These are joss sticks!
It took several seconds for it to register in my mind that these are jumbo sized incense sticks! Yes, I have seen Taoist/ Chinese temples before and I have seen jumbo, pillar sized joss sticks being burnt before, but never have I seen them in complete, mint, unburnt condition. Yes, these beautiful things bearing a very pleasing colour scheme and a nice dragon motif are all joss /incense sticks that will be bought and burnt by devouts at Chinese temples elsewhere. Their stand looks solid as well. (Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Nov. 2013)
These are joss sticks!
It took several seconds for it to register in my mind that these are jumbo sized incense sticks! Yes, I have seen Taoist/ Chinese temples before and I have seen jumbo, pillar sized joss sticks being burnt before, but never have I seen them in complete, mint, unburnt condition. Yes, these beautiful things bearing a very pleasing colour scheme and a nice dragon motif are all joss /incense sticks that will be bought and burnt by devouts at Chinese temples elsewhere. Their stand looks solid as well. (Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Nov. 2013)