Xin'an cherries are a specialty of Xin'an County in Luoyang City, Henan Province. The cultivation of cherries in Xin'an has a history of 3,000 years. The Cherry Valley, located in Wutou Town and Cijian Town of Xin'an County, stretches about 17 kilometers and encompasses over 30,000 acres of cherry orchards, making it the largest cherry-growing area in western Henan. In 2007, it was designated by the provincial government as the “Ten-Thousand-Mu Pollution-Free Cherry...”
Iron Gate Facing-Heaven Chili Peppers are a specialty of Tiemen Town, Xin’an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. The chili pepper base in Tiemen Town covers a planting area of 23,000 mu, involving 15 administrative villages, with a total annual output of 4,000 tons. Xin’an’s Iron Gate Facing-Heaven Chili Peppers are known for their excellent color, high quality, and strong economic returns. Chili pepper cultivation in Xin’an’s Tiemen Town began in 2000 and has been ongoing for...
Yuli Persimmon Cakes are a specialty of Yuli Village, Shijing Town, Xin’an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. These persimmon cakes are large—about seven or eight to a kilogram—and have a soft texture with abundant frost, high sugar content, and a sweet taste. They are mostly seedless or have very few seeds and are highly resistant to storage. They are popular in Shaanxi, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. Xin’an County’s Yuli Village is known for its abundant production of ox-heart persimmons, which are large, seedless…
Xin'an Niuxin Persimmon is a specialty of Xin'an County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. It gets its name from its resemblance to a cow's heart, and is known for being large in size, fine in flesh, juicy, and sweet. Yu Village in Xin'an County, Luoyang, is especially famous for its Niuxin persimmons, which are named for their cow-heart shape. These persimmons are large (seven or eight per kilogram), have delicate flesh, are very juicy, sweet, and most are seedless...
Xin'an steamed soup dumplings have a history of over 70 years and are well known along the thousand-mile Longhai Railway line. These dumplings are made with premium wheat flour for the wrappers, and a filling primarily of pork from the shoulder and hindquarters, mixed with an appropriate amount of green onions, yellow chives, Chinese cabbage heart, ginger, along with sugar, cooking wine, sesame oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, and more. The dough is blanched, rolled into thin wrappers, and shaped into crescent-like dumplings...
Meatball soup features a mix of meat and vegetables. The meatballs come in various types, including beef and mutton, pork, tofu, bean paste, deep-fried, and fish balls, among others. Just the bean paste meatballs alone come in several varieties—made with yellow bean sprouts, radish, cellophane noodles, or cilantro. The meatballs can be either deep-fried or boiled. In terms of size, some are as big as walnuts, while others are as small as Ningbo-style tangyuan (glutinous rice balls)...
The traditional snack Xin'an Steamed Dough Dumplings was created in the third year of the Republic of China (1914) and has a history of over 80 years. At that time, Ren Lao Da from Kaifeng and Wang Jindou from the local county opened a restaurant at Xin'an County Railway Station, selling “Lao Ren Steamed Dough Dumplings.” Thanks to a scientific recipe and meticulous preparation, the dumplings had soft yet firm wrappers, glistening as if dripping with juice, shaped...
Wanshan Lake Facing-the-Sky Chili is a key industry in Xin'an County's agricultural industrial restructuring. Currently, the county has completed the planting of 31,600 mu of facing-the-sky chili, with an average yield of 200.6 kilograms per mu, a total output of 6.3 million kilograms, and a total output value of 69.3 million yuan.…
Mengjin Bupan is a specialty snack from Mengjin County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. With its golden color and fluffy texture, Mengjin Bupan is both refreshing and nutritious, making it especially popular among the elderly and children. It is a renowned local delicacy. Legend has it that it was brought out of the imperial kitchen by Wang Duo; it is a thin and small product made from mung beans, which is cooked on a hot griddle without needing to be flipped...
Mengjin Grapes, a specialty of Mengjin County in Henan Province. Changdai Township in Mengjin County is located in the southwestern part of the county, where the terrain is mostly hilly with significant temperature variations and abundant sunlight, making it highly suitable for growing Red Globe grapes. The Red Globe grapes produced here are of premium quality and have gained widespread popularity. In 2011, they were approved by the Ministry of Agriculture as a protected geographical indication agricultural product in China…
Red Bean Cake: (also mistakenly called "Dengcha Cake") is a popular snack commonly sold by street vendors in the old city area. Its origins are unclear, but it has been passed down through generations and remains beloved by both elders and children, a testament to its enduring appeal. As a renowned historical and cultural city, Luoyang welcomes a continuous stream of domestic and international visitors to its old town for sightseeing and travel…
Beef soup, mutton soup, donkey meat soup, meatball soup, tofu soup, and stinky mixed liver soup: People in Luoyang have a habit of drinking soup. In the morning, they enjoy beef soup, mutton soup, donkey meat soup, tofu soup, and stinky mixed liver soup, while in the evening and at night, meatball soup is preferred. Especially in the morning, some people buy soup in pots, basins, or small buckets to serve as the whole family’s breakfast. Each type of soup has its own unique characteristics…
Jili is the junction between the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. After cutting through mountains and valleys from the rugged gorges of Xin’an County, the Yellow River enters the downstream section of continuous flats in the Mengjin and Jili area. With wide, shallow waters ideal for fish to thrive, carp are considered the finest catch in this stretch of the river. This unique and strategically important location also plays a role in stabilizing the Yellow River— the Xiaolangdi Dam...
【Also known as】Flask flower, mountain tobacco, mountain cabbage. 【Source】The tuberous root of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch, a plant of the Scrophulariaceae family. 【Plant morphology】A perennial herb with white long soft hairs and glandular hairs all over the plant. Leaves grow in basal tufts, obovate-lanceolate, gradually…
Huai Yam specifically refers to yam produced in the ancient Huaiqing Prefecture (now within Jiaozuo City, Henan Province). On May 25, 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and the Standardization Administration of China officially promulgated the "Geographical Indication Product – Huai Yam (GB\T20351-2006)/…
Chrysanthemums can be divided into wild and cultivated varieties, and serve either ornamental or medicinal purposes. They generally come in colors such as white, yellow, purple, and green. It is said that there are over two thousand varieties of chrysanthemums worldwide, with a rich diversity in types and names. Aside from being used for decoration, they can also be consumed medicinally and as tea. As a medicinal herb, “Huai Chrysanthemum,” produced in the Wen County area of Henan Province, is the most famous and is one of the…
Henan is a province known for its staple carbohydrate-based cuisine, featuring a wide variety of noodle dishes and street snacks, among which Luoyang's Egg-Filled Pancake is a standout. Originally served as an accompaniment to Luoyang’s Water Banquet, this dish is best represented by the version made at Luoyang Zhen Butong Restaurant. With its chewy dough, fluffy eggs, delicious taste, and ease of preparation, it quickly gained popularity across cities in northern China. It is said that the improved version of the egg-filled pancake has now become a staple in breakfast markets around the country.
Imitation Tang Tri-color Pottery gets its name from its style and production techniques, which closely resemble those of genuine Tang Dynasty tri-color pottery. It has a history of over a hundred years in Luoyang. The pottery is divided into four categories: figures, animals, vessels, and architectural ornaments, among which the animal figures—Tang horses and Tang camels—are the most popular. …
Popularity Index: ★★★★. It stands out as one of the best soups—there’s no rival. With the reputation of “dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground,” its popularity has been soaring in recent years. Preparation Method: Simple. Generally speaking, that’s true if you judge by Cantonese soup-making skills. But the real art lies in turning a clear broth into a milky white one...
No flipping soup has a history of over 100 years. Its founder, Liu Zhensheng, operated for a long time at “Jiufumen,” hence it was called “Jiufumen No Flipping Soup.” Its ingredients include pepper, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, wood ear fungus, cellophane noodles, kelp, dried shrimp, seaweed, leeks, jinzhen (a type of bean product), daylily buds, salt, and more. In preparation: jinzhen, wood ear fungus, kelp...