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the time of Marco Polo's supposed visit to China, such sulfur tapers were considered part of the distinctive products of Lin'an (now Hangzhou) and Zhou Mi's 1290 Antiquities of the Martial Forest ([[traditional characters,}} [[simplified characters,}} ), while memorializing the traditions of the former Song capital, listed them prominently among the items sold in its markets. They were known as "candle starters" ([[traditional characters}},}} [[simplified characters,}} ) or "little burners" ([[traditional characters}},}} [[simplified characters,}} ).

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