Geographical Scope: Mengzhuang, Xuedian, Guodian, Longwang, Baqian, Xincun, Hezhuang, Longhu, Xiezhuang, Zhangzhuang, Luyimiao, Nancao, Shibalihé and other townships. Also known as Zhengming Jujube, it is mainly produced in Xinzheng and Zhongmu, Henan, and is one of the main cultivars in the Xinzheng jujube-growing region, accounting for about 30% of the total jujube yield in the area. It is a leading export product of Chinese red...
Xinzheng dates have a long history. The fossilized date pits unearthed at the Peiligang cultural site in Xinzheng prove that date cultivation in the area dates back over 8,000 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a saying that “peaches and dates shaded the streets.” Xinzheng can be regarded as the birthplace of Chinese dates. Xinzheng dates are of premium quality and renowned both domestically and internationally. When [a notable figure] visited Japan, …
A famous local specialty of Central China and a unique fruit product of Xinzheng City, commonly known as ground jujube or sticky jujube. It belongs to the Liliaceae family and is a perennial herb. It has underground bulbs, linear leaves that grow in clusters from the ground, resembling chives. Between July and August, upright flower stems emerge from the leaf clusters, with pink flowers blooming at their tips. Every April, after the Chinese wild yam sprouts and grows leaves, farmers search the mountainsides to dig up the bulbs, wash off the soil, and then boil them multiple times until a sweet syrup naturally emerges, resulting in a delightful sweetness. Adding brown sugar makes it even sweeter. Chinese wild yam is a warming tonic with high nutritional value and a sticky texture. It has a unique flavor, nourishes the body, and can be stored for a long time without spoiling.
Xinzheng jujube, also known as chicken-heart jujube or chicken-heart date, is a specialty of Xinzheng in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. It has long been praised with the saying, “Lingbao apples, Tongguan pears, Xinzheng jujubes sweet as honey.” Jujubes are sweet in taste and warm in nature, making them a nourishing fruit that benefits blood, strengthens the spleen, and beautifies the skin. Xinzheng jujubes, with their thin skin, thick flesh, small pits, and sweet flavor, are especially favored and stand out among all varieties of jujubes.
Longhu Cherries are a specialty of Longhu Town, Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The large cherries from Longhu Town in Xinzheng are brightly colored, highly nutritious, and plump in size. Their sugar, protein, vitamin, and iron content rank the highest among fresh fruits, earning them the reputation of being the “first among all fruits” and making them truly green produce. Longhu Town is located in the northwest of Xinzheng City…
Wanshan Winter Peaches are a late-maturing variety of peaches, named after the Wanshan area where they ripen during heavy snowfall and when most plants have withered. They are a unique and rare fruit. Known for their small pits, tender flesh, sweet and crisp taste, and a light red skin, they are also highly resistant to storage. …
Persimmons ripen around Frost’s Descent. The fruits are peeled using a persimmon peeling machine, then sun-dried, sweated, fanned, and frosted to soften and caramelize them into persimmon cakes. Depending on how the calyxes are treated, they are categorized into two types: “smooth goods” and “hairy goods.” Those with the outer edges of the calyxes removed are smooth goods, while those left untrimmed are hairy goods. Persimmon cakes come in two varieties: water cakes and ash cakes. Water cakes are flat and round, large in size...
Straw Hats Straw hats come in both handmade and machine-made varieties, with finished products available in yellow and white. In rural areas, most are made using uncolored straw braids, sewn by hand, resulting in a ivory-yellow color. Some skilled artisans also dye the braids red, green, yellow, or purple, and hand-sew colorful children’s and women’s hats, which are quite popular. The production of machine-made straw hats began…
Produced in Xingyang, Henan. The Guangwu pomegranate comes in a wide variety of types, each with a unique flavor. There are the copper-skinned pomegranates with their bright apricot-yellow sheen, the iron-skinned ones marked with rust-colored speckles, the snow-white jade-like white-skinned pomegranates, and the multi-hued flower-skinned ones in red, yellow, and black. Among them, the copper and iron-skinned varieties are considered the best. They aid digestion, stimulate appetite, and soothe the stomach, making them an excellent gift for visiting relatives and friends...
Persimmons from Xingyang have a long history and enjoy an excellent reputation. Persimmon trees are widely planted in Xingyang and yield high production. The persimmon tree is a treasure all around. Its trunk has hard wood with fine grain, making it ideal for crafting furniture, tools, stationery, and handicrafts. The leaves can be used as fodder for livestock. Young leaves are rich in vitamin C, rutin, choline, flavonoids, glycosides...
Origin: Xingyang, Henan, China Craft: Made from the white frost on the surface of dried persimmons, these are small round cakes, also known as frost sugar cakes. The general production method involves sifting the frost off the persimmon cakes, dissolving it, boiling it into a thick paste, molding it, then baking and air-drying it. Characteristics: Brownish-yellow in color, slightly convex in the center, resembling the surface of a griddle...
Grown in the areas of Mupo, Wuzhiling, and Laomiaoshan. It has a fragrant taste and sticky texture, with high sugar and starch content. When cooked into porridge, it is endlessly enjoyable and considered a healthful delicacy. (Gongyi)…
Rich in nutrients, containing a variety of essential substances for the human body. When cooked into porridge, it has a fragrant aroma, a soft and sticky texture, and an excellent taste. (Gongyi)…
It has an attractive shape, pure flavor, cooks easily, stores well, and serves both medicinal and culinary purposes. Legend has it that when Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu were returning to Beijing and passed through Gongyi, a famous dish called “All Things Face Heaven, Peace in All Seasons” was presented to them, and its main ingredient was Cangxi Radish. (Gongyi)…
With a long history and worldwide fame, these fish are born in the wild. The larger ones can grow over 1 meter in length and weigh dozens of pounds. They are a delicious delicacy that is both medicinal and edible. According to the "Continued Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government," in the fourth year of the Jingde era of the Song Dynasty (1007 AD), Emperor Zhenzong presented Ilu carp when he visited Gong to pay homage to the Song imperial tombs. (Gongyi)…
They are known for being large, thick-fleshed, seedless, heavily frosted, high in sugar, long-lasting without drying out, and beneficial for stimulating saliva, lubricating the intestines, and soothing the throat. Legend has it that Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu requested to taste Xiaoguan persimmon cakes when passing through Gongyi on their way back to Beijing from Xi'an. (Gongyi)…
Commonly known as Huangfeng, it is one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. Produced in Beimang, Gongyi. The medical community praises it as “as powerful as an ox—one tael can match the efficacy of two taels.” (Gongyi)…
Produced in the mountainous areas of Wuzhiling and Laomiaoshang in the southeastern part of Gongyi City. It is the corolla of Lonicera japonica, a perennial evergreen shrub plant, and is considered a top-grade medicinal herb in China, hailed as the finest silver flower in the world. It is exported to various regions in Southeast Asia. (Gongyi)…
Xingyang Persimmon Cakes are a specialty of Xingyang City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The region boasts uniquely favorable water and soil conditions, producing persimmons that, when made into cakes, are rich in flesh, thick with frost, sweet in taste, and of the finest quality in the world—hence the saying “Frost-coated persimmon cakes are unique to Xingyang.” Thanks to its reputation as having “the best persimmons in the world,” Xingyang is honored as the persimmon capital of Henan Province. In 1993, along with Heyin…
The Yellow River, as the mother river of the Chinese nation, has nurtured the splendid Chinese civilization and also given birth to the world-renowned Yellow River carp. With its golden scales, crimson tail, sleek and robust form, and its uniquely delicious flavor described as "sweet, fresh, rich, and tender," Yellow River carp is ranked first among China's "Four Famous Fish." Carp is the most diverse species among freshwater fish...