Millettia is produced in Saiwudang, which faces the Golden Summit of Mount Wudang. It is characterized by its fine wood quality, strong toughness, moderate thickness, and diverse, naturally varied root and stem shapes, making it a perfect natural material for crafting canes. The Wudang Mountain Arts and Crafts Factory employs techniques such as roasting, carving, and lacquering to create over 20 different styles of canes, including the Golden Summit, Longevity Star, Dragon Head, Monkey Head, Phoenix Head, and Bird Body designs...
Shiye cai refers to wild or semi-wild plants that grow naturally without artificial cultivation, and whose roots, stems, leaves, fruits, and other parts are edible. The vast majority of shiye cai grow in pristine natural environments with clean air and ample sunlight, free from pollution by exhaust gases, wastewater, dust, as well as chemical fertilizers and pesticides. As such, they are hailed as pure “...
Yellow Dragon Mandarin Fish is a specialty of the Huanglong Reservoir in Zhangwan District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. The mandarin fish grows naturally in the specific waters of the reservoir area, resulting in the delicious and nutritious Yellow Dragon Mandarin Fish we know today. It has been designated as a National Agricultural Product Geographical Indication Protected Product. The Yellow Dragon Mandarin Fish is cultivated in the core water source area of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project...
"干饭" is likely a dialectal term in the Shiyan region referring to steamed rice. "面面儿干饭" is also a local dialect term from Shiyan, also known as "金包银" (Gold-Wrapped-in-Silver), with its full name being "金包银玉米饭" (Gold-Wrapped-in-Silver Corn Rice). It used to often appear as a staple dish on the dining tables of some households in Shiyan, Yichang, and other areas, but nowadays it seems to have become quite rare. Many...
At first hearing the name “Fatty’s Pot-Cooked Soft Loach,” many people may wonder, what does “soft” (火巴) mean? The chefs at Fatty’s Pot-Cooked Soft Loach explain that “soft” (火巴) is a colloquial term meaning to stew something until it becomes very tender—in other words, it’s soft and easy to eat. In fact, the loach is indeed extremely tender and smooth; just a gentle sip in your mouth and the flesh separates from the bones…
Just hearing the name "Yellow Catfish" feels familiar, doesn’t it? I have happy memories associated with yellow catfish. As a child, every summer, I often caught them in the river. They weren’t very big, but they were quite nimble. Carefully lifting a rock, their tails would flick, and “whoosh”—they’d dart away. I’d long heard that cooking yellow catfish made for an extraordinarily delicious dish, with a broth that…
Cloud ear fungus: Also known as "fairy vegetable." Resembling wood ear fungus, it is widely distributed in southwestern and northwestern China, with extremely abundant resources. Cloud ear fungus has a delicious taste and can clear heat, improve vision, moisten the intestines, and regulate the spleen and stomach; more importantly, it can aid in weight loss and skin beautification. After refined processing, nucleic acids, nucleotides, purines, and pyrimidines in the algae can be released...
Origin: Hubei, China. History: As early as 4,000 years ago, jewelry worn by women in China included pendants and earrings made of turquoise. In the patterns on bronze and lacquerware from the Shang Dynasty, turquoise inlays have been discovered. Currently, the Hubei Provincial Museum houses two cultural relics — a bronze dou (food vessel) and a spoon (both ritual objects), which were...
Dragon Whisker Grass is a famous local specialty of Shiyan City. It is often referred to as one of “Shiyan’s Three Treasures,” along with corn and sweet potatoes. The leaves of Shiyan Dragon Whisker Grass are narrow, soft, long-fibered, and strong in tensile strength, with a silicon content that is 3% lower than that of ordinary dragon whisker grass, making it one of the best varieties in China. This versatile grass is widely used—for example, mats woven from it are exported to Europe...
Seven-leaf One-flower, also known as Paris polyphylla, is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows 50–100 cm tall. It mostly thrives in cool, shaded forest areas at altitudes of 800–1300 meters, and is distributed in Fang County, Zhushan, Zhuxi, Wudang Mountain, and Fulong Mountain (Saiwudang) in Shiyan City. Its rhizome is used medicinally for clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, as well as calming and relieving pain...
When it comes to "lazy," "lazy bean dregs" truly lives up to its name. All you need to do is soak the soybeans, grind them in a mill, without pressing or filtering, then toss them straight into the pot to cook together with rice and Chinese cabbage. Sometimes corn is also added to bind everything together, creating what’s called "mixed dregs rice." The main side dish is often a soup made with chili and coriander, or minced pickled chilies turned into a tangy broth...
Corn Pudding Flatbread: When the corn is still in its “green husk” stage, the kernels are scraped off. At this point, the kernels are tender and full of rich juice. The kernels are scooped into a stone mill to be ground, and the juice gushes out from the seams of the mill, clean and white, giving off a sweet aroma. Once grinding is done, the corn juice is placed in a basin to ferment. Then, broad tung tree leaves are picked...
Banqiao Dried Tofu is a specialty of Banqiao Village, Yangwei Town, Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. With its pure flavor, spicy taste, authentic texture, and long-lasting aftertaste, Banqiao tofu is the perfect choice for gifts, business trips, travel, and gatherings. Banqiao in Yunxi is located along the middle reaches of the Han River in Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. Legend has it that Zheng Banqiao, a famous painter of the Qing Dynasty and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou...
Yunxi Mountain Wine is a specialty of Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. Yunxi County is one of the native habitats of wild grapes, boasting abundant, unpolluted, high-quality wild grape resources with an annual yield of nearly 10,000 tons, making it highly valuable for economic development. The wild grapes here are black in color and rich in anti-aging substances for the human body (their…)
Yunxi Horse-head Goat Soup is a specialty of Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. In collaboration with Wuhan-based leading food enterprise Piaopiao Group, Yunxi County has produced canned “Horse-head Goat Soup” that is “delicious, tender, and savory,” and is sold across the country. The Horse-head Goat is raised in the mountainous areas at altitudes above 800 meters on the southern slopes of the Qinling Mountains in northwestern Hubei. It is named for its hornless head, horse-like face, and resemblance to a white colt.
Yunxi Flower Steamed Buns are a specialty of Yunxi County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. Also known as dough flowers, these flower steamed buns are often shaped like flowers, birds, insects, fish, and more, all incredibly lifelike and delightful to look at—so charming that people hate to eat them right away. In the Hubei Border Region’s Hubeikou Hui Ethnic Township of Yunxi County in northwestern Hubei, there’s a children’s rhyme related to flower steamed buns: “Egg-shaped bun, with a red dot / The bride arrives and sits on the heated kang / Her mother-in-law winks happily / Scoops up a handful of walnuts and dates / Eat the walnuts, have a baby boy / Eat the peanuts, have a baby girl / Eat the dates, hold your precious one early.”
Yunxi Matou Mountain Goat Meat Yunxi features undulating mountains and crisscrossing valleys, with vast forests and grassy slopes serving as natural pastures for Matou goats. The people of Yunxi have long kept the tradition of goat herding, with the Matou goat being the primary breed. “Green hills, rippling streams, herding goats is a way to earn,” goes a local saying in Yunxi. Yunxi…
Geographical Scope: Yunxi County is located at the northwest corner of Hubei Province, bordered by the Qinling Mountains on three sides and connected to the Chu region on one side, occupying a strategic position between the Qin and Chu areas. Yunxi boasts a long cultural history, picturesque landscapes, and abundant local produce. Distinctive Qualities: The Yunxi Matou Goat is an outstanding local breed unique to Yunxi. It feeds on natural wild forage and drinks unpolluted, high-quality mountain spring water...
Yunxi is located in the northwestern border of Hubei Province, within the vast Qinba Mountain Range. It is a major production area for wild grapes, yielding over 5,000 tons of wild grape juice annually. These wild grapes are purely natural, pollution-free, and highly nutritious. Tests conducted by the Wine School of Northwest A&F University show that wild grapes contain all 18 essential amino acids required by the human body and...
Kudzu root comes from the plant Pueraria lobata, a perennial member of the legume family Fabaceae. The root has historically served as a famine relief food and is also a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal herb. The entire plant is covered in yellowish-brown long, stiff hairs. It features alternate trifoliate leaves, with stipules that are shield-shaped and attached to the leaf stems; these stipules are oval-elliptical in shape. The central leaflet is diamond- or broadly ovate-shaped, while the lateral leaflets are oblique-elliptical...