In the pre-Qin period, daily incense became popular in a certain range, including wearing sachets, inserting herbs and bathing with fragrant soup. Since the Western Han Dynasty, daily incense has gradually become popular among princes and nobles. By the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the raw materials of daily incense were rich, and agarwood appeared. During the Northern Song Dynasty, ordinary people also used incense as daily necessities.
After the Song Dynasty, incense became a part of ordinary people's daily life. There are incense in the living room, venues for various banquets and celebrations, and people who are responsible for burning incense. There are not only incense here, but also various exquisite sachets that can be hung. Spices will be added when making snacks, tea soup, Mo Ding and other items; There are special shops in the market that supply incense. People can not only buy incense, but also invite people to make incense at home. When women from rich families travel, they are often accompanied by aromatherapy balls. Scholars not only use incense, but also make their own incense, call friends and appreciate the taste.
Household incense has a wide range, which can be used for indoor incense, clothing incense, living room study incense, banquet celebration incense, personal health care cleaning and so on. Suitable for all kinds of places, involving people's daily life, such as eating, reading, working, resting and living.
Since the reform and opening up, incense has been popularized in many cities with the increasing affluence of people's material life and the improvement of their quality of life. At present, the popular incense methods in some cities mainly include aromatherapy beauty, aromatherapy and daily life incense. This kind of incense is generally expensive, and it is a kind of physical and mental enjoyment for people with middle income or above. So many people regard this habit of incense as a symbol of the nouveau riche. Among all the raw materials for aroma production, agarwood is still the noblest variety.
What is a fragrant road? Simply put, it is to form a pleasant, comfortable and peaceful atmosphere through the aroma and smoke shape produced by the smoking, wiping and spraying of spices. With the help of artistic incense props, the arrangement of incense living environment, the rich knowledge of incense, and the elegant and beautiful method of lighting and smelling incense, through the above memories or associations, relevant literary, philosophical and artistic works are created. A method of spiritual practice that makes people's lives richer and more interesting is called Xiangdao.
Speaking of fragrance, fragrance is still a nourishing knowledge. It's a pity that too few people in China know Xiang Xiang. They want to practice incense more and go to Japan. In China, it is rare to hear friends mention incense. Even in Shanghai, where quality of life is concerned, there are very few people who play with incense.
Xiangdao, Huadao and Tea Ceremony are also called "Elegant Daoism" in Japan. When it comes to Xiangxiang, most people think it originated in Japan, but in fact, Xiangxiang originated in China. "But there is no trace of incense in China." At present, Xiangdao is quite popular in Japan. In Japan, 80% of the CEOs in the world's top 500 list are members of Xiangdao, and Xiangdao has become an art and knowledge of life. But now, there are very few people who are good at it in China.
China's incense culture has a long history. According to historical records, there were traces of incense since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it developed to a certain height in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and formed a scale in the Song Dynasty. In the gathering of literati, activities such as smelling incense and fighting incense have become indispensable cultural activities. Celebrities appreciate the intriguing charm of agarwood and enjoy the elegant and rich life connotation and interest. China people's obsession with incense lasted until the end of Qing Dynasty. With the turmoil of the country, the spirit of the literati gradually declined, and the fascination with incense also gradually declined. The art of incense began to prevail in Japan separated by water.
Incense was introduced to Japan when Jian Zhen, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, was crossing eastward. The incense pageant mentioned many times in the Japanese classic Tale of Genji is to describe how the nobles learned from the Tang Dynasty, and often hold incense appreciation meetings called "incense parties" or "incense competitions". This is also the custom of incense and "gentle breeze" in the Tang Dynasty. In the 6th century, Kyoto entered the era of Dongshan culture, and with the support and protection of the highly skilled General Ashikaga Yoshimasa, it basically laid the foundation of Japanese incense.
In fact, incense culture similar to Japan's "incense road" has appeared in other ancient civilizations except China and Japan. The spice shops in ancient Athens actually became gathering places for people from all walks of life. Politicians, philosophers, artists and social celebrities often patronize and become lively social centers. The knowledge of incense has become a necessity for everyone who comes here, and the "incense appreciation meeting" has gradually penetrated into various "incense roads". There were similar situations in ancient Rome, but none of them were handed down like China and Japan.
Today, in Japan, Xiangxiang is not only an excellent choice for business owners to relax, but also a way for Japanese women to improve their self-cultivation and accomplishment.
Because it's special, it's still easy to identify. Because you were there? Is it sweet? Where to? Respect? I bought it.