Birch bark products originated as everyday items used by the Oroqen people, who lived in the primeval forests. Through the meticulous craftsmanship of skilled artisans, these products have evolved into exquisitely crafted, uniquely styled items that appeal to those seeking new trends. They serve multiple purposes, including practical use, decoration, collection, and even as toys. Made primarily from natural raw materials...
Northeastern sticky bean buns Nowadays, it’s rare to find authentic bean buns in Heilongjiang. Most are now made with glutinous rice instead of the traditional ingredients, and the taste just isn’t what it used to be. In fact, sticky bean buns are a winter food made by grinding yellow millet into powder to form the dough, wrapping it around a filling of beans, and steaming them in a big pot. There are two types of yellow millet: large yellow millet and small yellow millet. The grains of large yellow millet are slightly...
Ingredients for Chestnut Braised Chicken: 750g tender chicken, 500g chestnuts, scallions, 5g minced ginger and scallion. Seasonings: 15g Shaoxing wine, 15g soy sauce, an appropriate amount of refined salt, 5g sugar, 1g monosodium glutamate, a little sesame oil, about 75g cooked cooking oil. Steps: 1. Cut the chestnuts and briefly blanch them in a pot of water. Remove while hot and peel...
Maojian mushrooms are found only in the Greater Khingan Mountains of China. Historical records indicate that during the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi sent people to the deep valleys of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the northeast to engage in gold mining. Sixty years later, people were amazed to discover that a special kind of mushroom grew on the mined stones—Maojian stones—in the abandoned mining areas. These mushrooms emitted a fragrant aroma, and upon picking and eating them, people found their taste fresh…
As the name suggests, it includes deer meat, deer brisket, deer eyes, deer brain, deer liver, and more. Deer meat is a premium game meat—tender in texture, delicious in flavor, and rich in protein. Deer meat is a high-end delicacy, with tender flesh, a delightful taste, lean meat, and minimal connective tissue, making it suitable for a variety of dishes. It contains abundant protein, fat, and inorganic salts…
Schisandra chinensis, also known as mountain pepper, is a deciduous, woody vine plant. It is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for its benefits such as nourishing the lungs, supporting the kidneys, promoting saliva production, and regulating sweating. Modern medical research has found that Schisandra chinensis has tonic and strengthening effects, can improve mental work efficiency, enhance the flexibility of nervous processes, and boost the regulatory functions of the cerebral cortex...
Wood ears from the Greater Khingan Mountains grow slowly, develop thick caps, and have an excellent texture, making them a pure, natural, pollution-free green food. The dark wood ear from the Greater Khingan Mountains has been awarded a National Geographical Indication Certification trademark. Heilongjiang Province is rich in wood ear resources. The Greater and Lesser Khingan Mountains and other mountain ranges are all prime areas for producing dark wood ears. Since 1973, regions near mountains across the province have gradually...
Blueberries (Blueberry), scientifically known as Vaccinium uliginosum, also called "dushi," belong to the heath family (Ericaceae) and the genus Vaccinium. They are wild deciduous shrubs that grow in the pristine forests of the Greater Khingan Mountains north of latitude 52°N, with mature fruits exhibiting a dark purple color. Nutritional content: ...
The only place in China where Maojian Mushrooms are found is the Greater Khingan Mountains. Historical records indicate that during the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi sent people to the deep valleys of the Greater Khingan Mountains in the northeast to engage in gold mining. Sixty years later, people were amazed to discover that on the mined land—specifically on Maojian stones—a unique type of mushroom grew, emitting a fragrant aroma. When picked and consumed, it...
Stewed Chicken with Pointed Mushroom. The only place in China where pointed mushrooms (Maojian mushrooms) are found is the Greater Khingan Mountains. Historical records indicate that during the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi sent people to the deep valleys of the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeast China to engage in gold mining. Sixty years later, people were amazed to discover that on the mined land—specifically on Maojian stones—a special kind of mushroom grew, emitting a fragrant aroma. When picked and eaten...
The fine-scale fish belongs to the order of fish, family of frogfish. It has an elongated body that can grow up to 80 cm in length. Its dorsal side is purplish-gray with small black round spots, while its belly is silvery-gray. During the breeding season, its body color darkens and red patches appear. It has a relatively small mouth with many teeth, including teeth on the tongue. Its scales are very fine. This freshwater fish lives in rivers, migrating to tributaries with fast currents and gravelly bottoms in spring to spawn, and returns to the deeper parts of the main stream in autumn to overwinter. The young fish take 5–6 years to reach maturity. It is found in rivers such as the Gudong River, Toutao Baihe River, Erdao Baihe River, and Liangjiangkou in the Changbai Mountain forest area.
A perennial herbaceous medicinal plant of the Orchidaceae family, its dried tuber is used for medicinal purposes. Regions such as Zunyi and Bijie are among China’s primary producers of Gastrodia elata, yielding wild specimens that are large, plump, and have a yellowish-white, semi-transparent appearance. As a precious and renowned product, Gastrodia elata is as famous as Maotai liquor, and as a valuable medicinal herb, it can rival ginseng. It has been used medicinally for over 2,000 years...
Huzhong Larch Pine Seeds are a specialty of Huzhong District in the Greater Khingan Mountains of Heilongjiang Province. Known as “Thousand-Day Fruit” and “the celestial fruit among fruits,” these seeds are 100% natural, pollution-free green food. They have gained increasing popularity among consumers in recent years due to their rich nutrition, aromatic taste, and unique health benefits. Huzhong District is known as…
The Origin of Hot Pot: There are currently two theories about the origin of hot pot. One suggests that during the Three Kingdoms period or the era of Emperor Yang of Sui, the "bronze cauldron" was the precursor to hot pot; the other claims that hot pot originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the term "dou" (斗) found in unearthed artifacts referring to hot pot. This shows that hot pot has been part of Chinese culture for over 1,900 years...
Stir-fried Wild Mountain Vegetables: A dish made by stir-frying various wild mountain greens (such as bracken fern, cucumber-scented fern, daylily, and thistle shoots), known for their tender texture, fragrant aroma, rich nutrition, and diverse flavors. It is considered a pollution-free delicacy. The origin of stir-fried wild mountain vegetables: In the past, mountain dwellers, while gathering herbs, mushrooms, or logging, would forage for edible wild greens to stave off hunger. This practice evolved into…
Monkey head mushroom is a highly nutritious edible fungus rich in protein and various vitamins. It has an exceptionally delicious taste, containing over 16 types of amino acids, as well as multiple vitamins and high levels of mineral content. The mushroom also contains many bioactive compounds. It benefits the internal organs, aids digestion, nourishes the body…
Overview: The Daurian Redstart, belonging to the grouse family under the order Galliformes, resembles a pigeon in size, weighing between 6 and 9 liang (approximately 300–450 grams). Its meat is white, tender, and delicate, with large, plump pectoral muscles. Its long, curved neck bones resemble a dragon’s spine; its short legs are feathered, and its claws have scaly surfaces, much like dragon claws—hence the name “Flying Dragon Bird.” The feathers on its body are...
Huma County is the only agricultural production county in the Greater Khingan Mountains region. Located in the humus-rich black soil belt of the Heilongjiang River basin, the land here is fertile, soft in texture, and high in potassium content, providing favorable conditions for potato production. Even under ordinary cultivation conditions, high yields can be achieved. The potatoes produced here are abundant in yield and excellent in quality. Huma County is located…
Huma County in the Greater Khingan Mountains is a renowned hometown of black fungus. The black fungus produced here is famous nationwide and sells well both domestically and internationally, thanks to its high quality, thickness, purity, crisp tenderness, pollution-free nature, and status as a purely natural green food. The development of black fungus in Huma County can be divided into three stages: initially, it mainly involved the manual collection of wild black fungus from the mountains; from…
Native to the Greater Khingan Mountains in Heilongjiang. The Flying Dragon Bird belongs to the grouse family under the order Galliformes. Its body resembles that of a pigeon, weighing between 6 and 9 liang (about 300–450 grams), with snow-white and tender meat and a large, plump breast. Its neck bones are long and curved, resembling a dragon’s spine; its short legs are feathered, and its claw surfaces are scaly, much like dragon claws—hence the name “Flying Dragon Bird.”