What happens when Arab aromatic ingredients come together with traditional Chinese incense culture? When Arab traders came to China's Yongchun region via the ancient Maritime Silk Road, they brought Arab aromatic ingredients with them.
The unique Yongchun incense is created by combining Arabic and Chinese materials. Now sold all over the world, this incense has become an example of cultural contacts and integration on the Maritime Silk Road. In the eighth episode of Classic Quotes from Xi Jinping, CGTN host Fei Yuanyuan and Bahraini expert Yasser Ali Taher Jawad travel to Quanzhou in eastern China to explore the origins of Yongchun incense.