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Hong Chu’s Incense Manual: The Earliest Extant Song-Era Specialised Book

Hong Chu’s Incense Manual: The Earliest Extant Song-Era Specialised Book

Author

The Hong Shi Xiang Pu was compiled by Hong Chu (style Jufu, of Nanchang), a Northern Song official and nephew of Huang Tingjian.

Structure (4 classes)

Upper: Varieties (42 entries) & Rarities (40 entries); Lower: Affairs (customs, censers, anecdotes) & Methods (blending, seal-incense and anointing formulas).

Legacy

Regarded as one of the earliest extant specialised incense books, directly influencing later manuals.

Compiled for general knowledge; traditional references are cultural notes, not medical advice.

常见问题

Hong Chu’s Incense Manual是什么？

Hong Chu’s Northern-Song manual, organised into four classes—varieties, rarities, affairs and methods—is among the earliest extant specialised books on Chinese incense.

沉香怎么选购？

选购沉香应认准可溯源、可检测的渠道，按用途选择形态（线香 / 手串 / 原料），不盲目追高、不轻信「野生」「沉水」等夸大宣传。

沉香如何保养？

沉香怕潮、怕串味、怕暴晒，应密封、避光、阴凉存放，不同产区分开保存；长期不用的香材定期通风检查，防霉防虫。

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