这一集，我们邀请福明香道创办人黄剑明先生，分享他与香结缘的故事，以及多年来制香、探索香与研究马来西亚本地香材的历程。剑明接触香最初的记忆，来自家中祭拜佛祖与祖先时点燃的香。直到妻子怀孕，为了寻找更安心的香品，他开始研究原材料，并尝试亲手制香。起初，这一切源于兴趣与好奇；十年前创立福明香道后，他逐步从单方香走向复方合香的调配。2019年前往广州交流后，他深受启发，开始以马来西亚降真香为基础发展复方合香，并在师父与师兄的引领下，从古籍梳理香材的历史脉络，也深入森林寻找龙脑等珍贵树种，重新认识马来西亚丰富的香材资源。
今年，福明香道迎来成立十周年。对剑明而言，它不仅是一个品牌，更是一份始终坚持的信念。他相信，香不仅能够安定身心，在制香的过程中，更提醒人以敬意与诚心对待自然万物及身边的人。这段探索仍在继续，也希望借由制香，重新发掘马来西亚香材文化，连接土地、历史与当代。邀请您一起走进剑明的香之世界。
In this episode, we welcome Wong Kem Beng, founder of Fuming Incense, to share his journey with incense and Malaysia’s native aromatic materials. His connection with incense began in childhood through family rituals and daily practices at home. Years later, when his wife was expecting a child, he began searching for safer and more natural incense options, which led him to start making incense himself. What began as simple curiosity gradually grew into a deeper and more meaningful exploration. After founding Fuming Incense ten years ago, he expanded his practice from single-note incense to blended formulations. A visit to Guangzhou in 2019 became a turning point, inspiring him to further develop incense based on Malaysian Jiangzhen. With guidance from mentors and fellow practitioners, he studied historical texts and explored local forests, deepening his understanding of native materials such as borneol found in Malaysia.
Through this ongoing journey, as Fuming Incense marks its tenth anniversary, he continues to explore Malaysia’s rich natural resources and cultural heritage, with the hope of fostering greater awareness and appreciation of the country’s invaluable materials and traditions among the public.