Hancheng Pants-Pocket Noodles—these belt-like noodles refer to the traditional folk dish “Haopao Noodles” from the Guanzhong region. These noodles are made from premium white flour, eggs, spinach, carrots, and seasonings. With a width of about one inch and a length of one foot, they are often described as “noodles as wide as a belt.”…
Fried Pastry Pockets, also known as “crispy pastry buns,” are a distinctive type of baked good in the Hancheng food market. The reason they are crispy and oily is precisely because they contain a high amount of oil. Their main ingredients are wheat flour and cooking oil, with additional ingredients including sesame seeds, salt, a mixture of ten spices, fermented dough, and alkaline dough.
Hancheng stone bread, also known as ancient griddle cake, is a traditional food beloved by many. Owing to its long history, it is hailed as a “living fossil” among Chinese foods. The ingredients of stone bread include flour, alkaline flour, fine salt, cooked lard, and fresh prickly ash leaves. It is made through several processes such as dough kneading, stone preparation, shaping, and baking. Its characteristics…
White Water Tofu Buns are a specialty snack from Baishui County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. These buns are delicious and nutritious, and most importantly, they are large in size and great value, making them suitable for a wide range of consumers, including both the young and the elderly. Baishui's soy products draw on the famous Du Kang Spring water and use locally grown soybeans and black beans from the deep mountains...
The "Hebei" in Hebei Chili Soup doesn't refer to the Chinese province of Hebei. It's a local term used by people in Baishui County to describe a specific region within their county. Because the shape of the Baishui map resembles a hat, and the Luo River runs from the northwest to the southeast through the area, with the county town located at the southernmost part of the county, locals refer to the three towns north of the Luo River (Shiguan, Zongmu, and Beiyuan) as...
White Water flower steamed buns, also known as "flower buns" or mianhua, are made from specially selected high-quality flour. Exquisitely crafted, they feature beautiful shapes, vibrant colors, and lifelike details, rich in cultural meaning and distinct folk characteristics. In the folk tradition of Baishui, during all seasons and festivals, as well as joyous or somber occasions, skilled women use simple tools and their vivid imagination to showcase their craftsmanship, creating...
White Water Guokui is a traditional and popular wheat-based snack beloved by residents in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi. Also known as "lamo" (pancake), it is made from refined flour and boasts a fragrant aroma, crispy texture, and convenient portability. The White Water Guokui is first shaped on an iron griddle (a flat-bottomed pan) and then baked in an oven. This guokui offers a delightfully fragrant...
Baishui Kitchen Knives As the ancients said: “If you want to do good work, you must first sharpen your tools.” As the proverb goes: “A good chef is known by his knife.” When you step into the kitchen to cook, you hope, first and foremost, to have a sharp, lightweight, and handy kitchen knife that feels just right in your hand. The long-established and well-renowned “Baishui Brand” kitchen knives from Baishui County, Shaanxi Province — one of China’s top ten famous knife brands...
The "Shuanghui" brand glasses produced by Baishui Glasses Factory are high-quality products with a novel design, elegant and attractive style, even visible light transmission that preserves the true colors of objects, and the ability to partially absorb or block harmful infrared and ultraviolet rays to the eyes, as well as effectively prevent physical and chemical irritants. Baishui Glasses are made from pure natural...
White Water Tofu White, fine, tender, and chewy, with a rich bean flavor. The tofu can be sliced, cubed, or cut into strips—each piece has a white, delicate texture that is soft yet firm. When boiled in a pot, it holds its shape for a long time; when pan-fried, it turns golden and soft, offering a both smooth and chewy bite. High in protein and containing nutrients such as calcium and iron, it is very nutritious. The tofu, after being pressed...
Buckwheat hele noodles are a traditional local delicacy in Bai Shui. Made with carefully selected ingredients and crafted with precision, they are served with seasonings that enhance their delicious, smooth, and delicate flavor, earning them widespread acclaim both within and beyond the county. Bai Shui hele noodles are known for being white, fine, long, and soft. Their surface is clean and white, making them almost indistinguishable from wheat flour hele noodles. They are as fine as cellophane noodles, can stretch several feet in length, and are soft yet elastic. When served hot...
“Flower Steamed Buns,” also known as dough flowers, are made from specially prepared high-quality flour. Exquisitely crafted, beautifully shaped, vibrantly colored, and lifelike, they carry rich cultural meanings and distinct folk characteristics. In the Baishui region, during seasonal festivals, weddings, funerals, and other significant occasions, skilled local women use simple tools and their vivid imaginations to create these artful...
Baishui Dried Tofu is made from locally sourced high-quality soybeans and the sweet water of the Du Kang Spring. It actively draws on the essence of traditional Baishui tofu craftsmanship, resulting in an exceptionally tender, delicious, smooth, and chewy texture. It’s hailed as the “Moutai of foods” and offers high nutritional value. Ingredients: high-quality soybeans, edible turmeric, Du Kang Spring water.…
Sliced Duck Soup, also known as Stir-fried Pork Tenderloin Slices, involves first slicing fresh pork tenderloin vertically then horizontally into small pieces. The slices are placed in a bowl and mixed with egg white. The wok is heated, then filled with clean oil. Before the oil smokes, the prepared meat is added along with a small amount of thick starch slurry to thicken the mixture, which is then poured into the wok. The spatula is used to continuously stir the mixture while heating over high heat — this technique is called “hot wok, cold oil.” Once the pork slices gradually expand in size,…
Zeng Gao (also called Jing Gao) is a traditional breakfast food in White Water, made from glutinous rice and red dates to create a sweet cake. It is known for its rich date aroma, soft, sticky, and sweet texture, and the health benefits of red dates, which help boost energy, enrich blood, nourish kidneys, and calm the nerves—making it a nourishing food. Zeng Gao originated as a food exclusively for princes during the Western Zhou Dynasty over three thousand years ago...
Yaohe Tofu Pot is a specialty snack from Yaohe Town, Baishui County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. The Yaohe Tofu Pot combines various types of tofu—fried tofu, tofu balls, home-style tofu, and more—along with side ingredients such as pork intestines, sliced meat, glass noodles, and vermicelli. This famous local dish from Yaohe Town in Baishui County—"Tofu Pot"—showcases Baishui’s well-known tofu and apple production...
Gongli Qijiao The town of Gongli is divided into a northern mountainous area and a southern plateau area by the East Main Canal. The eight villages north of the canal are at high altitude, enjoy abundant sunlight, and have significant temperature variations. The local residents have long had the habit of planting prickly ash, mainly the “Qijiao” variety, which features a rich color, fragrant taste, and a pleasantly numbing and spicy flavor that is highly favored by consumers. In recent years, the town’s Party committee and government have adapted to local conditions, adjusted the agricultural structure, and promoted the conversion of farmland to forest. As a result, the total area of Qijiao cultivation has exceeded [font]20,000 mu, with an annual output of about 2 million jin. A Qijiao trading market has been established on Leicun Street, where management has been strengthened and services provided. During the Qijiao harvest season, the market bustles with activity day and night, and vehicles transporting Qijiao come in an endless stream. Villagers from Leicun, Danggou, Goubei, Zhuangke, and Qianjin in Gongli Town, as well as farmers from surrounding towns such as Baimiao, Caocun, and Zhuangli, all come to trade, resulting in lively and active market conditions.
The King of Peaches — Yangtun Big Peaches are highly adaptable, grow rapidly, mature early, and bear fruit early, producing fruit in just two years and reaching peak yield within three to four years. Their yield is exceptionally high, exceeding 10,000 pounds per mu. The peaches are unusually large, with an average single fruit weight of over 400 grams and a maximum of over 900 grams. They are uniform in size and brilliantly colored. The peach skin has a light pink base, …
Hongshan Pear — the King of Pears. This variety was introduced from Liaoning in Northeast China in 2000. After three years of growth observation, it has now begun to bear fruit, performing very well. The fruit is oblong in shape, ripens in late September, and weighs around 250 grams per piece. It has a light pink skin, a well-formed appearance, white flesh that is crisp and juicy with a sweet taste, and a soluble solid content...
Black jade is a precious and rare natural resource, found only in the northern mountainous regions of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province. It features a deep, smooth texture with fine grain, jet-black in color and glossy to the touch, enjoying great renown. With a hardness of around Mohs 4, it has long been prized as an excellent material for crafting inkstones and carving tools. Ancient people ranked it alongside diamonds, gemstones, and colored stones as one of the “precious beautiful stones.” Black jade mining in Fuping dates back to the Qin and Han dynasties. According to the county annals, “Ore is produced in the northern part of the county, attracting miners from various prefectures and counties. It can be engraved and polished, and is known as black jade,” making the area also famous as China’s renowned “hometown of stone carving.” Fuping black jade and its artworks hold a glorious place in the history of Chinese civilization. The Xi’an Stele Forest, known as China’s largest treasure house of stone carving art, houses over 1,700 cultural relics, more than 80% of which are made from Fuping black jade. Masterpieces such as Li Si’s “Yishan Carved Stone” from the Qin Dynasty, the “Cao Quan Stele” from Heyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ouyang Xun’s “Huangfu Dan Stele,” Yan Zhenqing’s “Pagoda of Many Treasures,” and Liu Gongquan’s “Mysterious Pagoda” are considered the museum’s crown jewels. Even today, whether for replicating historical stelae or engraving contemporary calligraphy, the stones used are sourced from Fuping and carved by local artisans. The vast Guanzhong Plain in central Shaanxi, dubbed an “open-air stone carving art museum,” is home to numerous large-scale stone sculpture complexes, countless carvings, statues, and horse-tethering pillars. These range from the 15-meter-high, 40-ton stone pillar at Qiaoling Mausoleum to the mysterious uncarved stele in front of Qianling Mausoleum, as well as the national treasures known as the “Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum,” all crafted from Fuping black jade. The Qing Dynasty scholar-official Li Yindi wrote in his poem “Black Jade of the Tang Mausoleums”: “Massive layers of rock tower by the million, Tang imperial tombs rose in their prime; Black jade from verdant hills was quarried nearby, Its inscribed brilliance shining everywhere.”