Despite being a cornerstone of ancient Chinese culture, the art of incense fell out of everyday use as mass production and ...

Burning incense and sipping tea from a purple clay cup while appreciating traditional Chinese music is a way for many Chinese people to enjoy their leisure time, alone or with friends. But for this, ...

A bronze bowl that was being used by a family to store tennis balls has sold for $4.9 million (4.8 million Swiss francs). Experts from Swiss auctioneers Koller Auctions were valuing items at the ...

According to an eBay buying guide, the first reference to the practice of incense burning dates back as far as 5,000 B.C. in India; it was also mentioned in writings found on the Egyptian sphinx, ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – An 18th-century Chinese incense burner was returned to Harvard on Tuesday, 35 years after it disappeared from a university art museum. Ernest Dane, a businessman and art collector ...

It's most likely for a Chinese New Year ritual known as 'tou xiang' (拜头香), the act of offering the first incense of the new ...

Locals burn incense and light candles at the Beijing's Tanzhe Temple in the early morning of February 8, 2016, the first day of the new year according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar.

A Chinese instructor displays tea culture during a cultural event in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) A just-concluded immersive event promoting Chinese tea and incense culture has ...

LONDON — Burning incense may need to come with a health warning after scientists found it can contain a wide range of dangerous chemicals, including some commonly found in cigarettes. Researchers — ...