Pengcheng Ceramics: With a history of 1,400 years, Pengcheng Ceramics are renowned nationwide and rank among China’s top ten ceramic production bases. They are produced in Pengcheng Town.…
Cixian Sweet Potatoes – 2015 National Famous, Special, and High-Quality New Agricultural Product…
Cizhou Rice is a specialty of Cixian County in Handan City, Hebei Province. The rice from Cixian is known for its pure white color, crystal-clear appearance, and sticky, sweet, and fragrant taste after cooking. Historically, it was even presented as tribute to the imperial court. A local legend still circulates in Cixian about how farmers cleverly built the Jin Ci Niangniang Temple to resist the rice tribute. The main production areas of Cizhou Rice are Huanguanying Township, Xinzhuangying Township, and Ga...
Fresh mung bean sheets from Cixian are a specialty of Cixian County in Handan City, Hebei Province. Known for being fresh, tender, convenient to eat, easy to process, and having a great texture, they are one of the main dishes served at local banquets. These fresh sheets are a local specialty with nearly a hundred years of production history. They are mainly produced in the county town and surrounding rural areas and are still made using traditional family handicraft methods...
Cixian has a long history of cultivating lotus roots. "Cizhou Lotus Roots" are renowned for their premium quality and have long been famous as one of the main producing areas of lotus roots in the province. There is a saying: "White Lotus from Baiyangdian in the north, Ancient Cizhou Lotus in the south." Historical records and local chronicles indicate that as early as…
Handan’s Cixian County is located in the southern part of Hebei Province. With fertile land, abundant resources, and convenient transportation, it has long been a strategic military location. As far back as over 6,000 years ago during the Yangshao Culture period, humans inhabited this area. To this day, historical sites remain, including the Shangqiuyuan ruins from the Shang Dynasty, the Jiawu City from the Warring States Period, ancient tomb clusters from the Eastern Wei and Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Cizhou Kiln ruins from the Song and Yuan dynasties...
Cizhou Aquatic Stone Bonsai: Produced in Beilaicun Township, where there is an abundant supply of water-absorbing stones. The bonsai craftsmanship is exquisite, and the products sell well both domestically and internationally.…
Cixian Rice…
With the improvement of people's living standards, there has been an increasing demand for scientifically sound and balanced dietary nutrition. Pangni Smoked Chicken, a renowned local snack, has enjoyed widespread popularity among the general public for many years. It’s often said: “Enjoy tea with smoked chicken—it’s incredibly delicious and leaves a lasting impression.” This is how Pangni Smoked Chicken stands out in the traditional culinary culture of Cizhou...
Produced in Handan, Hebei. These ceramics are high-temperature resistant, wear-resistant, and do not oxidize, discolor, or corrode when exposed to acids, alkalis, salts, or other strongly corrosive gases and liquids. They serve as premium building materials that can coexist with structures over time. Their artistic style is characterized by simplicity, elegance, and a free-spirited charm, exuding a strong local flavor and offering a rustic, refined beauty...
Shanhu (Bupleurum) from She County is a specialty of She County, Handan City, Hebei Province. Testing by the Hebei Provincial Institute for Food and Drug Control found that Shanhu from She County contains 0.69% total saikosaponins a and d, which is 2.3 times the pharmacopoeia standard (0.30%), and an extract content of 18.3%, 1.67 times the pharmacopoeia standard (11.0%). Shanhu from She County...
Soft Persimmons with Cornmeal Patties: This is a must-try autumn delicacy when persimmons are fully ripe in rural areas. The preparation involves mixing cornmeal with boiling water to form dough, shaping it into round patties, then either boiling or steaming them. When eating, a ripe persimmon is placed on top of the patty and enjoyed together—sweet, refreshing, and delicious. In families with young children, to prevent the persimmon from slipping off, the patty is sometimes shaped like a small basket to hold the fruit inside. Folklore says...
Black Date Noodles: This is a unique delicacy from Guxin, She County. Guxin is abundant in seedless black dates. The preparation method involves spreading the black dates on a kang (a traditional heated bed) to bake in the autumn. Once dried, they are ground into powder and stored like bran-fried flour. The longer they are stored, the better they taste. Black Date Noodles have a pure sweetness and, being a black-colored food, are highly nutritious.…
Prickly Ash Seed Oil Pancakes: Prickly ash seed oil is a specialty of She County. The newly pressed oil in autumn has a rich, aromatic fragrance. When used to make pancakes, it imparts the pure scent of prickly ash, leaving a lingering aftertaste. …
Mianjie: This is a popular dish among the people of She County. The method involves mixing coarse bean flour, cornmeal, and a small amount of wheat flour into a dough. Carrot strips, string beans, and other vegetables are boiled in boiling water. A perforated iron sheet fitted into a frame serves as the "mianjie bed" (called mianjie chuáng). The dough is pressed through the small holes into the pot using the hand. Cooked oil mixed with scallions and salt is used as the "seasoning mix" and poured in...
Walnut kernel food: Almost every household in She County has walnuts and often likes to use walnut kernels mixed with sugar to make stuffed buns or pies, which taste fragrant and sweet. On the 15th of August (Mid-Autumn Festival), every family makes mooncakes using walnut kernels that are not greasy but delicious, leaving you wanting more. …
Millet Rice: The millet from Shibei is yellow in color, fragrant, and soft in texture. Millet rice is a common home-cooked dish among the locals of Shibei. There are two ways to prepare it: one is to stir-fry seasonal vegetables such as Chinese cabbage or eggplant in a pot, add rice, salt, and water, and then simmer everything together until cooked. No additional side dishes are needed for a delicious and satisfying meal. The other method is pure millet rice, served with stir-fried carrot strips, shredded potatoes, wild chive flowers picked from the mountains, or homemade pickled vegetables. In the local folklore of Shibei, millet rice with carrot strips is humorously called “golden rice with ginseng greens”; millet rice paired with pickled vegetables is appetizing and tasty, while millet rice with wild chive flowers offers a unique flavor. Some wild chive flowers even include green Sichuan pepper juice, enhancing the taste even more.
Elm bark noodles (Yupi noodles): In the rural areas of She County, there are elm bark noodles. This was a food practice in the old society where people ground tree bark into flour to substitute for grain in order to conserve food. However, elm bark flour has a certain elasticity. When mixed with wheat flour and pressed into noodles, the resulting elm bark noodles have a uniquely chewy texture that is quite distinctive...
Walnut oil is a vegetable oil extracted by pressing walnut kernels. It is an edible oil. Walnuts have an oil content as high as 65%–70%, the highest among all woody oil crops, earning them the reputation of “tree-bound oil reservoirs.” By using modern techniques to extract their essence, we get the new generation of walnut products — walnut oil. Walnut oil is selected...
Wang Xiaolou Melons: Named after their place of origin, Wang Xiaolou Village. These melons have an attractive shape, thin skin, thick flesh, a sweet and delicious flavor, and a crisp, pleasant texture. There are over 20 traditional varieties. The most widely cultivated include Golden Drop, Bull Horn Honey, Old but Young, and Little Wild Melon, primarily produced in Wang Xiaolou and Wei Xiaolou villages. They were once presented as tribute to the Qing imperial court. The White Jade Melon and Yellow...