Locals admire Qingyang sachets at a booth in the Paris Christmas Market. [Photo provided to gogansu.com]

The booth featured French and English brochures explaining the sachets' historical origins, practical benefits, and cultural significance. In ancient times, these sachets emerged from religious beliefs and totemic traditions. Qi Bo, the father of Traditional Chinese Medicine, born in Qingyang, carried medicinal bags containing realgar, mugwort, patchouli, and atractylodes to prevent from epidemics and snake bites, which became known as "sachets" due to their fragrance.