Yanji Dahongpao Chestnuts are a specialty of Yanji Town, Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. The shells of these chestnuts from Yanji, Shuyang are a deep red color, exceptionally vibrant, and the nuts are large and plump. They are suitable for both raw consumption and roasting. Whether it’s candied chestnuts or served with roast chicken, they are wonderfully fragrant. They can be ground into powder or used to make a variety of dishes, pastries, canned foods, and more. Yanji…
Miaotou Qianzhang is a specialty of Miaotou Town, Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. It is a traditional local food product made using time-honored techniques in Miaotou Town, renowned for its delicate thinness, flexibility, fragrant purity, elasticity, and excellent texture — it can be stretched and will spring back. Qianzhang, also known as Baiye (or "hundred sheets/leaves"), is a type of soy product. Miaotou Qianzhang has been registered under the brand “…
Machang Mung Bean Pancakes are a specialty snack from Machang Town, Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. The production of small mung bean pancakes in Machang has a history of over a hundred years, and dozens of households on the old street of Machang still make a living from this trade. The most famous producers in the 1930s and 1940s were the families of Wang Mingfu and Wang Minglou, while the oldest existing brand today is that of the Xu Wenshi family. The process of making small mung bean pancakes involves...
Qianji Marinated Goose is a local specialty from Qianji Town, Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. The "Fan'er Marinated Goose" from Qianji in Shuyang is known for its delicious taste, cleanliness, hygiene, and unique flavor. It has applied to register the trademark "Fan'er Old Goose." The "Fan'er Marinated Goose" from Qianji Town in Shuyang County is very famous. Travelers passing through Qianji from near and far often take a few kilograms back home with them...
Goddess Yuji Divine Liquor is a specialty of Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. This liquor is a strong-aroma Daqu spirit, primarily made from high-quality sorghum, supplemented by the uniquely renowned water from Jiulongtan, and meticulously brewed using traditional techniques combined with modern technology. It boasts a distinctive style that is sweet, mellow, soft, clean, and fragrant, earning high praise from experts and consumers alike…
The leisure and sightseeing agriculture sector in Shuyang County has developed rapidly and expanded significantly, with Juxian Village in Miaotou Town being one of the more representative examples. In recent years, to accelerate the development of rural tourism, broaden channels for increasing farmers’ incomes, and promote comprehensive adjustments and transformations in the rural economic structure as well as overall social and cultural advancement in rural areas, the village has taken Shuyang Subei Flower Co., Ltd. as its main vehicle…
Rice The Gaosu rice from Shuyang County is widely renowned. Whether served in banquets at restaurants and hotels across the city or on the dining tables of ordinary households, people love the rice cooked with Gaosu rice, praising its beautiful color and fragrant aroma. They often say, “Gaosu rice, its fragrance wafts for miles.” Since ancient times, Gaosu Town has been known as the “..."
During the 18th year of Emperor Qianlong’s reign, in the height of summer, the emperor led a grand imperial fleet down the Grand Canal from Beijing to Hangzhou. The procession was magnificent and imposing. Along the route, local governments warmly welcomed the imperial entourage. When the fleet arrived at the southern dock of Luomajie Street in Suyang, Emperor Qianlong, seated at the bow of the boat, looked northward and saw the street bustling with traffic, flanked by black-tiled, white-walled buildings and fluttering wine banners—a true earthly paradise. He then ordered the boat to dock. Officials and gentry from the county hurried to greet the emperor on foot and extended a lavish welcome. By then, Emperor Qianlong, who had long grown tired of delicacies like dragon liver and phoenix marrow, was enraged at the sight of the table full of rare birds and choice meats. “As the Son of Heaven,” he said, “I’ve grown weary of such sumptuous fare.” Just then, a local gentry member recalled that a rustic chef from the countryside often created innovative home-style dishes. He sent for this local cook and asked him to prepare a dish that was neither purely meat nor vegetable, rich but not greasy, crispy yet tender, with an outer layer resembling fried red meat and an inner part fluffy and fragrant—something akin to a flour cake, which, when cooked and added to a stew, would not fall apart or melt. The chef, surnamed Liu, pondered for a moment before quickly coming up with an idea. He minced premium lean pork and peeled yam into a paste, added flour, salt, scallions, ginger, and egg whites, then mixed them well. He shaped the mixture into palm-sized patties, deep-fried them in hot oil until golden, then removed them. They resembled large iron pancakes. Once cooled, he sliced them into small parallelograms and braised them with spinach. Before the spinach was fully cooked, he swiftly transferred the dish into bowls. Upon seeing the red-and-green dish in the bowl, Emperor Qianlong’s appetite was instantly stirred. After one bite of the “crispy chicken,” he praised it highly. When asked the name of the dish, the rustic chef promptly replied, “Crispy Chicken.”
The Top Ten Dishes of Siyang have been passed down among the people for hundreds of years. In the past, these dishes were not something you could enjoy every day—only during festive celebrations in Siyang such as weddings, births, baby-naming ceremonies, first-month celebrations, housewarming parties, and elderly birthdays. Back then, due to the low economic level...
Siyang White Crisp Pear is a specialty of Siyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. The Siyang White Crisp Pear is large in size, cylindrical in shape, with yellow skin that has a slight light brown tint and turns entirely yellow when fully ripe. It has a small core, crisp and refreshing flesh, thin skin with abundant juice, a richly sweet and fragrant taste, and high nutritional value. The Siyang White Crisp Pear from Siyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province…
Wangji Mini Pancakes are a specialty of Wangji New Town in Siyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Also known as "Moon Cakes," these pancakes are made from wheat flour and are renowned for their excellent color, aroma, and taste. Wangji Mini Pancakes are a distinctive food from Wangji Town, Siyang County, Jiangsu Province, crafted primarily from wheat flour. With a diameter of about 15…
In the 1970s and 1980s, Siyang provided over 100 million high-quality poplar seedlings to 28 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across China. Since the 10th Five-Year Plan period, Siyang has been committed to building a “Green Siyang, Ecological Homeland,” launching annual “Poplar Industry Years” that have continuously expanded the scale of the poplar industry. Currently, the county has over 60,000 hectares of contiguous forests...
Salted Duck The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, Jinling (present-day Nanjing), has long been renowned across China for its duck dishes, hence earning the title "Duck City." The variety of duck dishes and the number of people who enjoy them here can be said to be unparalleled in China. As far back as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, there are records in Nanjing of "raising ducks on prepared ground," documented in the *Gazetteer of Wu*. Additionally, according to the *Book of Chen*, during a battle between the forces of - and the Northern Qi army in the northern suburbs of Jinling...
Peach carving. In ancient times, Suyang was known as Taoyuan County, which hosted Peach Garden Town, Peach Garden Beach, and historic sites such as the Peach Garden Shrine and Number One Scholar Mound. The slopes of Number One Scholar Mound were covered in peach trees that blazed red during blossom season. A poem praised it: “In recent years, at Number One Scholar Mound by the Huai River, peach blossoms stretched beyond counting the villages. Do not say there's no place to escape Qin—let me knock on a thatched door amidst the blooms.” Suyang farmers have long enjoyed planting...
Wheel cakes are a specialty food from the Suqian area, primarily made with ingredients such as flour, white sugar, red and green candied fruits, raw pork lard, and rock sugar. They are commonly produced in towns such as Sucheng District and Buzi. These fried treats are meant to be eaten hot, featuring a golden color and a delicate texture. Although delicious, wheel cakes are high in sugar and fat, so they are not recommended as a staple food...
Root carving is an art form that takes the natural and distorted shapes of tree roots (including tree trunks, burls, bamboo roots, etc.) as its creative subjects. Through conceptualization, artistic processing, and craftsmanship, it produces artworks such as figures, animals, and utensils. The production of root carvings generally includes processes like degreasing, peeling and cleaning, dehydration and drying, shaping,...
I. Introduction Xinwei willow weaving is a traditional handcraft technique practiced in Xinwei Town and surrounding villages in Siyang County, Jiangsu Province. The craft uses white willow as its primary material and involves five main techniques: flat weaving, patterned weaving, bound weaving, stacked weaving, and edge binding. Willow-woven products are known for their beautiful shapes, diverse patterns, simplicity, and practicality, making them widely used by locals for both production and daily life as well as home decoration. Over time, with the refinement of weaving techniques, Xinwei willow weaving has evolved from simple, rough processing to fine craftsmanship. It has also transitioned from being homemade gifts among neighbors to marketable products. These non-toxic, hygienic, refined, and aesthetically pleasing items have gained popularity among consumers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Northern Jiangsu pancakes come in a wide variety, with numerous names—there are the hard and crispy pole cakes, the holey water cakes, the savory ones with oil and scallions, the patterned floral cakes... Whether soft or hard, salty or decorative, they are generally only one or two inches thick. However, the Chuancheng pancake from Sishui County is truly unique...
One of the famous local specialties of Siyang, with a long history and strong regional characteristics. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius traveled from the State of Lu to the State of Wu to give lectures. When passing through what is now Baji, local students, eager to hear his teachings, persuaded him to stay. Some offered dried meat, while others presented the local specialty—peanuts. After tasting them, Confucius repeatedly praised, “How...
The Su Yang Herbal Mountain Chicken Breeding Base is located in Zhangba Village, Wangji Town, Siyang County. It is a project initiated and led by university graduate village officials Liu Jie, Dai Meng, and Chen Min. The base covers an area of 50 acres, with five brooding rooms capable of accommodating 10,000 chicks for simultaneous brooding, 29 greenhouses for adult chickens, and approximately 10,000 square meters of open space. Currently...