Tay Lan incense village is busy during Tet season

Tuyen Dinh• DNUM_ACZABZCACD 06:25

(Baonghean.vn) - In the last days of the year, incense stick production facilities in Tay Lan village, Nghi Truong commune, Nghi Loc district are running at full capacity, many facilities have to hire more workers, pay wages by product to have enough goods to serve the Tet market.

These days, on vacant lots along both sides of the road to Tay Lan incense village (Nghi Loc), people take advantage of the rare sunny winter days to dry incense. Many establishments have to hire more workers and pay them by the product to have enough goods to deliver to customers. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

The incense sticks here are made from herbal ingredients such as incense roots, cinnamon, sugarcane bagasse... which are dried, ground, and mixed according to professional recipes to ensure the following advantages: fragrant, easy to burn, long-lasting, non-toxic to the health of users, as well as those directly producing them. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Currently, 100% of incense-producing households in this craft village have invested in purchasing machinery and equipment for making incense, such as raw material mixers and stick-shooting machines. Modern machinery and equipment make the products both beautiful and fragrant, meeting consumer demand while increasing productivity and product quality. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Ms. Le Thi Nga, owner of an incense production facility in Tay Lan craft village, shared that these days, workers here are paid by product, so many people take advantage of bringing goods home to work at night for convenience. Meanwhile, at the factory, everyone is working at full capacity to have enough goods to serve the Lunar New Year market. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After being fired by the machine, the incense sticks are arranged evenly on drying racks. Each batch of incense sticks is dried in the strong sunlight for about 1 day, and in less sunny conditions for 2-3 days, then the people package the finished product. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people dry incense to supply the Tet market in time. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After drying, the incense sticks that meet the standards will be selected and packaged. The incense is packaged in plastic bags or paper bags depending on the customer's request. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

On average, every day, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ly's facility (Tay Lan hamlet, Nghi Truong commune) produces about 10,000 incense sticks. Usually, during holidays and Tet, the demand for incense increases. To supply enough goods for the market, Ms. Ly has to hire 20 workers to work continuously, earning from 4-4.5 million VND/person/month. The incense making job is quite easy, the elderly and students can also take advantage of their time to work to earn extra income. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ly added that Tay Lan incense sticks are not only supplied to the domestic market but also exported to the Lao market. Although the incense sticks imported to Laos are small and have low prices, in return, they are imported in large quantities, so the income for workers is still stable. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In addition to her job selling groceries, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong in Tay Lan hamlet, Nghi Truong commune also takes advantage of the time to receive incense to pack at home, with her children helping her in her free time. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

It is known that Tay Lan incense village has existed for a long time, and was recognized as a craft village by the People's Committee of Nghe An province in 2011. At its peak, this village had more than 30 households producing incense. However, most of these households have now contributed capital and worked together, so there are only 12 incense-making establishments left. Each incense-making establishment has created jobs for dozens of local people. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Tay Lan incense village is bustling during Tet. Clip: Dinh Tuyen