朽木成香

Incense from Decayed Wood

幽兴年来莫与同,滋兰聊欲洗光风,真成佛国香云界,不数淮山桂树丛;花气无边曛欲醉,灵芬一点静还通,何须楚客游千仞,坐卧经行向此中。

Those of wealth and with humps of free time typically delighted themselves with incense-burning ceremonies in Song Dynasty,an era featuring prosperous economy and luxuriant life of the top class.That's why people with such expensive and time-consuming hobbies like ceremonial incense- burning and tea-making,ikebana,and painting collection were definitely not common humble persons.In a surprisingly tranquil villa in the downtown,we were eagerly listening to the master of the incense-burning ceremony talking about the legends of the incense.