Shipian Yellow Apricots are a specialty of Shipian Village, Guanting Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. These apricots are large with small pits, thick and juicy flesh, and a fine texture. Their bright orange-red color, high soluble solids content, and low coarse fiber make them stand out. The flesh separates easily from the pit, and the apricots boast a rich aroma, a well-balanced sweet and sour taste, and abundant nutrients. They aid digestion, stimulate appetite, and are considered an excellent health-promoting food.
The eight-angled crabapple is a specialty of Xiaonanxinkou Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The fruit is large with thin skin, featuring a red-to-purple hue, rich fruity aroma, and a fresh taste that is sweet, sour, and crisp. Besides being eaten fresh or sliced and dried into crabapple chips, it can also be processed into crabapple juice, beverages, candied fruit, canned goods, and serves as a main ingredient for making tanghulu (candied hawthorn) in the Beijing-Tianjin area...
Purple-skin garlic from Xibali is a specialty of Xibali Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The purple-skin garlic from Xibali Town is well-known far and wide, with a long history of cultivation. The bulbs are large, with few cloves, white flesh, and spicy juice. It is not only an indispensable condiment in homes and restaurants but also possesses special medicinal value. The *Compendium of Materia Medica* records...
Huailai Golden Silk Jujube is a specialty of Jiuzhuangwo Village, Guanting Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. Rich in protein, fruit acids, and other nutrients, Huailai Guanting Jiuzhuangwo Golden Silk Jujube offers medicinal benefits such as benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, as well as nourishing blood and moisturizing the body. The renowned Golden Silk Jujube, famous in Beijing and Tianjin, is abundantly produced in the area below the Guanting Reservoir dam, particularly around Jiuzhuangwo. Records of jujube cultivation in this region can be found in “Records of the Grand Historian” (Shiji)...
Sunzhuangzi Large Apricot Kernels are a specialty of Sunzhuangzi Township, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. Grown in the mountainous southern region of Huailai County, they enjoy a reputation both within and beyond the Great Wall. With unique flavors and nutritional content, these kernels are a pure, natural, pollution-free green food. Sunzhuangzi Township is located in the southwest of Huailai County, bordering Fan Shan Town of Zhuolu County to the west and adjacent to Mentougou District of Beijing to the south...
This region has over 800 years of history in grape cultivation. The locally produced White Milk and Longyan grapes are widely renowned. In 1976, Huailai was designated as a national wine raw material base and has since become a production hub for high-end wines in China following the reform and opening-up. A key research project in light industry conducted by the Institute of Food Fermentation and China Great Wall Wine Co., Ltd. (formerly Shacheng Winery), titled…
Yu County Tribute Rice is one of China’s “Four Famous Tribute Rices” historically offered to the imperial court through successive dynasties. Grown and produced in Yu County, Hebei Province, under unique local soil, water, and climatic conditions, and processed using traditional techniques, this rice is rich in a variety of nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamins, and more.…
Gua Yuan daylily is a specialty of Gua Yuan County in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. Used in soup, it produces a rich and delicious broth; served as an accompaniment to drinks, it adds sweetness and fragrance to the wine, while also stimulating the appetite and refreshing the spirit. The daylily is used in traditional medicine for its benefits to digestion, diuresis, lactation promotion, swelling reduction, and pain relief. Daylilies, also known as Hemerocallis, yellow flowers, or golden needles, belong to the Liliaceae family, Hemerocallis genus…
Golden Lotus: Also known as Golden Hibiscus or Golden Plum Herb, it is a rare wild plant that thrives in cool, moist environments and typically grows at elevations above 1,800 meters on alpine meadows or in sparse woodlands. Its main production area is along the Bashang Plateau and its surrounding regions. The golden-yellow Golden Lotus has a refreshing taste and offers benefits such as clearing heat and toxins, nourishing yin and reducing internal heat, as well as moistening yin...
Hebei’s Gu Yuan County enjoys the reputation of being the “Home of Sweet Corn in Hebei.” In Huanggainao Town, the county has vigorously promoted eco-friendly circular agriculture, using regional sweet corn cultivation as a breakthrough, confined dairy cow farming as the main focus, and edible mushroom base cultivation as the connecting link—forming a circular agricultural development model of “sweet corn planting → dairy cow farming → edible mushroom cultivation →...”
Kouqi: Named for being primarily produced in the Zhangjiakou region.…
Zhangjiakou Fava Beans: Suitable as a vegetable, mixed dish, or processed into various food products. Locals are skilled at making them into flower-shaped fava beans (兰花豆), which are perfect as drinking snacks or casual bites. They have been cultivated since the Song Dynasty, boasting a history of over 800 years. …
Zhangjiakou has been renowned both in China and abroad since ancient times for its thriving fur industry, often referred to as the "Fur Capital" of the north. The furs produced here are known for their clean white leather, smooth and full fur, soft texture, and elasticity, making them highly popular among domestic and international merchants. They are commonly called "..." by consumers.
Originating from Guyuan in Hebei Province, this chicken is relatively small in size with a medium-sized head, a wide neck, high-set tail feathers, and a long body. It has long feathers all over its body, with down underneath the feathers and a well-developed abdomen, making it well-suited to the harsh cold climate of Bashang. This breed excels in both meat and egg production. The eggs have thick shells that are not prone to cracking, are dark brown in color, and store well without being easily susceptible to bacterial infection…
The colored apples grown in Shidong Village, Xiaonanxinfu Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, have over 2,000 years of cultivation history. In 1958, they became a fruit served at state banquets, and Premier Zhou Enlai inscribed the words “China’s No. 1 Village of Colored Apples” for the village. Currently, the village has an planting area of about 320 mu, yielding approximately 30,000 kilograms annually, with the fruit being sold to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia. Over the years...
Zhenbiancheng is located in the southern mountainous area of Huailai County, Hebei Province, adjacent to the Mentougou District of Beijing. Its geographical coordinates are 115°47′ east longitude and 40°17′ north latitude, at an altitude of 842 meters. The main industry here is walnut cultivation. The cultivation of Zhenbiancheng walnuts dates back to the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, boasting a history of over 500 years. These walnuts are large in size...
Kabosu peaches are a specialty fruit of Canfangying Village. The flesh is dense, soft, juicy, and low in fiber; they have a sweet flavor with a fragrant aroma. With a sugar content of 7.29% and an acid content of 0.64%, they are also rich in vitamins and other nutrients, offering benefits such as nourishing blood and beautifying the skin. Canfangying Village is located in Beixinpu Town, Huailai County, Hebei Province...
Fuji apples are the signature fruit of Fangjiachong Village. The flesh is yellowish-white, dense, crisp, and juicy, with a well-balanced sweet and sour flavor that is aromatic and refreshing to eat. These apples are prized for being late-maturing, high-quality, and delicious. Their aroma becomes even richer and their taste finer after storage. Fangjiachong Village is located in the northeast of Beixinbao Town, bordering Yanqing County of Beijing to the east. The village has 194 households…
Toon is a specialty industry of Heishankou Village. With its rich aroma and exceptionally high nutritional value compared to other vegetables, it is considered a luxurious delicacy for entertaining guests. Heishankou Toon is located in Heishankou Village, Beixinbao Town, Huailai County, Hebei Province. The village has 652 households and a population of 1,694. It borders Guojiazhuang Village to the east, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Highway to the south, Langshan Township to the west, and the Yanshan Mountain Range to the north. Toon trees thrive in warmth and sunlight, are moisture-tolerant, and grow well in fertile, moist sandy soil.
Distinctive Quality The White Milk Grape gets its name from its grape berries that resemble a cow’s udder. Its clusters are branching, large, and packed with big berries. The grapes have a jade-like greenish-white sheen, appearing crystal-clear and glistening, crisp, tender, and juicy, with thin skins, plump flesh, and abundant juice. Their taste is sweet, refreshing, and endlessly enjoyable. Their most distinctive feature is that they can be peeled and sliced—a trait that has earned them the praise of “cutting the milk grape without dripping juice.” They can also be prepared as pan-fried grapes or candied grapes, making them high-end delicacies for banquets.