“Wushan Pomegranates” are produced in Wushan Village, Tangtian Town, and have over 300 years of cultivation history. Wushan Village is located on the shore of Shengjin Lake, a national-level wetland reserve, and boasts a unique microclimate. As early as the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the area was already famous for its pomegranate production, and today there are over a thousand acres of contiguous pomegranate orchards. The terrain here is undulating, with hills of moderate height (290 meters above sea level)…
Qingxi Wheat Fish is also known as “Tribute Fish.” Since ancient times, Qingxi Wheat Fish, along with “Lushan Stone Fish” (Jiujiang County, Jiangxi), “Spring Fish” (Yangxin County, Hubei), and “Qin Fish” (Jing County, Anhui), has been listed as a royal tribute, hence they are collectively referred to as “Tribute Fish.” Wheat Fish belongs to the order Perciformes, family Gobiidae, and genus Ctenogobius. It shares similarities with stone fish…
Ruanqiao Pressed Duck originates from Ruanqiao Township in Guichi District, and is named after its place of production. It uses premium ingredients, follows traditional recipes, and is meticulously crafted, offering a unique flavor. The ducks are locally raised in a free-range environment, with their growth cycle strictly controlled between 120 to 130 days. They are purchased at the Xiaoxue solar term and slaughtered at Daxue. After undergoing prolonged (over seven days) sun drying and dew exposure...
Wusha Small Peanuts are a specialty of Wusha Town, Guichi District, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. These small peanuts feature petite and delicate pods, smooth and glossy shells, plump and full kernels, and an authentic, rich flavor. When roasted, they are crispy and delicious, leaving a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth; when boiled, they are tender and soft, with a long-lasting aftertaste. Wusha Small Peanuts have a long production history and are primarily grown in Wusha Town...
In 2008, the Changgang Community of Xinghua Village Subdistrict established the “Chizhou Changgang Grape Growing Professional Cooperative,” guiding grape growers to produce pollution-free fruit and registering the “Changgang Grapes” trademark. In recent years, all “Changgang Grapes” have been purchased and sold by high-end fruit stores and supermarkets in the city. …
A premium variety of loquat in China, grown in the Guichi District of Chizhou City. The area is surrounded by mountains and features three large deep-water ponds, offering a mild winter, cool summer, year-round fog, and abundant rainfall—ideal conditions for loquat cultivation. It is known for its thin skin, thick flesh, sweet juice, rich nutrition, and is especially famed for being early-ripening and high-quality. …
Huangshi Maofeng is produced in Huangshi Village, Lingyang Town, Qingyang County, Anhui Province. Legend has it that during the Tianfu era (901–904) of Emperor Zhaozong in the late Tang Dynasty, a monk and a Taoist priest practiced asceticism in a cave behind Tiantai Mountain at the peak of Jiuhua Mountain. They survived on wild roots and berries, which led to long-term malnutrition, causing dizziness, swelling of the head, and facial edema...
Lingyang Dried Tofu is widely renowned. Its ingredients include carefully selected soybeans and refined broad bean paste, combined with a special production technique. There are several processing workshops in the Lingyang area. The resulting dried tofu has a shiny black color, a rich savory flavor, a delicious taste, and just the right level of saltiness. It is firm yet tender, square-shaped, and uniformly thick. Similar to "Caishi Tea Tofu" in some ways…
Jiu Hua Township produces antique-style furniture such as Dragon and Phoenix chairs, Xiangfei beds, and Eight Immortals tables. These pieces feature intricate carvings of dragons and phoenixes, are finely crafted, coated with traditional lacquer, radiate a brilliant sheen, are highly durable, and are exported overseas, where they are very popular with foreign buyers. (Qingyang)…
Made from natural polygonatum, it undergoes nine rounds of steaming and sun-drying. The finished product is red inside and yellow outside, with a sweet taste, commonly known as "Nine-Processed Polygonatum." Regular consumption is believed to promote longevity. The polygonatum preserves produced in Lingyang Town won a national bronze award in 1929. Qingyang County places high importance on the development of the Jiuhua Polygonatum industry, listing it as a key supported specialty under the 13th Five-Year Plan...
Bamboo products. Jiuhua Mountain is rich in high-quality moso bamboo, providing excellent conditions for the production and processing of bamboo goods. Traditional bamboo items include chairs, beds, chopsticks, bowls, and pen holders, all meticulously crafted and often engraved with patterns of temples, mountain peaks, and unique rocks. These products have long enjoyed a fine reputation. Pilgrims and tourists often choose them as souvenirs or gifts...
The Listening Beast, also known as the "Unicorn," "Earth Listener," or "Good Listener," is the sacred treasure of Mount Jiuhua. It is said to have been the mount of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha. When the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha made Mount Jiuhua his spiritual base and committed himself to practice, the Listening Beast accompanied him day and night, helping him overcome all dangers and eventually attain enlightenment. In Buddhism, the Listening Beast is revered as a divine dog. Later generations admired its understanding of Buddhist principles, its human-like intelligence, and its ability to ward off evil, …
Nine Mountain Buddha Statues. Since ancient times, artisans in Jiuhua Mountain and surrounding rural areas have been crafting statues of Ksitigarbha, arhats, Guanyin, and other Buddhist figures. The types include clay sculptures, plaster sculptures, wood carvings, jade carvings, and stone carvings, all of which showcase exquisite craftsmanship. In recent years, the Jiuhua Mountain region has made full use of local resources to develop a variety of sculpture products such as Buddha statues based on traditional techniques...
When the monk who founded the Buddhist site on Jiuhua Mountain in Qingyang was alive, he usually ate wild rehmannia root as food and passed away at the age of 110. His body remains incorrupt to this day — for 374 years. Recently, Master Daxing from Shuangxi Temple in Zhubei at the back of Jiuhua Mountain also had the habit of regularly consuming rehmannia root. He lived to be 91 years old, and his body did not decay, which amazed the world. In China’s medical classics such as the “Divine...
Jiuhua Maofeng is produced in Jiuhua Village on Jiuhua Mountain. The area features a basin-like landform resembling a swiftlet’s nest, with soil primarily composed of dark brown forest soil and yellow sandy soil. It enjoys abundant rainfall, a mild and moist climate, small annual temperature variations but large daily fluctuations, short sunlight hours, a long frost-free period, and extensive forest and floral coverage. The area is often shrouded in morning mist and bathed in dew in the early mornings and evenings, providing an optimal ecological environment for tea plant growth. The tea leaves are handpicked between Pure Brightness (Qingming) and Grain Rain (Guyu), during the early sprouting stage, and processed on the same day to ensure freshness, tenderness, evenness, and cleanliness. The quality characteristics of Jiuhua Maofeng include delicate appearance, visible white pekoe, emerald-green color, bright yellowish-green infusion, and a deliciously mellow and sweet taste. When brewed, the tea leaves unfurl gracefully like an orchid stretching, offering a uniquely delightful experience.
Jiuhua Vegetarian Cake is made from vegetarian ingredients, polygonatum (a type of herb), and mung bean flour sourced from Jiuhua Mountain. It’s worth highlighting the “polygonatum” — it’s not just a seasoning, but a fleshy, perennial herbaceous plant from the lily family that grows on Jiuhua Mountain. Once processed and added to the cake, it gives the pastry a richer, oilier texture along with a fragrant aroma,…
Ingredients for Pan-Fried Beef in Large Plate: 400g fresh yellow beef brisket, 300g beef tendon, 400g soy-marinated tofu, pickled vegetables (made by sun-drying fresh Chinese cabbage and then salting it), 20g chopped spring onions, 20g cooking wine, 30g soy sauce, one piece of ginger, one scallion bundle, five-spice powder (…
The Qingyang folding fan, also known as the “Jiuhua folding fan,” is produced in towns and villages around Jiuhua Mountain. There are dozens of product series under the “Buddha” brand, among which the black-surface fan, water-polished jade-bone fan, and the black-surface gold-inked full-map-of-Jiuhua-Mountain fan are particularly popular. The large xuan paper-faced fans are exported to Japan. By the Ming Dynasty, Qingyang folding fans had already become renowned nationwide. They are produced in...
Jiuhua Vegetarian Cuisine (3 photos) Jiuhua Mountain is a famous Buddhist mountain. Historically, not only were monks and nuns strictly required to adhere to a vegetarian diet and abstain from meat, but local villagers and visitors were also prohibited from eating meat. Over the centuries, this practice became a tradition, giving rise to the distinctive and well-known “vegetarian food” of Jiuhua Mountain. The main component of this cuisine is vegetarian dishes. The ingredients for these dishes are sourced from the mountain itself…
Anhui Honey Wine is a renowned local liquor, a low-alcohol beverage crafted with the flavor profile of the traditional folk “sweet rice wine.” Made from premium glutinous rice, along with grains and small koji for saccharification and fermentation, the wine boasts a rich color, mellow aroma, and is abundant in amino acids and various vitamins. The “Welcoming Pine” brand Huangshan Honey Wine was awarded the title of “Famous Liquor” in 1987…