The Wanrong Yellow Cattle is one of the top five indigenous fine breeds of yellow cattle in China. The current population has exceeded 100,000, averaging 1.5 cattle per household, making Wanrong County a national production base for premium yellow cattle. The breed is characterized by tall stature, long body, large bone structure, lion-like head, tiger-like face, and thick limbs. The Wanrong Yellow Cattle is not only highly reproductive—female cattle can typically be bred at around 10 months of age and produce 7 to 9 calves in their lifetime, averaging two calves every three years—but also offers high meat yield, with an average net meat ratio of 43.4%. It is an excellent dual-purpose breed for both work and meat production in China. The beef is highly nutritious, with 100 grams containing 20% protein, 10% fat, 72,000 joules of energy, 170 mg of phosphorus, 3.78 mg of potassium, and various vitamins including B-complex. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that beef can invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish qi and blood, strengthen muscles and bones, and is beneficial for conditions such as physical weakness, diabetes, weak spleen function, abdominal masses, edema, and soreness in the lower back and knees. In 1983 and 1986, over ten experts from Japan and Canada visited Wanrong County specifically to study the breed and concluded that Wanrong Yellow Beef is of superior quality, even surpassing that of the United States and Australia. To leverage this advantage, the Wanrong County Yellow Cattle Product Processing Factory introduced advanced domestic and international equipment for producing “beef jerky,” using premium beef and a variety of seasonings to create jerky in five flavors—sweet, spicy, five-spice, fruit, and persimmon—offering delicious and aromatic taste. (Wanrong)
Peanuts are a famous specialty of Wanrong County, well known for their high yield and excellent quality. The peanuts here have thin, glossy shells with clear veins, plump kernels, and a deliciously crisp and fragrant taste. The land along the Yellow River and Fen River in Wanrong County consists of flat, sandy loam soil that is soft, well-aerated, with high ground temperature and large diurnal temperature variations, making it an ideal soil for growing peanuts. Historically, the peanut cultivation area in Wanrong reached 1,600 hectares. Currently, the peanut planting area in Wanrong is over 270 hectares, with a total output of 550,000 kilograms. The yield per hectare can be as high as 3,000 to 3,750 kilograms, and the peanuts are popular both within and outside the province. Peanuts are rich in protein, fat, calories, calcium, phosphorus, as well as various vitamins including vitamin B1, B2, and vitamins A, C, and H. They also offer health benefits such as nourishing blood and the spleen, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, stopping bleeding and increasing lactation, and lubricating the intestines to relieve constipation. Editor: 208 (Wanrong)
Tuntun Jujube, also known as Round Jujube, features large, short fruits shaped like short cylinders, with vertical and horizontal diameters measuring 3.2 x 3.4 square centimeters. The horizontal diameter is greater than the vertical, and each fruit weighs around 18 grams, with extra-large ones reaching over 30 grams. The fruits are uniform in size, light red in color, with thick flesh and small pits, offering an edible rate of over 96%. Fresh jujubes contain 21.3% sugar…
Button mushrooms, also known as common mushrooms, are white in color, crisp and tender in texture, and delicious in taste, with high nutritional and medicinal value. Yongji City makes full use of crop straw, livestock and poultry manure (the main raw and auxiliary materials for button mushroom cultivation), and eighteen asparagus processing enterprises...
Grown in the Puzhou and Hanyang areas of Yongji. Yongji County was historically under the jurisdiction of Puzhou and has a long history of persimmon cultivation, with abundant varieties and a reputation as the “Land of Persimmons.” The cultivation history spans about 1,500 years, and during the Ming and Qing dynasties, local officials offered these persimmons as tribute to the emperor. The main varieties include green persimmons, small persimmons, cap persimmons, orange-honey persimmons, bright fruit persimmons, summer persimmons…
Jiangzhou, now known as Xinjiang County, is a county located on the southern plains of Shanxi Province. Historically, this area was abundant in wheat production and has long been one of Shanxi’s key regions for wheat and cotton. As a result, during festivals and holidays, every household would grind premium wheat into flour to craft a dazzling array of dough models to celebrate the occasion. Due to the emphasis on color in these dough creations...
Fu Village Clear Lotus is a specialty of Fu Village in Hengqiao Township, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. The clear-water lotus roots from Xinjiang County are excellent in color and taste, of high quality, and have distinct advantages. Relying on the agricultural resource advantages of the county, Xinjiang County has vigorously developed modern facility agriculture. In recent years, a new highlight has been added: "clear-water lotus roots." These "clear-water lotus roots" are produced in…
“Try the Brain Soup in Taiyuan, the Soaked Bread in Xi’an, and the Lamb Soup in Xinjiang is also quite good.” Unlike other lamb soups and offal dishes in the Yuncheng area, although it is also made with lamb offal, it does not mix in tofu or vermicelli. Currently, Qiu Family’s Offal Stew is especially famous in the county town. Every morning, customers flock in and it sells out quickly. The dish contains lamb, lamb fat, lamb blood, and lamb broth, which are rich in...
The lotus root grown in the Sanlin area of Xinjiang County has a long and distinctive history. It is clean and white after being washed of mud, with thick and long sections. When cut open, its holes are evenly distributed, and it even has one more hole than lotus roots from other regions. Whether served cold, fried, or stir-fried, it is crisp and delicious, and highly nutritious. Historical records state that it was often used as tribute or a delicacy for banquets in the past, and was sold in surrounding counties, receiving…
In ancient China, "bing" (饼) was a general term for various types of flour-based food. The Shuowen Jiezi dictionary states: "Bing refers to flour-based food." Those baked or cooked on a griddle are collectively called "lu bing" (griddle cakes). Xinjiang County offers a wide variety of griddle cakes, among which the scrambled egg pancake stands out. Locally known as "xiao xuan," this dish is made by first cooking a scallion pancake, then attaching a layer of beaten egg to one or both sides. The result is a thin, fragrant crust...
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Yongji Crisp Pear is cultivated on 1,500 acres, with an annual yield of 4 million kilograms. The fruit is large, averaging over 250 grams per pear, with an inverted oval shape, thin skin, golden-yellow color, juicy, sweet taste, fragrant aroma, and high quality. The fruit ripens from late August to early September. (Yongji)…
Extra-early ripening apricots are cultivated on 5,000 mu across the city, with an annual output of 2 million kilograms of fresh apricots. The main varieties are Camel Yellow and Red Pouch, with an average fruit weight of 50g. The flesh is golden yellow with a red blush, clingstone, sweet and tangy in taste, richly aromatic, and of superior quality. The largest fruits can exceed 70g. These are the earliest apricots to hit the market in Shanxi Province…
Produced in Yuncheng, Shanxi. The main resources in the salt lake—sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate—have a total reserves of over 83.7 million tons. There are also abundant deposits of various rare elements such as bromine, calcium, iodine, potassium, boron, as well as lithium, barium, strontium, gallium, rubidium, and more. In addition, there is a type of nitre crust that coexists with the salt, known as blödite, which is a double salt primarily composed of…
Bubble Cake "Bubble Cake" refers to bubble-fried pastry. The cake is named Bubble Cake because its surface forms many puffed-up bubbles after being deep-fried. It uses simple ingredients such as wheat flour, lard, sugar, dried tangerine peel, and spices, but the preparation process is relatively complex. It involves steps like scalding the dough, making the filling, …
Yongji Big Cherries are a specialty of Yongji City, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province. The cherries boast bright, crystal-clear colors—some as red as agate and others as yellow as creamy jade—with thick flesh and small pits, offering exceptional nutrition. Rich in sugar, protein, vitamins, and various minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and potassium, they are hailed as a “delicacy among fruits.” The cherries are large...