I met Ms. Han a few days ago, after I searching online for the information about fragrant pouches, I found her telephone number and found out she just opened a shop in Chengfu Street, selling handicrafts from the rural areas of Northwestern China.

It was an afternoon while the summer sun was scorching. But when I entered her little shop, I was immediately attracted by the numerous colorful charms hung on the wall and displayed on the shelves. The embroidered cloth items are most eye-catching. They come in different forms: toys, children's pillows, shoes, and of course, the fragrant pouches I was looking for. To my surprise, these beautiful little things made by country folks are very cheap. Each one only costs several RMBs.

After buying some fragrant pouches, I chatted with Ms. Han. I asked her about the name of her shop, "Little Rabbit". She told me it was because she was born in the year of the rabbit. Ms. Han then went on to say that she was once an English teacher, who visited many countries in the past. She said she opened this shop just to show people precious Chinese folk culture, which was disappearing with modernization and city migration.

Seeing me off, Ms. Han gave me a cute green cloth snake. She said she would visit the countryside of Northwestern China very soon to bring back new handmade items, as these little charms in her shop sold really fast.