Jade Belt Cake is a famous and specialty product of Anhui Province, known for its exquisite craftsmanship and premium quality. During the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong Emperor’s reign, Jade Belt Cake was offered as a tribute. After tasting it, the emperor praised it highly and bestowed upon it the imperial title “Yipin Jade Belt” (First-Class Jade Belt), after which its fame spread far and wide. The cake is made from rock sugar, walnut kernels, red plums, green plums, osmanthus, lotus seeds, dried orange peel, rice flour, and sesame oil…
Zhaoguan Emerald Tips are produced in the hinterlands of the Changshan Mountain Range, where the picturesque Zhaoguan Mountain in Hanshan County is located. Developed under the guidance of Chen Duan, renowned as the "Tea Sage" of contemporary China and a professor in the Tea Department of Anhui Agricultural College, these teas were successfully brought to market by the Hanshan County Premium Tea Development Company. In 1992, they won the gold medal at the Second China Agricultural Fair. Zhaoguan Emerald Tips are known for their clear color, small leaf size…
Iron Plate Hairy Tofu: Huizhou hairy tofu gets its name from the inch-long white fuzz (white fungal hyphae) that grows on its surface. This fuzz is formed through fermentation and mold, hence it is also called moldy tofu. During the fermentation process, the proteins in the tofu break down into various amino acids, giving it a more delicious taste than regular tofu. Legend has it that when Zhu Yuanzhang once suffered a defeat in Huizhou, he fled...
Huizhou Sesame Seed Cake is famous far and wide, with a history spanning many years. “Sweet and fragrant, golden on both sides, with sesame on the outside and crispy layers within” is the traditional and distinctive style of Huizhou Sesame Seed Cake. Before even reaching Hongji, you can smell the aroma of the freshly baked cakes from afar. Stepping into Hongji, the just-out-of-the-oven small cakes are golden in color. Take a bite, and inside the pork fat cubes and preserved mustard greens…
Huangshan Bamboo Shoots—National Famous, Special, and High-Quality New Agricultural Product of the Year 2015…
Huangshan "Stinky" Mandarin Fish, also known as "Marinated Fresh Mandarin Fish," is beloved by diners for its richly aromatic and tender flesh that melts in the mouth, along with its distinctive fragrant taste. Many tourists visiting Huangshan come specifically to try this dish, and they often leave full of praise for such a delicious delicacy. This dish has a history of over 200 years...
Huangshan River snails are a local delicacy from Huangshan, Anhui. The streams in Huangshan City are clear, with sandy bottoms free of pollution, producing snails that are superior in quality to field snails. Their flesh is tender, pale greenish-white, and free of any muddy taste. Slightly smaller than field snails, Huangshan River snails are prepared by first trimming their tails, then stir-frying them with oil, salt, scallions, ginger, and vinegar...
A traditional snack from Huizhou. The dough is made by mixing premium white flour with vegetable oil, while the filling consists of tender dried vegetables and fatty pork, sprinkled with sesame seeds on top. It is then baked in a specially designed large stove, stuck to the inner wall until cooked, hence also known as "stove cake." Due to its small, plump shape, yellow color, and resemblance to a crab shell, it is commonly called "small crispy cake" and "crab shell yellow."…
A renowned new variety of specialty tea. It is made from a combination of Maofeng tea and Gongju (tribute chrysanthemum). Gongju is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal herb that can be used both for brewing tea and in herbal remedies. It helps relieve wind-heat, nourish the liver and improve vision, clear heat and detoxify, and can treat colds, boils and abscesses, high blood pressure, and arteriosclerosis. Gongju is white with a yellow tint and belongs to the white chrysanthemum category…
"Chao Hong" brand red melon seeds are produced in the JuXing and QingXi areas of Hanshan County, one of the four major red melon seed production regions in China. These medium-sized seeds are deep red in color, plump, thin-shelled with thick kernels, and can be eaten either raw or roasted. They split easily with a light bite, offering a crisp and delicious taste. …
White Bridge Sweet and Sour: Made with ginger harvested before the first frost, white sugar, vinegar, salt, and other ingredients. It has a rich juice-to-pulp ratio, with tender and crisp texture, deep fragrance, sweet and tender taste, and delicious flavor. The ginger residue left between the teeth retains its flavor overnight without change, and it also offers the benefits of cooling the body, reducing internal heat, stimulating appetite, and promoting health. …
Huangshan Temple Preserved Eggs are produced by the Huangshan Temple Preserved Egg Factory in He County. In 1986, the factory boldly innovated by changing the traditional formula that used lead oxide, incorporating trace elements to produce lead-free, semi-soft-centered eggs with pine-flower patterns. These preserved eggs are easy to peel, with egg whites that are brownish or greenish-brown, elastic, and featuring pine needle-like patterns. The yolk is…
Laqiao Peanut Crisp is a traditional delicacy from Hexian County. Legend has it that during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, a confectioner surnamed Chen roasted and ground peanuts, then mixed them with sesame oil and maltose before cutting the mixture into squares. The resulting treat resembled crisp toffee, hence the name. It is primarily made from peanuts and white sugar, offering a sweet and delicious taste along with rich nutrition. …
The Overlord Crisp is a traditional delicacy from Wujiang Town in Hexian County, boasting a history of over 2,000 years. Originally called "Toad Crisp" and also known as "Little Crisp," it is said that after breaking through the siege at Four-Collapsed Mountain (now Sima Mountain), the Overlord Xiang Yu of the Western Chu was retreating to Wujiang City when he felt both hungry and thirsty. An elderly vendor selling toad crisp near the city offered him some. Upon taking a bite, Xiang Yu easily crumbled it in his hand and repeatedly praised it as “crispy… crispy…” From then on, the toad crisp was renamed “Overlord Crisp.” This crisp is made from flour, sesame seeds, vegetable oil, white sugar, and other ingredients. After the 1980s, it has been refined using traditional techniques and infrared baking. It contains a variety of essential amino acids and vitamins needed by the human body, and is known to stimulate appetite, nourish the lungs, strengthen the spleen, and improve overall health. Available in both savory and sweet flavors, the crisp is flaky, fragrant, and delicious, with a sweetness that never overwhelms and an oiliness that never feels greasy. It has been recognized as a high-quality product of township enterprises in Anhui Province.
Hengwangshan Rice Wine has a long history, dating back as early as the Jin and Tang dynasties. Historical records indicate that the current version of Hengwangshan Rice Wine originated during the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, boasting a history of over 160 years. Its traditional brewing techniques have been meticulously preserved to this day. Hengwangshan Rice Wine is brewed using ancient methods with great precision and care. The Hengwangshan Rice Wine company has...
Ma'anshan Special-Purpose Vehicle Manufacturing Plant has currently achieved an annual production capacity of 500 special-purpose vehicles of various types. Its main products include: 5–25t bulk cement trucks, 8–15t bulk fly ash trucks, 6m³ concrete mixer trucks, 5t, 8t, and 10t dump trucks, 10t semi-trailer trucks, among others. The product series enjoys a high reputation nationwide. The plant’s bulk cement trucks ranked among the top in the national quality inspection organized by the Ministry of Internal Trade in 1995, and were recommended as high-quality products nationwide by the Ministry. Sales and production volume have ranked first in the industry for two consecutive years. (Ma'anshan)
Turquoise, also known as Turkish jade, is a hydrated copper aluminum phosphate mineral. Its craft name is Songshi, and it is one of the oldest types of jade. The rare treasure "He Shi Bi" from the Spring and Autumn Period was carved from turquoise. Its distinctive blue luster represents warmth and life, and is synonymous with good fortune, eternity, and success. …
Chaohu City boasts a wide variety of nectar-producing plants. Every spring, when rapeseed flowers, milk vetch, locust blossoms, as well as peach, pear, plum, and apricot blossoms are in full bloom, beekeepers from other regions flock to Chaohu to set up hives and harvest honey. Anhui Baichun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., established in Chaohu, utilizes the local honey resources to develop and produce honey fructose...
Shanhou is a mountainous and hilly area where local farmers grow chili peppers for sale across various regions. Later, these were processed into the "Jilong Mountain" brand of Lao Gan Ma-style chili sauce products. The ingredients include chili peppers, chili oil, scallions, ginger, and others, all carefully prepared. For decades, traditional methods have been used to meticulously brew...
Also known as red melon seeds, they are deep red in color, uniformly sized, with thin shells and thick kernels, and possess a unique aroma. They are an important export product of the county, highly favored by compatriots in Hong Kong and Macau as well as consumers in Southeast Asian countries. The main producing areas are towns such as Qingxi and Huanfeng within the county, making it the largest production base of red melon seeds in the province. Contains…