Located at the foot of Mengshan Mountain, Hushan Township in Yushui District, Xinyu City, is widely known as the "Hometown of Garlic." The area has a long history of garlic cultivation, with nearly every household growing garlic. The local variety, red-skinned garlic, features large cloves, delicious taste, and a rich aroma. In 1997, after careful consideration and drawing on successful experiences from other regions, the township went to great lengths to organize its first "Hushan Garlic Festival," distributing over 10,000 promotional flyers across neighboring areas and attracting numerous merchants. That year’s Garlic Festival achieved unexpected success. Since then, the festival has grown more popular each year, and "Hushan Garlic" has become a well-known agricultural brand. With the brand gaining recognition, the product has become increasingly marketable, farmers' enthusiasm has risen, and the garlic planting area has expanded year by year.
Hupi Grapes are predominantly produced in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, known as the “Capital of New Energy in China.” In Hupi, there is the largest grape industry base in Jiangxi Province. This base was established with meticulous support from the Cadre Comprehensive Division of the Organization Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee and the Organization Department of the Xinyu Municipal Committee through grassroots assistance. Currently, the grape planting area of the base exceeds 2,000…
Its characteristics are: ① The fruit is round, uniform in shape, with yellow-green skin, and an average single fruit weight of 250 grams. ② The flesh is tender, sweet, juicy, crisp and delicious, with no residue, a small core, and superior quality. ③ The ripening period in our region is from July to September. ④ The tree is robust, with an upright posture, easy flowering, high and stable yields. It is planted in Shuixi, Yushui District...
Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots with Jade Ruyi Stone Ear. Main ingredient: 300g of deboned mandarin fish fillet. Ingredients: 150g stone ear fungus, 200g bamboo shoots, 200g egg whites, 10 heads of baby bok choy. Cooking method: Pan-fry the egg whites into an omelet, wrap the mandarin fish and stone ear paste into a Ruyi (auspicious) shape, steam until cooked, cool and slice. Stuff the bamboo shoots with fish paste and steam with broth until tender, arrange on a plate with broth thickened with starch and garnish. Dish characteristics: Elegant color scheme, exquisite preparation, high nutritional value.
Among Fuzhou’s handicrafts, horn combs are perhaps the only ones that remain truly "common people’s items," still widely seen in streets and alleys today. Walk into any ordinary craft shop, and you’ll likely find them for sale at an affordable price—around 20 yuan—adding a small luxury to the daily lives of Fuzhou residents. Whether it’s because people’s living standards have improved and their expectations have risen, or…
The southern region experiences frequent rainfall, making umbrellas one of the essential household items for people in Fuzhou. There is a local saying in Fuzhou: “Bundled with an umbrella,” which means that no Fuzhou resident would leave home without an umbrella in their bundle—this illustrates just how closely umbrellas are tied to daily life in the city. The paper umbrella industry flourished during the Qing Dynasty, and by the late Qing and early Republican period, the city was home to as many as 300 umbrella shops at its peak…
Fuzhou kumquat is the city fruit of Fuzhou, with an annual production of nearly 100,000 tons, accounting for about half of the city’s total fruit output. The kumquats come to market around the Lunar New Year. With their bright red color, attractive appearance, sweet and juicy flesh, and phonetic resemblance to the words for “fortune” (福) and “good luck” (吉), they are highly favored by the public. The main growing areas are located along both banks of the lower reaches of the Min River. In late autumn and early winter, the greenery on both sides of the Min River is dotted with clusters of red fruits, creating a vibrant and colorful scene that locals praise as the “Red Kumquats of the Min River.”
Produced in Fuzhou, Fujian. Legend has it that during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty, a man named Lin Dingding worked as a chef in the household of a local official in Fuzhou. He was highly skilled and could prepare a variety of delicious dishes, earning the deep trust of his master. Once, the master caught a cold, lost his appetite, and grew thinner by the day. Lin racked his brains and took a piece of lean leg meat, placing it in a pot and...
According to the Fuzhou Prefecture Records: In the 42nd year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1563 AD), the national hero Qi Jiguang led his troops into Fujian to pursue and eliminate the Japanese pirates. Unexpectedly, continuous rainy weather made it impossible to light stoves in the army camp. Qi Jiguang then ordered the baking of a simple type of small flatbread, which was strung together with hemp ropes and hung on the soldiers’ bodies as rations, greatly facilitating combat and enemy engagement. Later, …
Pingtan Island is abundant in a variety of seafood, including kelp, nori, dried sea butterflies, dried clams, dried oysters, and more. Visitors to the area may want to purchase some to take home for personal consumption or to give as gifts to family and friends. There are also beautifully crafted coral and shell carvings available as travel souvenirs. (Pingtan County)…
A popular folk song in the Min River area describes the region’s delicacies, opening with the line: “In the mountains, there are deer, roe deer, and river deer; in the sea, there are shiji, mackerel, and pomfret.” This highlights how coastal residents regard shiji as a premium and delicious fish. The catch of shiji is limited, and in the Min River estuary, only the Tuwu Bay shiji fishing grounds in Longsha Village have this rare and precious fish…
The sturgeon is a crustacean arthropod of the family Portunidae, a type of crab. It resembles a crab but is flatter and larger, with a hard, round, and slightly elongated shell. It has five pairs of thoracic limbs (legs): the front pair are called claws—sturdy and powerful like pincers used for feeding and defense—the last pair are broad and paddle-like, suitable for swimming, while the middle three pairs are clawed feet used for crawling. The meat of the sturgeon is exceptionally...
Originally from the highland areas of “Liushi” (including villages such as Donghan, Chenzhuang, Pengfeng, and Daqiu) and “Liuyi” (including villages such as Shapu, Jincheng, and Jiangxia), it is thus called the Gaoshan Goat. The Gaoshan Goat is known for its early maturity, strong adaptability, high meat yield after slaughter, as well as delicious and lightly gamey meat, earning it the title of “the king of lamb.”
September Longan is a late-maturing variety of longan that has been continuously cultivated and selected from seedling-grown longans. In normal years, it ripens in the ninth lunar month (early October in the Gregorian calendar), about 10–15 days later than other varieties. It features wide adaptability, strong resistance to stress, and high yield (Fuqing)…
Each fruit weighs 40–50 grams, with excellent quality, a well-balanced sweet and sour taste, and a delightful flavor. It contains 10–11% soluble solids, 8.31% sugar content, 0.49% acidity, and 7.3 mg of vitamin C per 100 ml. The flesh is tender, with little fiber, making it perfect for fresh eating. The single-seed rate is 72.6%, with an average of…
Lower Fan Lychee is a late-maturing lychee variety formed through long-term artificial cultivation and mutation under the local climatic conditions of this county. In normal years, it ripens in early August, about 7–15 days later than local lychees. It is easy to cultivate, yields high, and has good storage and transport tolerance. It is an excellent late-maturing lychee suitable for both canning and fresh consumption…
Most famous in Yongtai County, it has a pleasant sweet-and-sour taste and premium quality. It can be eaten fresh or processed into huahe jiayingzi (seedless plum), plum slices, salted plums, plum cakes, and more, making it a traditional export commodity of the county. Yongtai Furong Plum is also known as Furen Plum, Pu Plum, or Yongtai Plum. It is a renowned agricultural product of Fujian Province, belonging to the Rosaceae family and the Prunus genus. Also called Chinese Plum, …
Utilizing shell resources, artisans craft paintings, inlaid lacquerware, as well as tobacco accessories, trays, boxes, and vases. Relief carvings of landscapes, flowers, and birds create stunning shell art...
Carved from materials such as longan wood, boxwood, and gold wood, the artworks depict figures like the God of Longevity, fairies, mythical beasts, and floral or bird motifs, characterized by their rustic elegance and bold, distinctive style.…
One of the Three Treasures of Fuzhou, Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware is lightweight yet sturdy, with an elegant and classic design and richly diverse decorations. Products include polished lacquer paintings, screens, vases, tea sets, smoking sets, stationery, and more. Since 1898, it has won gold awards at international expositions in Panama, Chicago, Paris, and other cities. Fuzhou lacquerware dates back to the Southern Song Dynasty. Legend has it that during the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong era,…