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Le Minh Xuan incense village in Binh
Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City 

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is nearly 100 years old. 

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This place is considered the oldest
craft village in Ho Chi Minh City and is 

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one of the largest incense production
facilities in the Southern region. 

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The amount of incense produced here is
quite large and is anticipated, 

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purchased and distributed by traders to
many provinces and cities across the country. 

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My mother also did this job in the past,
so I'll continue the 

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job she left behind. 

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That's just my passion,
I just follow it. 

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Now it's technology, there are no
machines, no dryers, we don't dry like 

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in the old days anymore. 

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I work domestically and export to
Malaysia, Malaysia to India. 

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Also encountered many difficulties, now
the incense burning profession has fewer 

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people than in the past. 

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Trien Pagoda also limits incense
burning, exporting incense is 

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also very difficult. 

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It is not as advantageous as it
was 10 years ago. 

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Nowadays this profession is just called
preserving culture but it is not 

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really popular. 

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Ho Chi Minh City currently has a program
to connect with 5 regions across the 

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country, with about 43 localities
connecting in those 5 regions to develop 

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the economy and society together. 

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Ho Chi Minh City will work with
localities to create favorable 

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conditions for local business
communities to pay attention, exchange, 

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interact, and learn from
each other's experiences. 

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to develop its production and business
activities more and more sustainably and 

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through that also create conditions for
its products to be promoted and 

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introduced not only domestically. 

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Through Ho Chi Minh City, through the
most vibrant market in the country, it 

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will create conditions for products that
ensure their quality to access the world 

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market through Ho Chi
Minh City's export activities. 

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According to the Ho Chi Minh City
Farmers' Association, the city currently 

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has 7 craft villages and traditional craft villages. 

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Of these, there are 4 craft villages
recognized by the People's Committee of 

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Ho Chi Minh City as incense making,
weaving, rice paper production and salt production. 

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Craft villages have made important
contributions to economic and social development. 

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Some craft villages have really stood
firm and developed in the market mechanism.