A woman arranges incense sticks to dry in a yard, in Quang Phu Cau village, Ung Hoa district, around 40km outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam 17 January 2019. The village which is believed to start the making incense industry for more than 100 years ago, is now busy to prepare for the upcoming Lunar New Year. People have to split bamboo into splints first, dry them, put into the machines to create incense sticks then dye the sticks red. The incense in Quang Phu Cau village has been exported to many countries such as China, India, and Malaysia. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)
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