Fragments of Aquilaria Resinatum and First Furnace Fragrance are novellas created by writer Zhang Ailing. Published in Violet Magazine No.2-No.4 1943, included in Shanghai Legend Magazine 1944, and the Chinese mainland edition was included in the novel collection Love in a Fallen City.

The novel tells the story that Ge, a young girl who came from Shanghai to study in colonial Hong Kong, gradually degenerated. The novel depicts the upper-class society in Hong Kong during the colonial period, and depicts the image of Ge's humble position in love, which makes the tragic fate and social existence of ordinary women present a desolate and tragic beauty.

Evaluation of works

Xu Zidong, Professor of Chinese Department of Lingnan University, Hong Kong: Personally, I think The First Furnace Incense is very important, which can be said to be the representative of Zhang Ailing's early style. The famous saying in my genius dream: "Life is a gorgeous robe, full of fleas."

There are three key words in this sentence. One is "robe", which represents clothes, her creative theme and "daily life"; The second is "gorgeous", which represents her writing style; The third kind is "flea", and some people say it is "louse". In short, it represents the sadness and human defects in the works. These three key words, especially their mutual penetration, have been fully reflected in the first incense burner.