Xichuan pickled vegetables are a specialty of Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. These pickled vegetables have a bright yellow hue and can be used to cook noodles—the sour broth is thick, refreshing, and pleasant, or they can also be stir-fried or served cold. Located at the junction of Henan, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces, Xichuan County in Henan is the water source and headworks site of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. The people of Xichuan...
Spiced Wild Scorpions – Brief Description: The main ingredient of Shui Diao Ge Tou Qushoulong Brand Spiced Wild Scorpions is the whole scorpion, sourced from the deep mountains and hilly areas of Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan Province — the water source origin of China’s Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. These scorpions are nationally renowned for having two extra legs. They not only help calm wind and spasms, promote circulation and unblock meridians...
Divine Jelly is a specialty snack from Jinzicuan Town, known for its sweet yet slightly bitter taste. It has cooling, detoxifying, antibacterial, and anti-cancer properties. Made from the leaves of a wild shrub on Monkey Mountain in the area mixed with starch, it is particularly beneficial in summer—helping to clear heat, remove toxins, improve circulation, and even offering some anti-cancer benefits. There is also a beautiful legend behind this jelly: …
Chrysanthemum Pork is a special cold dish from Xichuan County, made from selected pig’s head meat and pig’s ears through several cooking processes. The preparation involves boiling the pig’s head meat and ears with five-spice seasonings in a pot. Once the meat is cooked, the pig’s ears are taken out while the meat continues to cook. After the ears have cooled, they are sliced into thin strips about 1.5 cm long and arranged into several chrysanthemum-like patterns on a flat serving dish…
The making of pedal-meat is extremely meticulous. In the depths of winter, fresh pork is selected, deboned, and then cut into chunks weighing about one jin (500g). These small pork pieces are hung in a ventilated area to air-dry for a day until some surface moisture has evaporated. Then they are placed in cloth bags, the bag mouths are tied tightly, and the bags are wrapped in linen to form “meat packages.” A pit is dug inside the doorway of the house…
Xianghua Town is located on the western side of the Danjiangkou Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Asia, and centers around the Xianghua Chili Market in the town. The chili market was built and put into use in 1992, covering an area of nearly 90,000 square meters, stretching 1,050 meters from north to south and 84 meters from east to west, with a construction area of 26,400 square meters. The four city gates lined up in a row are all…
Dragon whisker grass thrives on the barren hills and ridges in the central and northwestern parts of Xichuan. It boasts four key characteristics: drought resistance, flood tolerance, and high survival rate, making it one of the “three treasures” of Xichuan County in the past. The grass is fine and long, with a tough and flexible texture, making it an ideal raw material for textiles. It can be spun into ropes, woven into straw sandals, used to make raincoats, and serves as a premium material for high-end papermaking. In the 1970s...
Handwoven by folk artisans using mainly horsetail grass and straw. Featuring a wide variety of styles, novel designs, and lightweight materials that feel like you’re not wearing shoes at all, offering a return-to-nature experience that is both comfortable, moisture-proof, slip-resistant, sweat-absorbent, and provides multiple benefits such as foot massage and foot care. These shoes provide a rustic charm and a premium natural experience, making them an affordable yet highly effective health product widely loved by modern people.
Since 2001, Mading Town in Xichuan County has been committed to the industrial development of prickly ash, leveraging its abundant resource of barren hills and hillsides (covering over 200,000 mu). Through gradual expansion, the total area under cultivation in the town has now reached 90,000 mu, with five large-scale prickly ash production bases established in Jinzhu River, Shannan, Xinggou, Zhouying, and Huangzhuang, each covering ten thousand mu,...
With a planting area of 30,000 mu, producing 1 million kilograms of cocoons and achieving an output value of 21 million yuan, it has formed mulberry garden bases covering 10,000 mu each in Jingguan and Siwan. (Xichuan)…
The county has a total planting area of 350,000 mu, including 40,000 mu of high-yield and high-efficiency bases, achieving a total output of 109 million jin and an output value of 436 million yuan. (Xichuan)…
Ingredients: Several cucumbers; soy sauce, sugar, monosodium glutamate (MSG), shredded dried red chili, and roasted white sesame seeds; Method: 1. Wash the cucumbers, then evenly rub each one with an appropriate amount of salt. Let them sit in a container to release water. 2. (After about half a day) Squeeze the water out of the softened cucumbers, cut them into strips, and place them in a dry, oil-free...
Yellow River Estuary Pan-Fried Buns inherit the preparation techniques of Lijin-style pan-fried buns, using carefully selected ingredients, scientifically balanced combinations, and meticulous crafting to create a distinctive and flavorful dish. These buns come in both meat and vegetable varieties, with over ten different types. The meat buns are typically filled with pork, lamb, shrimp, sea cucumber, Chinese cabbage, Chinese chives, and yellow chives, while the vegetable buns often contain ingredients such as cellophane noodles, …
Nanzhao Oak Wood Shiitake Mushrooms are a specialty of Nanzhao County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. The shiitake mushrooms produced using oak wood are fine-textured, thick-fleshed, well-shaped, and highly nutritious, making them a premium product among shiitake mushrooms. The most distinctive feature of Nanzhao shiitake mushrooms is that their production relies on oak wood as the raw material. Due to its slow growth rate and dense texture, the oak wood...
Also known as: Dragon Head Vegetable, Auspicious Vegetable, Wish-Fulfilling Vegetable, Fist Vegetable, Bracken Fern. Nutritional content: 100g of fresh vegetable contains 1.6g protein, 0.4g fat, 10g carbohydrates, 35mg vitamins, 1.68mg carotene, 1.3g crude fiber, 24mg calcium, 6.7m…
Made from natural fibers such as cotton, linen, wool, silk, and grass, or synthetic fibers, these floor coverings are crafted through manual or mechanical processes including knotting, tufting, or weaving. They are one of the world’s oldest traditional arts and crafts. Used in homes, hotels, stadiums, exhibition halls, vehicles, ships…
Nanyang County is located in the southwestern part of Henan Province, at the southern foot of the Funiu Mountains. It is one of China’s 19 major tussah production bases and the only county in the country that exports high-quality single-brood tussah cocoons. In July 2000, it was named “Hometown of Chinese Tussah.” With a long history, Nanyang’s tussah industry began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty, boasting a history of over 2,000 years…
Magnolia flower buds belong to the genus Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae, also known as Wangchun magnolia. They are not only a valuable traditional Chinese medicine, known for their astringent, blood pressure-lowering, pain-relieving, and antibacterial properties, and used to treat rhinitis, headaches, pneumonia, and skin infections, but can also be used to extract fragrances and produce spices, beverages, and premium food products. Nanzhao County in our city has long been known as the "No. 1 Magnolia Flower Bud County in the World," with its magnolia flower buds...
Cornus officinalis is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for its nourishing yin and kidney functions. It is an essential medicine for treating male and gynecological disorders. Native to China, it is rare worldwide. The mountainous and densely forested counties of Xixia, Nanzhao, and Neixiang in our city feature a unique environment that is highly suitable for the growth of this valuable medicinal plant. Designated by the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as the optimal...
Our city is the main production area of xinyi (magnolia flower bud), with a current cultivated area of 88,000 mu, producing 400,000 kilograms of fresh buds annually, accounting for 75% of the province’s total and 40% of the national total. Xinyi has medicinal properties such as dispelling wind, clearing nasal passages, astringing, lowering blood pressure, relieving pain, and killing bacteria. It can be used to treat various conditions including nasal congestion, rhinitis, headaches, and sores. It is also a primary ingredient in extracting fragrances and making aromatic products, widely used in healthcare, light chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries. It is a traditional export commodity generating foreign exchange for China. The xinyi from our city features bright color, compact flower buds, neat fuzz, and a rich fragrance, with the highest volatile oil content among similar products nationwide. It is considered genuine xinyi and won the gold award at the 1999 International Expo. It enjoys a high reputation in the domestic market and is in high demand in Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asian countries. Xinyi trees are aesthetically pleasing, highly adaptable, early to bud, high-yielding, long-lived, and economically valuable. With the advancement of science and technology and the continuous improvement of living standards, the demand for “Henan Xinyi” is rising both domestically and internationally, resulting in supply falling short of demand. Currently, countries such as Japan and South Korea have requested annual fixed purchases of xinyi from China. Therefore, xinyi holds strong competitiveness in both domestic and international markets and has very broad development prospects. Our city has planned to focus on mountainous counties, primarily Nanzhao, to vigorously develop xinyi cultivation, with a goal of adding 50,000 mu of new xinyi plantations. Xinyi yields results within one year of planting, becomes medicinal in three years, produces 0.5 kilograms of flower buds per plant in five years, and up to 2 kilograms per plant in ten years, yielding 110 kilograms per mu. The economic benefits are considerable. (Nanyang)