Ever wondered how incense/joss sticks are made? No? Me neither. I have though now seen them made by hand in Hue. First, get some bamboo sticks and dip them in some bright ink of your choosing and then dry them in the sun. Second get some ground sandalwood, cinnamon and a few other ingredients and mix them up until you get a brown gooey blob. Then, after several years of experience roll out this goo into a very long thin sausage and roll a bamboo stick into it, dry in the sun and there you go, an incense stick! Pack 20 together and then sell 5 packs at time for US$1! How do they make a living doing that?
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