The traction technique dates back more than 1,300 years in Tonta, a village in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. "Our family has been making Tibetan incense for generations.

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 ...

The villagers of Thonba in Tibet's Nyemo county have been producing Tibetan incense for more than 1,300 years. The tradition, which remains unchanged, has also served as a major income source for ...