Speaking of fragrance, fragrance is still a nourishing knowledge. It's a pity that too few people in China know Xiang Xiang. They want to practice incense more and go to Japan. In China, it is rare to hear friends mention incense. Even in Shanghai, where quality of life is concerned, there are very few people who play with incense.
Xiangdao, Huadao and Tea Ceremony are also called "Elegant Daoism" in Japan. When it comes to Xiangxiang, most people think it originated in Japan, but in fact, Xiangxiang originated in China. "But there is no trace of incense in China." At present, Xiangdao is quite popular in Japan. In Japan, 80% of the CEOs in the world's top 500 list are members of Xiangdao, and Xiangdao has become an art and knowledge of life. But now, there are very few people who are good at it in China.
China's incense culture has a long history. According to historical records, there were traces of incense since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it developed to a certain height in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and formed a scale in the Song Dynasty. In the gathering of literati, activities such as smelling incense and fighting incense have become indispensable cultural activities. Celebrities appreciate the intriguing charm of agarwood and enjoy the elegant and rich life connotation and interest. China people's obsession with incense lasted until the end of Qing Dynasty. With the turmoil of the country, the spirit of the literati gradually declined, and the fascination with incense also gradually declined. The art of incense began to prevail in Japan separated by water.
Incense was introduced to Japan when Jian Zhen, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, was crossing eastward. The incense pageant mentioned many times in the Japanese classic Tale of Genji is to describe how the nobles learned from the Tang Dynasty, and often hold incense appreciation meetings called "incense parties" or "incense competitions". This is also the custom of incense and "gentle breeze" in the Tang Dynasty. In the 6th century, Kyoto entered the era of Dongshan culture, and with the support and protection of the highly skilled General Ashikaga Yoshimasa, it basically laid the foundation of Japanese incense.
In fact, incense culture similar to Japan's "incense road" has appeared in other ancient civilizations except China and Japan. The spice shops in ancient Athens actually became gathering places for people from all walks of life. Politicians, philosophers, artists and social celebrities often patronize and become lively social centers. The knowledge of incense has become a necessity for everyone who comes here, and the "incense appreciation meeting" has gradually penetrated into various "incense roads". There were similar situations in ancient Rome, but none of them were handed down like China and Japan.
Today, in Japan, Xiangxiang is not only an excellent choice for business owners to relax, but also a way for Japanese women to improve their self-cultivation and accomplishment.
Sean and Xiangdao
Aquilaria fragrance is elegant, very rare. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the reputation of "the head of incense" and "the king of incense"! It is also one of the main spices in Xiangdao culture.
What is agarwood? Aquilaria sinensis belongs to Daphne family, which is a perfume condensed from tropical and subtropical evergreen tree resin. Aquilaria sinensis is a special fragrant tree, which is a solid condensate of oil (resin) and wood. But the wood of this fragrant tree itself has no special fragrance, and the wood is soft. Most Daphne plants can hardly smell the fragrance under normal conditions, but when smoked, the fragrance is rich, which can cover up other odors and keep the fragrance for a long time.
Pin Xiang LUN Dao
Xiangdao, simply speaking, is about "the art of fragrance", that is, combining the fragrance and smoke shape produced by fragrance with artistic incense props, the arrangement of the living environment of Xiangdao, the elegant and beautiful way of lighting incense and smelling incense, and creating relevant literary, philosophical and artistic works through the above memories or associations.
Since ancient times, incense is not only a feast for the senses, but also an "elegant culture" and an "elite culture". The five flavors of incense are purity, roundness, quietness, harmony and harmony, and "harmony" is the core of incense culture. Integrating into life has become a life philosophy of self-cultivation, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, which is accepted by the upper class and literati. The development of Hunan culture in China can be summarized as follows: it began in the Spring and Autumn Period, became in the Han Dynasty, became in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. In today's society, people pay more and more attention to traditional culture, and people also have their own attitudes and views on the understanding and experience of incense, and incense culture is also returning to people's lives urgently.
Li, vice chairman of Hainan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, talks about his understanding of agarwood culture. He said that historical records recorded that Su Dongpo was unhappy when he was exiled to Hainan, and he was lucky enough to get two yuan of agarwood. After learning this allusion, he began to pay attention to agarwood. Why can agarwood make an unsuccessful ancient person feel lucky? After he touched agarwood, he found that the unique fragrance emitted by agarwood after burning can make people peaceful and philosophical, and has the power to purify the soul. Finally, Li hoped that agarwood culture could promote the development of related industries, and called on the public to attach importance to the inheritance of traditional culture in China.
My friend once bought a bracelet of Mandan agarwood, which is fragrant to the supreme agarwood. It is still very fragrant now, and I personally feel more fragrant than before.