A leisurely life that begins with the possession of a game character

Chapter 1088 Playing with Incense and Magical Instruments (1)

This chapter does not advance the plot and can be skipped.

In fact, Ni Yuqing knew better than anyone else that agarwood was not meant to be worn. Because it was a spice, very few people had used it to make beads since ancient times. The purpose of agarwood should be to burn incense in a furnace, which was its proper use.

In fact, incense does have many benefits for the human body. It can calm the mind and help sleep, just like agarwood can be used as medicine to calm the mind and is even included in quick-acting heart-saving pills.

Incense is divided into incense sticks, incense powder and agarwood slices.

Although stick incense looks simple, it can also be made very interesting. This requires hard work on the incense burner. Traditionally, porcelain burners are the best material for stick incense burners. Copper burners and wood burners are also available. In terms of shape, in addition to the common urn-shaped incense burners and imitation-style incense burners, there are also Boshan burners for coil incense and incense holders for stick incense.

They are in various shapes, some elegant and beautiful, some simple and natural. There are various meaningful patterns engraved on the surface, and smoke comes out from the holes, rising like a goddess dancing, clear and elegant, with unique beauty.

Compared with incense sticks, incense powder can be used in more ways. First of all, like incense sticks, incense powder also has a variety of incense burners, but what's more, people have now invented electronic incense burners for burning incense powder.

The appearance of this electronic incense burner is not much different from that of an ordinary incense burner, but because of its internal structure, it can control the temperature accurately and stably. It can adjust the temperature according to different types of agarwood to better bring out the fragrance.

At the same time, electronic incense burners are very economical in incense, and even if you only put in about 0.1 grams, you can still produce a great smell.

Smelling agarwood by burning it can release all its fragrance, with dense smoke and sweet aroma, which makes people feel relaxed. In addition to the aroma, every aspect of the incense burning process, including the preparation process and the utensils used, can be full of fun and give you a pleasant psychological enjoyment.

The most commonly used incense is stick incense, followed by powder and slices. Stick incense is quick and convenient to use, the utensils are simple and easy to operate, just light it and insert it into the incense burner or incense holder.

It should be noted that a certain proportion of sticky powder must be added to the production of incense sticks. High-quality incense sticks are made of natural materials, with the lowest proportion of sticky powder, and are aged for no less than 2 months. Only in this way can the fragrance released be the purest, untainted, and least disturbed.

Incense powder and incense tablets are usually burned in an incense burner, which also has a wide variety of styles. However, modern people mainly use electric incense burners, of course, there are also people who advocate the ancient method and use the fire-separated incense burning method.

The electric incense burner is not much different from the ordinary incense burner in appearance. It can accurately control the temperature and only needs 0.1 grams of incense material to perfectly release the fragrance of agarwood. The ancient method of incense fumigation can obtain a stronger sense of ritual and inherit the traditional culture.

When it comes to incense powder, we have to mention a very interesting and elegant way of incense making - seal incense, also known as incense rubbing. This incense making method has many steps, but the fun lies in these hands-on processes.

First, you need to spread a layer of incense ash in the Boshan furnace, then flatten and sweep the ash, and then put the incense seal, which can be words or patterns. Then fill the incense seal with incense powder, press the incense powder and gently lift the incense seal, and a beautiful and unique incense holder will be formed.

Finally, you only need to light a fire from one end to enjoy the fruits of your labor. You will see a little red light slowly moving on the seal characters or patterns. Wherever it goes, light smoke rises, like a slender waist in the palm of your hand. Not only is the fragrance satisfying, but it also has a magnificent and special beauty visually. In addition, although there are many steps in seal incense, there is a special sense of relaxation when you are doing it. In the step-by-step operation, you will devote yourself wholeheartedly, grasp the strength and measure, and feel the fun. Not only will you not feel bored and tired, but it will be very interesting. Especially when several friends make it together, everyone can also compare with each other. It is a way of tasting incense that is appreciated by both the elite and the masses.

In addition, in ancient my country, there was also a magical aromatherapy ball that could be carried around for burning incense. This incense ball was worn with a hook chain outside. Inside the hollow metal shell, there were three layers, all of which were circular movable shafts. The innermost layer was a small bowl with the center of gravity at the bottom. No matter how the incense ball rolled or shook, the circular movable shaft could balance it, keeping the small bowl in a horizontal state. The burning incense inside would never tip over and burn clothes. It was the oldest gyroscope in the world.

The conditions for the formation of agarwood are a hot and humid environment, so Southeast Asia is a treasure land where agarwood is produced in abundance. As for the specific origins of agarwood, in fact, based on an agarwood production map, you can clearly know which origins of agarwood are produced.

According to the map, if listed from northwest to southeast, many countries and regions in Southeast Asia produce agarwood.

There are two types of agarwood: some that sink in water and some that do not. There is also a type that is in the middle, which is called floating. The occurrence of these situations is mainly determined by the oil content of the agarwood itself.

It can be divided into grades according to the oil content. First-grade agarwood has no white wood and has a full oil content, and agarwood generally meets this standard; second-grade agarwood, although the oil content is not full, generally reaches 70% or more; third-grade agarwood generally contains between 50% and 70%; fourth-grade agarwood has a lower oil content, most of which are above 20%.

Using the classification of knotted agarwood, agarwood can be divided into raw knotted agarwood, mature knotted agarwood, worm-leaked agarwood and fallen agarwood.

Raw agarwood generally refers to the agarwood that is taken directly from the living wood after the tree is damaged by external forces and secretes oil to protect itself and slowly forms agarwood.

Mature agarwood refers to a tree that has lost the conditions for survival due to some other factors during the process of secreting oil. It does not mean that it dies immediately, but rather a process in which the oil and wood gradually merge, which also announces the process of the tree slowly ending its life.

Insect-leaking agarwood refers to the agarwood formed when the tree secretes oil to protect itself when attacked by insects and ants, and finally wraps the injured parts.

Shedding agarwood refers to the agarwood that is formed when the outer wood that wraps the agarwood corrodes and falls off during the agarwood formation process, leaving behind the completed agarwood.

Agarwood has a wide range of uses, mainly because it has many values. It can be worn as a decoration, appreciated and smelled, drunk as medicine, collected as an investment, and used to refresh the air... There are so many uses that agarwood can play.

Generally, as long as the quality of agarwood is not low, it can be used for investment and collection. No matter what form it is, the higher the quality, the more beneficial it is for investment and collection. It can be divided into agarwood bracelets, agarwood Buddhist beads, agarwood ornaments, agarwood carvings, agarwood raw materials, agarwood fragments, agarwood incense sticks and incense coils, etc. Different forms of agarwood bring out the value of agarwood to the fullest.

According to the formation method, it can be classified into inverted agarwood, earth-sinking agarwood, water-sinking agarwood and ant-sinking agarwood. Inverted agarwood refers to the agarwood that has been fallen over due to external force or natural collapse, and the immortal wood left after a long period of wind and rain; earth-sinking agarwood and water-sinking agarwood are somewhat similar, one is buried in the soil and the other is poured into a swamp. The external wood is corroded by sanitary substances, and what is left is agarwood; ant-sinking agarwood is actually also called insect-leaked agarwood, which is formed by the gnawing of insects and ants.

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