【Baiyue Yellow Sprout】"Baiyue Yellow Sprout" is produced on Qiyun Mountain, located 30 li west of Xiuning County, and is also known as "Qiyun Mao Feng." Baiyue Yellow Sprout features a yellow hue with hidden green tones, covered in white down. Each bud is wrapped by a single leaf, resembling a golden rim set in a green sheath, with a silver arrow encased within — a truly unique appearance. Upon brewing, a subtle orchid fragrance wafts through the air. The aroma is refreshing and long-lasting...
Steelyard Tube Sugar is made from ingredients such as sesame powder or rice flour, maltose, and white or black sesame seeds. It has a sweet, fragrant, and crispy taste. Its shape resembles long steelyard tubes, hence the name "Steelyard Tube Sugar." It is a famous Huizhou pastry. This is a distinctive maltose and sesame product, shaped like cut-off sections of large steelyard tubes, which is why it is called "Steelyard Tube Sugar."
“Du” Brand Dried Shrimp Tofu Introduction: A local snack from Xiuning. The dried shrimp tofu from Du Family Tofu Shop is renowned for its unique ingredients, meticulous preparation, refined recipe, and excellent color, aroma, and taste. The finished dried shrimp tofu has a light brown color, a smooth and delicate texture, a rich aroma, and a deliciously savory flavor. It is chewy, does not crack when folded…
A traditional geodetic instrument, the Wan'an Compass is renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship and high production standards, making it not only a functional tool but also a handicraft of artistic value. In today's era of modern geodetic instruments, these vintage compasses are still regarded as cultural relics. Named after Wan'an Town in Xiuning County, its place of origin, the compass operates on the principle of a magnetic needle aligning itself within the magnetic meridian plane under the Earth's magnetic field...
A renowned Chinese pig breed, also known as “Southern Anhui Flower Pig,” originates from Lan Tian Township in Xiuning County and has been documented in the book *Chinese Pig Breeds*. This breed is relatively small in size, with a black-and-white coat featuring various patterns such as “large flower,” “small flower,” “saddle flower,” “two-end-black,” and “dark clouds over snow.” It is characterized by high lean meat content and tender, delicious meat;…
The stone frog is a type of amphibian that lives in crevices among mountain rocks and is a specialty of Huangshan. The ones from Dafuying in Xiuning County are the most famous. Each Huangshan stone frog weighs about five liang (approximately 250 grams), with a milky-white belly and a black back marked with stripes. Its meat is tender and rich in nutrients such as protein and calcium. It also has health benefits such as clearing internal heat, improving eyesight, and nourishing the body…
Dafuying Stone Frog is found in the deep valleys and gorges around Dafuying Village in Liukou Town, Xiuning County. It is a type of frog and an amphibian. Due to its delicious, chicken-like meat, it is locally referred to as "stone chicken." "Dafuying Stone Frog" not only has tender, tasty meat but is also highly nutritious, containing rich protein, and offers benefits such as clearing internal heat and improving eyesight…
Sweet rice wine is made from premium glutinous rice. In the streets and alleys of Huangshan’s urban areas or market towns, it’s common to see vendors carrying shoulder poles selling it. At either end of the pole are two bamboo baskets shaped like stone drums, with glass panels set in the lids. Beneath the glass sit bowls of sweet rice wine. Each bowl has a small indentation in the center filled with...
Created by Wang Zhihe during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, it won high praise from Emperor Kangxi, who personally inscribed the words “Qing Fang” (Green Square) and bestowed them upon Wang Zhihe, greatly enhancing its fame. Alongside Shao Qian Zhang from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and Chou Xiang Gan from Huainan, Anhui, it stands as one of the three renowned fermented delicacies, celebrated both at home and abroad. Huizhou Dada Chou features a surface in a blend of gray, blue, and black hues, while the inside...
Tunxi Drunken Crab: This crab is a famous specialty of Tunxi, Anhui, with a history of over 140 years. The Tunxi Drunken Crab is intact in shape, with a greenish-yellow hue, tender meat, extremely delicious flavor, rich wine aroma, and a sweet aftertaste, making it a delicacy fit for banquets. Properly sealed, the drunken crab can be preserved for two months without spoiling.…
Auntie's Braised Pork is one of the ancient cooking techniques in Huizhou cuisine. Its defining feature is that no water is added during the cooking process—the ingredients are fully cooked and tenderized solely by the residual heat of charcoal. The finished dish retains its original juices and flavors, melting in the mouth, and distinctly showcases the essence of Huizhou culinary tradition. This dish originates from the dietary customs of ancient mountain dwellers who rose with the sun to work. Before heading out to work in the morning, they would first place black-skinned pork into a clay pot to sear it raw...
During the Qing Dynasty, merchants from towns along the Yangtze River such as Guichi, Tongling, and Datong would transport the river’s prized mandarin fish in wooden barrels to mountainous regions for sale every winter (to this day, the area around Qimen still refers to it as “barrel fish”). To prevent the fresh fish from spoiling during transport, they layered the fish with light saltwater, and...
Fire-baked tofu is a specialty snack from the Tunxi District and Xiuning County area of Huangshan City. It is made by cutting firm tofu into square pieces, placing them on a rack to ferment, and then baking them over charcoal fire until both sides turn golden yellow. The tofu is served fresh off the grill, and diners often spread spicy sauce, sesame oil, and other seasonings on it, making it even more delicious. …
Anhui-style Fried Noodles is a specialty snack from Huangshan, Anhui. It is made using traditional Anhui-style hand-cut noodles pressed with a lever press, which taste better than machine-made noodles, with a soft, smooth, and chewy texture. The dish is cooked with half-lean pork, cooked winter bamboo shoots, dried shrimp, soaked shiitake mushrooms, salt, MSG, soy sauce, lard, rice wine, and chopped garlic leaves. Once stir-fried, it has a vibrant yellow-green color…
Tofu Mice is a traditional snack from Huizhou in Huangshan, Anhui. It is made primarily with high-quality lean meat and white tofu, along with ginger, eggs, and refined salt. The ingredients are finely minced into a paste-like consistency. A large lump of egg is placed on wheat flour in a bowl, and the bowl is gently rocked back and forth with both hands to coat the mixture into a white ball. This ball is then boiled in hot water until it floats to the surface. After scooping it out...
A premium mountain vegetable. Yi County shiitake mushrooms belong to the "Huizhou Mushrooms" category, also known as "Xiangxin" (fragrant mushrooms), and are classified under the Basidiomycetes. Initially, their caps are flattened and hemispherical, with edges that curl inward before gradually flattening out. The caps are light brown, tawny, or dark brown, often accompanied by white or light brown scales. The gills are white, thick, and dense. The stems are nearly cylindrical or slightly flattened, solid inside…
Xiuning Fragrant Torreya: Fragrant Torreya is a famous high-mountain dried fruit, also known as "Jade Mountain Fruit." The variety produced in Xiuning County, Huangshan, is the most renowned. Xiuning Fragrant Torreya boasts three exceptional qualities — fragrance, crispness, and crunchiness. Its flesh is golden yellow, deliciously fragrant and crispy, making it highly prized. In townships such as Sixi, Jilian, and Hongxing in Xiuning County, there is a large number of Fragrant Torreya trees, earning the reputation of “fine trees on a thousand peaks, torreya forests in ten thousand ravines…” Deep in the mountains, there are also thousand-year-old ancient torreya trees. Unlike ordinary fruit trees, the fruit of the torreya tree takes three full years to mature after forming, which is why it has extremely high nutritional value.
Originating in Lantian County of Xiuning County, Anhui Province, and Chun’an County, Zhejiang Province. It is distributed across counties such as Tunxi, Qimen, Taiping, Jixi, and Jingde in Anhui Province, as well as Dechanghua, Kaihua in Zhejiang Province, and Wuyuan County in Jiangxi Province. The production area enjoys a mild climate with distinct seasons, featuring low crop yields. Pig farming mainly relies on green and roughage feed, with low grain consumption levels—especially...
Liren Village in Lantian Town is a place renowned for producing Torreya nuts. Nestled at the foot of the beautiful Huangshan Mountain scenic area, the entire village is embraced by lush green hills and lies just five li from the Tunhuang Highway, with a newly paved asphalt road leading directly to the outside world. Liren’s Torreya nuts have a history of a thousand years, with some trees passed down through generations. The income from Torreya nuts...
The chrysanthemum is one of the most famous flowers in China, first recorded in ancient texts. The "Monthly Ordinances" chapter of the Book of Rites mentions, "In the month of late autumn, the chrysanthemum bears yellow blossoms." It has a cultivation history of over 3,000 years. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Chinese chrysanthemums were introduced to Japan via Korea, where they were highly cherished and referred to as "Tang flowers." After the 17th century, …