At present, the hygiene incense in China can be classified into four categories: "stick incense and tower incense that southerners like to burn" and "string incense and pan incense that northerners like to burn".
Fragrance stick manufacturers introduce the types of sanitary fragrances:
Bamboo stick fragrance
Bang Xiang is named after the bamboo stick in the middle of the hygiene stick. The quality of the bamboo stick directly affects the quality of the stick Xiang, so choosing the right bamboo stick is crucial. The length and size of bamboo sticks have relatively fixed standards. Bamboo sticks are divided into two types: round and square, and the quality is further divided into one layer bamboo, two layer bamboo, and so on. The length of bamboo sticks comes in standard sizes such as 21cm, 27cm, 32.5cm, 39.5cm, etc. These bamboo sticks are mainly produced in mountainous areas and have many specialized manufacturers. The production of good stick incense cannot be fully automated by machines, and two people manually operate one machine. The production of this type of sanitary incense is mainly distributed in the southern part of China:
Fujian: mainly consisting of Guankou in Xiamen, Maxiang in Tong'an, Hankou in Yongchun, Anhai in Jinjiang, and Taijiang in Fuzhou;
Guangdong: mainly Dongguan, Xinhui, and Sihui;
It is also produced in Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places.

The requirements for bamboo sticks are very high, and the manufacturing process is also exquisite.

incense stick
Xian Xiang, named after the hygiene fragrance produced, is like a string. The method of producing Xian Xiang is relatively simple, which is to mix various fragrant wood powders according to the formula evenly, and then use machine automation to produce it. The length and diameter are adjusted according to the needs, and it can be dried or air dried, also known as "Cai Xiang". The manufacturers producing this type of sanitary fragrance are mainly distributed in northern China:
Beijing: mainly located in Miyun, Huairou, and Beizhuang;
There are also regions such as Northeast China, Tianjin, Henan, and northern Jiangsu that produce it.
Basil
Taxiang, which is made by coiling a long string of incense into a circle or two strings of incense into a circle, is named after a beautiful incense stand that forms a tower when lit. It is produced in various places. This type of sanitary fragrance can be made into various standards according to different formulas, and the burning time is generally 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, etc. It is an extension of the timing fragrance created by ancient Chinese ancestors using sanitary fragrance to time.
Other types
Xingxiang, named after the various shapes of graphics or text left behind when lit;
Shining fragrance, named after its ability to flash when burned.
These special fragrances generally have a relatively small yield.
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