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Fragrant culture is one of the traditional cultures in China, including the production, use and taste of spices. The following are some knowledge points related to incense culture:

1. Spice: Spice refers to plants or minerals used to make spices, such as agarwood, sandalwood, clove, angelica dahurica and borneol. In ancient times, people often used boiling, steaming, frying, frying, baking and other methods to deal with spices. , made products with different scents.

2. Fragrance: Fragrance refers to the mixture of spices burned or volatilized in the incense burner or sachet, which usually includes spice mixtures with different properties. Different spices have different effects, such as repelling mosquitoes, eliminating epidemics, calming the nerves and regulating breathing.

3. Incense device: Incense device refers to a device used to burn or volatilize incense products, such as incense burners, sachets, incense cones, etc. In ancient times, incense burners were usually made of ceramics, bronzes, silverware and other materials, the most famous of which was Boshan Furnace in Han Dynasty.

4. Development of Hunan culture: Hunan culture has a long history in China, which can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the incense culture reached its peak, and gradually formed the incense culture with Taoism and Buddhism as the main schools.

5. Tasting: Tasting is an important link in the fragrant culture, which refers to identifying and evaluating fragrant products by smelling, watching and tasting. In the process of tasting, it is necessary to pay attention to the details such as aroma, taste and smoke smell in order to achieve the best tasting effect.

Generally speaking, Hunan culture is an important part of China traditional culture. It is not only a way of life and cultural heritage, but also a spiritual pursuit and aesthetic taste.