(VOVWORLD) - Located 40km from the center of Hanoi, Cao Thon village in Bao Khe commune, Hưng Yên province, is among the largest incense-making villages in Vietnam. Cao Thon incense is widely popular for its special fragrance and has been exported to several countries. Cao Thon – a renowned musk incense making village - ảnh 1 Incense coils is one of Cao Thon’s typical products (Photo: Ngoc Anh /Toquoc.vn) On the left bank of the Red River, Cao Thon village, originally known as Thon Cao, is considered the cradle of incense making. According to local elders, Ms. Dao Thi Khuong, a Cao Thon native, was the craft’s progenitor and is currently worshipped at the village’s Dao clan house. Nguyen Nhu Khanh, Deputy President of the Cao Thon Craft Village Association, said: "Our musk incense craft began in the late 18th century. For 300 years, the craft has been handed down from generation to generation.Each year on the progenitor’s death anniversary, the 22nd of the 8th lunar m
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