Nyemo County in Lhasa is renowned for "three treasures"-Tibetan paper, engraving and incense.

Currently, our reporter paid a visit to Tomba Township, Nyemo County，where lives a famous incense craftsman, Dondrup.

With a unique harmless formula—adequate water supply, favorable climate and various plants, the Tibetan incensed produced in Tomba Township, Nyemo County has a history of more than 1,000 years.

Except for sacrificial ceremonies, this fragrant incense also can be used to prevent infectious diseases like flu and influenza, for its ingredients contain herbal medicines such as saffron, Sandalwood, Chinese Usnea and borneol.

The door of Dondrup's house is quite impressive. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Dondrup family has an exquisite yard in their house. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Dondrup is making Tibetan incense in the room. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The Tibetan incense mud is specially made. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Dondrup squashes the Tibetan incense mud into the ox horn by hand. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Dondrup squeezes the Tibetan incense mud out the ox horn and begins molding. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Dondrup carefully puts strips of Tibetan incense mud on the template. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

As an experienced craftsman, Dondrup makes each piece of Tibetan incense perfectly straight. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

All the pieces of Tibetan incense are shaped on the whole template. Dondrup uses a knife to cut the edge neatly. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

 
Dondrup moves out the patterned Tibetan incense for drying. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

After sun-dried, the Tibetan incense can be packed to sell in the market. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The loam bricks, which are put in the yard of Dondrup’s family, are used for making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The loam bricks, which are put in the yard of Dondrup’s family, are used for making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

 
The spice used for making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The spice used for making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The spice used for making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The water millhouse is used for making wood mud in Tomba Township, Nyemo County of Tibet. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Running water is down-flowing the channel and drives the waterwheel below to grind the wood into mud. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The little channel is absolutely indispensable in making Tibetan incense. [Photo/China Tibet Online]

The waterwheel used for grinding wood is laid aside in winter. [Photo/China Tibet Online]