With a history of over a hundred years in the Zhangzhou area, this is a well-known local delicacy. Zhangzhou hand-grabbed lamb is celebrated for its three key qualities: freshness, tenderness, and aroma. It is tender, refreshing, free from any gamey or fishy smell, and offers high nutritional value along with therapeutic and medicinal benefits.…
Daylily, also known as yellow daylily, golden needle vegetable, or forget-worry herb, has a delicious and tender taste, and is rich in nutrients. It contains abundant pollen, sugar, protein, vitamin C, calcium, fat, carotene, amino acids, and other essential nutrients for the human body. Its carotene content even exceeds that of tomatoes by several times. Yellow daylily has a sweet and cool nature, and...
Wu Zhong — The craft of brewing yellow rice wine is highly refined. To make the wine, one must first prepare the ingredients. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, wild chrysanthemums are gathered, and dregs (residue from boiled traditional Chinese medicine), wheat, and distiller’s yeast (known as "brewing yeast") are used to make the starter. Plump glutinous rice is cooked into a porridge-like consistency and combined with the starter in a jar, then sealed with cool boiled water for fermentation. After fermenting for about 40 days, the wine is ready…
Cassia seeds are a type of traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for their functions such as clearing liver heat, dispelling rheumatism, nourishing kidney, and improving vision. In addition to their medicinal properties, cassia seeds also contain a variety of vitamins and are rich in amino acids, fats, and carbohydrates. In recent years, their health benefits have gained increasing attention. Drinking them regularly can be very effective against constipation. Tea made from cassia seeds is a refreshing beverage, especially suitable for summer. Yishikang Cassia Seed Tea is a health tea carefully produced using modern international effervescent technology, with ingredients including cassia seeds, mulberry seeds, radish seeds, water-soluble dietary fiber, and green tea. It is particularly suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. It helps clear the liver and improve vision, disperse wind-heat, nourish the kidney and enrich essence, as well as moisten the intestines and relieve constipation.
When it comes to Ningxia’s distinctive local snacks, lamb offal stew is popular in the north, while lamb or beef pita soak is a favorite in the mountainous areas of southern Guyuan. This is a flavorful and charming dish in the Hui ethnic cuisine, widely loved by the locals. It boasts a unique taste, is convenient and affordable, delicious yet inexpensive, making it a favorite among many. There are roughly two types of pita soak: one is made with beef or lamb,…
The Yanchi grassland free-range chicken industry in Yanchi County emerged as a new sector under the conditions of mountain closure and grazing bans. Yanchi boasts the largest area of usable grassland in the entire autonomous region, totaling 7.147 million mu. After the grazing ban was implemented, the natural grassland vegetation recovered significantly, but the grassland ecosystem remains fragile, and the conditions for lifting the ban are not yet ripe. In response, Yanchi County has...
The long-standing fame of Yanchi Tan Sheep is mainly due to the preciousness of their lambskin. When the lambs are 35 to 40 days old, the hides taken after slaughtering are processed using chemical agents and advanced techniques to create a type of fur known as “Ermao Fur.” Often hailed as “light fur,” Ermao Fur has a hide as thin as thick paper—resilient, soft, and…
The 120,000-mu buckwheat production base in Mahuangshan, Dashuikeng, Hui’anpu, and Wanglejing—four townships in Yanchi County, Ningxia—has been listed by the Ministry of Agriculture as a national standardized production base for green food raw materials. The buckwheat-growing areas in Yanchi County and their surrounding regions are free from any pollution sources. With the use of non-highly toxic and non-high-residue pesticides, the produced buckwheat is rich in nutrients, high in quality…
Leveraging the resource advantage of its natural grasslands, the Yanchi County Party Committee and County Government began guiding farmers to develop green, pollution-free livestock products — “Yanchi Grassland Tan Chicken” — under the overall principle of both protecting and rationally utilizing the grasslands. They raise breeds such as broiler-cross chickens and Sanhuang chickens on unpolluted natural grasslands or artificially planted…
Due to its unique grazing environment, the lamb has bright red meat, milky white and evenly distributed fat with low fat content. The muscle fibers are clear, dense, resilient, and elastic, with a natural wind-dried membrane on the surface and a moist cut that doesn’t stick to hands. The meat is tender, not gamey or fishy, and is widely recognized as high-quality lamb. Under free-range conditions, adult wether sheep can weigh up to 50…
Yanchi Melon is a specialty of Yanchi County in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and a China Geographical Indication product. Located on the southern edge of the Mu Us Desert, Yanchi County is a mountainous county in the arid belt of central Ningxia. It features a typical continental monsoon climate with abundant light energy, ample sunshine, and large temperature variations, making it an ideal region for growing high-quality fruits and melons. The watermelons and melons produced here have thin yet tough rinds, sweet and sandy flesh, and are of superior quality.
Sea buckthorn thrives in sunlight, and its sturdy stems are resistant to wind and sand, as well as drought and waterlogging. It does not shy away from poor soil—cliff faces, steep slopes, ditches, and riverbanks are all places where it can take root. In freezing cold and snow, sea buckthorn endures the harsh chill; in scorching summer heat, it still stands tall on sunlit slopes. Sea buckthorn is a wild plant, commonly known as sour willow or black thorn. Its branches...
The Fragrant Pear, also known as Xiangshui, Old Xiangshui, or Old Pear, is mainly produced in the river basins of Yangfang, Guanqiao, and Machun, with small quantities grown in other areas. The Fragrant Pear is unique in that its color changes while its flavor improves over time. It can be stored for a long time without easily rotting and is not afraid of severe cold or freezing. After picking, it can be placed casually—small quantities may be kept in boxes, baskets, bottles, or jars…
Bronze Gorge willow weaving is a traditional handicraft with a long history. Known for its clean white color, flexibility, and beauty, it has won the affection of people both in China and abroad, becoming a common handicraft in daily life. The craft of willow weaving in Bronze Gorge has a deep-rooted history. Legend has it that when Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent his eldest son Fu Su and the general Meng Tian to station troops in Ningxia and reclaim farmland along the banks of the Yellow River...
Millet and other small grains have been cultivated in Salt Lake for a long time using traditional farming methods. The products are eco-friendly and pollution-free, and are exported to regions such as Yunnan and Sichuan, while also being popular in nearby large and medium-sized cities like Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi. Salt Lake millet is a nationally protected geographical indication agricultural product. The 350,000-acre rain-fed dry farming area in Mahuangshan and Dashuikeng regions of Salt Lake County features an atmosphere that is…
Millet from Yanchi is a specialty of Yanchi County, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Each year, Yanchi County utilizes 350,000 mu of pollution-free farmland to grow organic small grains, primarily millet, establishing a brand for non-polluting, green, and healthy small grain products. Millet from Yanchi is a nationally protected geographical indication agricultural product. The county uses 40% of its arable land…
Flaxseed has been hailed since ancient times as the "food of immortals," with many beautiful legends and praises. Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Ming of Han, two men from Tancheng County, Zhejiang—Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao—got lost while gathering medicinal herbs on Tiantai Mountain. They encountered two fairy maidens who invited them to their home and served them meals made with flaxseed. As a result, the two men became rejuvenated, attained enlightenment, and became immortal. Half a year later, when they returned to their hometown...
In the "Records of the Three Kingdoms," there is an account that shows honey was already a common beverage during the Han Dynasty. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Honey has five therapeutic functions: clearing heat, tonifying the middle, detoxifying, moistening dryness, and relieving pain. When raw, it is cool in nature, thus able to clear heat; when processed, it is warm in nature, thus able to tonify the middle; sweet and mild, thus able to detoxify; soft and...
The daylily was first mentioned in the *Book of Songs*. According to *Ancient and Modern Notes*, “To ease someone’s sorrow, give them red brambles (daylily),” hence its name as the “forget-sorrow herb.” When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led a peasant uprising army to capture Chenzhou (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province) and established their capital and declared themselves kings, the soldiers trampled the lush daylilies into disarray amidst the chaos of war. When…
Geographical Scope: Qingtongxia tomatoes are primarily grown in Qujing Town of Qingtongxia City, covering a total production area of 1,000 hectares with an annual output of 60,000 tons. Located in the central part of the Yellow River Irrigation Area on the Ningxia Plain, Qingtongxia City lies between 105°21′–106°21′ east longitude and 37°36′–38°15′ north latitude, with an average elevation of 1…