Great Sphinx of Tanis, created over 4,000 years ago

Agarwood (known as “Aloe” in the Old Testament, also “agar”, “aloeswood”, “aloes” and “aloewood”) is called “aguru” in Sanskrit, “oud” in Arabic, and “Gaharu” in Malay and Indonesian. In the Middle East, people call it oud. It has been very precious in China since ancient times. Following the introduction of Buddism from India in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the precious resin-embedded wood was widely applied, mainly in incense offerings and in medicine, and was once held as a royal tribute. Agarwood is also no stranger outside China: its footprints have reached different parts of the world. It thus proves to be unique and irreplaceable among a huge array of fragrances in the world.