Chinese incense culture(香学)
Xiang Cheng, Volume 23: Fahe Zhongmiao Xiang III
A volume-by-volume interpretation of Zhou Jiazhou's Xiang Cheng, Volume 23 "Fahe Zhongmiao Xiang III."
Volume 23 · Fahe Zhongmiao Xiang III
Records religious and health-preserving incense formulas (Buddha-offering incense, plague-preventing incense).
Its Place within Xiang Cheng
The 28 volumes of Xiang Cheng are divided into six major sections: appraisal of incense materials (Volumes 1–5), religious and court incense use (Volumes 6–7), incense anecdotes and allusions (Volumes 8–16), incense prose and poetry (Volumes 17–20), incense formulas (Volumes 21–25), and literati offerings and blended floral incense (Volumes 26–28). This volume is one link in the chain, connecting a complete incense culture(香学) genealogy of "literature—allusions—formulas and techniques."