Mingde Tang Incense Shop Introduction
Xizhi was once abundant in the raw materials for incense-making, particularly the Taiwan sandalwood. Taking advantage of this local resource, the inn was soon transformed into an incense shop, which is the origin of the current Ming De Tang Incense Shop. In the early days, obtaining the materials for incense was no simple task. The machine for making incense powder consisted of a large iron drum filled with countless small iron balls. After placing Chinese medicinal materials inside, the iron balls collided to turn them into incense powder. The first thing the incense master did every day was to check the weather; if the sun cooperated and shone for half a day, that was sufficient. A skilled master could produce a hundred catties of incense in one day.
