What should be put in the incense burner?

Generally, it is best to put new rice and rice in a new incense burner or go to the temple to get some incense ashes and put them back.

There is no incense ash in the new incense burner. Putting some new rice or rice can not only make the incense stand up, but also store the incense ashes for later use.

But it better be incense ashes. There is a temple nearby where you can buy a pack of incense ashes.

It is best not to use sand, but fine white sand can be used if conditions are really limited.

Incense burner is an indispensable instrument for burning incense, and incense burner (Xiguan bronze art) is an indispensable instrument for folk customs, religions and sacrificial activities in China. Incense burners used in the past dynasties include Boshan furnace, hand furnace, incense bucket, lying furnace, incense cone and other incense burners with different shapes, as well as supporting instruments such as cigarette balls, incense plugs, incense trays, incense boxes, incense clips, incense shovels, incense spoons, incense cones and sachets.

The main materials used in incense burners are copper, ceramics, gold and silver, bamboo, enamel, jade and so on. It can also be used for many purposes, such as smoking clothes, furniture, or offering worship to Buddha. Generally square or round, the square incense burner generally has four feet; A circular censer has three legs, one in the front and the other in the back.

References:

Incense burner _ Baidu encyclopedia