The most widely used are incense sticks. Because these long upright sticks resemble pillars, they are also known as in Chinese as "incense pillars," explains Shih Chi-hsun, who learned traditional incense-making techniques from his father Shih Yi-han.
最廣為使用的就是線香，因為細長挺立像柱子，也被稱作柱香，」幼承庭訓，盡得父親施亦漢製香真傳的施起燻解釋。