On the morning of Chinese New Year, before the first firecracker sounds, there is already smoke. Somewhere in every village and every city, an elder is lighting three sticks of… Read more »
Your home smells like nothing. Or worse — it smells like the synthetic lavender plug-in you bought at the grocery store. Either way, it is not yours. The Chinese tradition… Read more »
The room is still dark when you wake. You light a single thin stick of incense and set it in the small bronze burner on your desk. Within minutes, the… Read more »