Embroidered sachets are filled with herbs in Shouxian County of Huainan, Anhui Province on May 21, 2024. /CFP
Village residents scald herbs while processing herbs for scented sachets in Shouxian County of Huainan, Anhui Province on May 21, 2024. /CFP
Village residents harvest fresh herbs for scented sachets in Shouxian County of Huainan, Anhui Province on May 21, 2024. /CFP
A women sorts through herbs in Shouxian County of Huainan, Anhui Province on May 21, 2024. /CFP
Two women fill embroidered sachets with herbs in Shouxian County of Huainan, Anhui Province on May 21, 2024. /CFP
Scented sachets are closely associated with the Dragon Boat Festival as people don the accessory in the hope of warding off evil, repelling insects, or preventing sweat. In the village of Huainan, east China's Anhui Province, residents are harvesting, boiling and sorting herbs to fill embroidered sachets. These herbs are planted in autumn every year and then harvested at the beginning of summer the following year. Among their processes is scalding the fresh herbs in boiling water. Soon, these fragrant pouches will be hung up or worn around China as the festival approaches.