How Millions of Incense Sticks Are Made From Bamboo Inside Massive Factory

How 50,000+ Incense Sticks Are Made Every Day for Lunar New Year Inside Massive Factory At one point, 90% of India’s imported incense came from Vietnam. In Quang Phu Cau, a traditional craft village on the outskirts of Hanoi, a single producer once exported as much as 300 tons of incense every year. Every day, the sound of bamboo being split echoed through the village. Bright red bundles of sticks were coated with fragrant powder and dried under the sun, producing tens of thousands of incense sticks. But in 2019, a sudden policy shift in India dealt the industry a devastating blow: almost overnight, access to its most important market was severely restricted. When its biggest customer suddenly turned away, how could a centuries-old craft survive without disappearing? Today, join Mido Explained as we discover how thousands of incense sticks are made every day in Quang Phu Cau — and follow the dramatic comeback that helped keep this traditional craft alive. 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Overview 02:30 How incense sticks are made 04:52 The 2019 shock 06:06 Why India needed Vietnamese incense 07:39 From 500 to 50,000 sticks a day 09:34 Why incense burns without a flame 11:26 The Tet rush 12:40 Conclusion