200-year-old Cao Thon incense village in Hung Yen

Cao Thon incense village (Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen city) is one of the oldest incense making villages in the country with a history of more than 200 years.

As the largest incense village in the North, Cao Thon incense brand is not only famous domestically but also spread far and wide around the world.

Legend has it that Mrs. Dao Thi Khuong, a talented and beautiful girl from the village, traveled and traded everywhere.

After marrying a Chinese man, she learned the craft of making incense there. When she had mastered all the secrets of the craft, she returned to her hometown and taught the craft to the people of Cao Thon village.

Since then, the incense making profession of Cao Thon village has developed, the village's reputation is famous far and wide, everyone knows the village.

Cao Thon incense is made entirely from herbs, including thirty-six Chinese medicinal herbs.

Cao Thon people always believe that these 36 Chinese medicinal herbs are like the quintessence of heaven and earth converging together. This is also a family secret that can only be passed down to family members, and especially is not allowed to be passed on to people outside the family. This is also the "soul" that Cao Thon villagers have preserved for hundreds of years.

Heritage Magazine