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Xiangcheng (The Book of Incense): Zhou Jiazhou’s Ming-Era Compendium

Author and compilation

Xiangcheng was written by the Ming scholar Zhou Jiazhou (style Jiangzuo, of Yangzhou), who loved incense culture and spent over twenty years gathering material before its late-Ming publication.

Content

The 28-volume work systematically compiles historical incense records, famous scents, recipes, wares and anecdotes, absorbing nearly all earlier incense literature.

Legacy

It is the largest and most complete classical work on incense, an indispensable classic for studying Chinese incense culture and agarwood use.

Compiled for general knowledge; traditional references are cultural notes, not medical advice.

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