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Xiangning Purple Clay Pottery: The products are divided into daily-use items and decorative pieces. The tea sets are the finest, featuring simple yet elegant designs, dignified shapes, and refined styles, each with its own unique character. When brewing tea, they preserve the original color, aroma, and flavor without alteration, prevent the tea from turning sour overnight, and resist the buildup of residue or unpleasant odors even with prolonged use. Over time, they subtly enhance the tea’s taste and retain a lingering fragrance—even when filled with plain water. There’s a saying that “it seems as if there’s tea even when there isn’t.” During the Qing Dynasty, these pottery items were listed as tributes to the imperial court. They exhibit excellent resistance to thermal shock; even pouring boiling water into them in winter won’t cause cracks, and they remain comfortable to handle without burning your hands. The longer they are used, the more beautiful their color becomes. The steamers made from this clay are ideal for cooking chicken, duck, fish, and meat, as they lock in flavors without dispersion. The flowerpots produced from this material help prevent plant roots from rotting, and with their excellent design and aesthetic appeal, they serve both decorative and functional purposes, further enhancing the beauty of the plants.
Xiangning walnuts are a specialty of Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. They feature round shells, light-colored husks, shallow and sparse shell patterns, thin shells, large fruit, clean white flesh, plump pale yellow kernels with a fresh walnut aroma, and large, intact kernel slices. Xiangning County boasts abundant land and forest resources, especially with natural climatic conditions that are highly suitable...
Rongzi Winery Wine is a specialty of Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. The wine products mainly include dry red, dry white, and rosé, divided into two major series: Rongzi and Xiao Rongzi. Rongzi Winery Wine has been awarded Geographical Indication Protected Product status. The winery is located between 35°-36°N latitude and at an altitude of 950-1300 meters…
Xiangning Prickly Ash The cultivation of prickly ash trees in Xiangning County has reached 12 million, with per capita income increasing by 500 yuan among farmers in the main production areas. The prickly ash industry has become a true green industry that enriches the people. Through measures such as providing free seedlings and free technical guidance, Xiangning County has boosted farmers' enthusiasm for planting prickly ash trees. It has successively established...
Black fungus from Puxian is a specialty of Puxian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. The black fungus produced in Puxian grows on decaying wood, resembling human ears in shape, and appears black or dark brown—hence the name “black fungus.” It is also known as wood mushroom or tree chicken. Puxian is located in the southwestern part of Shanxi Province, at the western foothills of the southern end of the Lüliang Mountains, and is the county with the highest elevation in Linfen City. The total land area is 1,510...
Forsythia of Anze is a specialty of Anze County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Historically known as "Yueyang Forsythia," Anze Forsythia is renowned nationwide for its large size, plumpness, and high medicinal value, and is often referred to as the "No. 1 Forsythia-producing County in China." It has been awarded the status of a Geographical Indication Protected Product. Anze County is located in the southern part of Shanxi Province, in the northeast of the Linfen region and at the southeastern foot of the Taihang Mountains...
Liu Village is located in the southern part of Anze County, Shanxi Province, 5 kilometers west of Mabi Township. The village consists of four natural villages, three villager groups, 143 households, and 433 residents, with 1,153 mu of arable land. In recent years, leveraging its hilly terrain, Liu Village has continuously adjusted its industrial structure and vigorously developed the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The entire village has...
Scallion Lard Pancake is made by finely chopping and mixing pork lard and scallions to form the filling, which is then wrapped in dough, flattened into a flag-shaped round pancake, and cooked on a griddle. It has a golden color, multiple layers, and a crispy, fragrant, and tender texture. …
Anze Monkey Head The monkey head mushroom is a fungus used both as food and medicine. It has a neutral nature and sweet taste, benefits all five internal organs, aids digestion, nourishes the body, fights cancer, and treats neurasthenia. The monkey head fungus is derived from the deep fermentation culture of Hericium erinaceus in the family Hydnaceae under the order Polyporales. After separation and extraction, its main components include polysaccharides, amino acids, and more. It serves as the raw material for products such as Monkey Head Mushroom Tablets and Compound...
Anze black fungus, also known as black fungus or shiny fungus. In fungal taxonomy, it belongs to the class Basidiomycetes, order Auriculariales, and family Auriculariaceae. It features a dark brown color, soft texture, delicious taste, and is highly nutritious. It can be used in both vegetarian and meat dishes, not only adding great flavor to Chinese cuisine but also nourishing blood and beautifying the complexion, leaving the skin rosy and radiant. It also helps prevent iron-deficiency…
Sweet Flag Sweet Flag is listed as a toxic plant in the Chinese Plant Atlas Database. The entire plant is toxic, with the rhizome being particularly poisonous. Ingesting large amounts can cause intense visual hallucinations. The intraperitoneal LD50 of sweet flag oil in rats is 221 mg/kg, leading to rapid, shallow breathing, intermittent spasms, followed by tonic spasms within minutes, and ultimately...
Linfen also has a dish called Guoyou (literally "passed through oil"). When I heard the words "Guoyou," I thought it must be something extremely greasy or perhaps just food deep-fried in oil. I didn’t want to order it at first, but my colleague said that since we were here, we had to try a local specialty, so I ordered a portion. Only when the Guoyou was served did I realize that this dish is not greasy at all. It’s actually an authentic traditional dish made with premium lean meat sliced thinly, then coated in a thin layer of egg batter, lightly fried in oil for a moment before being scooped out. After that, it’s stir-fried briefly. The presentation is quite appealing, and the taste is really good.
Anze Ham is a traditional delicacy from Shanxi Province with over 300 years of production history. The ham here features a striking red-and-white coloration, a richly aromatic scent, and a delicious taste, earning fame both within and beyond the province. According to the *Annals of Anze County*: “Apart from Jinhua Ham, Anze Ham is the finest, truly one of the best local specialties.” “Those who served as officials elsewhere often purchased it to…”
Anze Buddha's Hand…
Xiangning Chinese Yam is a specialty of Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Xiaxian Village has a long history of cultivating Chinese yams and is widely renowned for its abundant production. The yams produced here are large in size, rich in nutrients, and prized by merchants for their tender, soft, sweet, and smooth texture. A thousand-acre Chinese yam base is nestled against the mountains and faces…
Puxian Mushrooms…
Puxian Tobacco Leaves. Puxian is actively developing modern agriculture by promoting floating seedling technology in tobacco cultivation, intensifying efforts to boost the industry through science and technology, and supporting the growth and strengthening of the tobacco planting sector. At the Puxian Loess Tobacco Small Arch-Shed Floating Seedling Base, technicians from the agricultural supply center are explaining floating seedling technology to tobacco farmers. This is the first such technology promoted and used in our province...
Puxian Potatoes Puxian leverages its exceptional climate, geographical, and soil conditions, steadfastly establishing potatoes as a pillar industry for adjusting agricultural structure and increasing farmers’ income. Through effective measures such as “selecting varieties, building bases, promoting technology, facilitating circulation, and supporting sales,” this sector has evolved into a robust industry integrating research, promotion, production, processing…