen, evokes traditional cultural values essential to Vietnamese ...
(VOVWORLD) -As Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches, Bao An incense-making village in Mai Phu commune (formerly Thach My commune, Thach Ha district), Ha Tinh province, is bustling as villagers race to ...
The days leading up to Tet bring an especially vivid energy to Dong Khe, a village in Hoang Giang commune, Thanh Hoa, where the craft of herbal incense glows brighter than at any other time of year.
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