Tonba Township in south-west Tibet is the hometown of incense production. Among its 473 housholds, 239 can make Tibetan incense. Their annual income is more than $1.5m (£1m). Watermills here are ...

It also tries to promote the handmade Tibetan incense. The technique used to produce incense in this village had been recognized as intangible cultural heritage. The plan aims to provide ...

A Thonba villager makes Tibetan incense in her home on July 3. [Photo by Palden Nyima] The villagers of Thonba in Tibet's Nyemo county have been producing Tibetan incense for more than 1,300 years.

Dr Tenzin Namdul, a senior member of the Medical and Astrological Institute in Dharamsala, India, and a qualified doctor in the Tibetan healing tradition, said: "Many people all over the world ...