This incense village in Hanoi is now an Instagram hotspot

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Tourists posing in front of incense sticks arranged in the form of a Vietnamese map and flag in a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau, Hanoi. — AFP

In a tiny village in northern Vietnam, Dang Thi Hoa ties up a bundle of freshly dried incense sticks ahead of Lunar New Year and watches a line of tourists waiting to pose for pictures.

Three generations of Dang Thi Hoa's family have been dyeing incense sticks scarlet red, or magenta pink, ahead of the new year celebrations, known as Tet in Vietnam.

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