Agarwood is not just a trade; it is also a craft passed down through generations. Let's talk about the Wubaiyi lineage of incense craft—where it comes from and where it is going.
According to public materials, the "Northern Liaoning Zhao Family Agarwood Series Traditional Craftsmanship" counts Zhao Wei and Liu Zhiqiang as representatives of the fifth generation of inheritors, and is the lineage source of Wubaiyi's incense-making craft. Principal Liu Zhiqiang is also an intangible cultural heritage inheritor of court agarwood, and serves as vice president of the Agarwood Branch of the China National Forest Products Industry Association, vice chairman of the Planting Committee of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, president of the Zhongke Agarwood Standards and Technology Research Institute, and vice president of the Hainan Agarwood Association, among other positions.
Inheritance is not mere copying. As a protection unit for intangible cultural heritage projects, Wubaiyi combines traditional incense-making craftsmanship with modern testing standards—preserving the "slowness" and "authenticity" of handwork while also using scientific research methods to clarify grades and origins. Related products have been used at exchange occasions such as the "Ink Charm and Zen Mind" Buddhist Culture and Agarwood Art Exhibition.
For a craft to survive, there must be people to learn it, people to use it, and people to trust it. Incense culture(香学) training, public-interest appraisal, and salons are all ways to bring this craft out of the display case and into daily life.
Intangible cultural heritage is not a specimen; it must be used. Only when incense is smelled, worn, and talked about can it truly be passed on.
Explain your specific situation clearly, and we will give corresponding judgments and suggestions—sourcing, personal use, and appraisal are all accepted.
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