Eco-friendly joss stick boat this year

Going green: Creator Chiang (right) with volunteer Teh Yeong Jye building the ceremonial Emperor Boat entirely from joss sticks. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

BUKIT MERTAJAM: In a creative and eco-conscious twist to this year’s Nine Emperor Gods Festi­val, devotees at the Kuang Je Chun Wang Devotees Association in Taman Impian Ria built their ceremonial Emperor Boat entirely out of joss sticks and incense.

The 7.6m-long structure, made from more than 60,000 joss sticks of various sizes, will be set ablaze during the send-off ceremony on Wednesday.