A-Ma Temple 2
Chinese people often burn incenses because they believe the gods will bring luck to their loved ones as long as the incense is still burning. To extend the duration of the burning (and hence the duration of the luck), people extend the length of the incense, and eventually the incense evolved into a conical shape. Each of this conical incense can last for a month, and the person who burns the incense can write their messages and wishings on a small piece of red paper and hang it on top of the incense.