Qingmuchuan Grilled Fish is made with high-quality freshwater Qián fish from the Bailong River, and is a distinctive local specialty. The grilled fish boasts an exceptionally delicious flavor, earning praise from many visitors. …
There is a saying in Ningqiang: “A day without something sour makes the heart uneasy.” Whether it’s rice or noodles, porridge or soup, they are often seasoned with sour bran water. When eating coarse grains like corn or potatoes, even more emphasis is placed on the sour flavor. Nowadays, sour rice mainly uses refined grains, with acidity derived from bran water, pickled vegetables, fresh vinegar, or tomatoes. Sour bran tofu porridge suits all ages and has relatively high nutritional value…
Ningqiang Persimmon Cakes are made from high-quality beef-heart persimmons sourced from the Qinba Mountain area. They are known for their heat-clearing, lung-moistening, and thirst-quenching properties. With their bright red color and sweet, sticky texture, these cakes are soft, sweet, and glutinous in taste, rich in nutrients, and suitable for all ages. (Source: Ningqiang Government Website)…
These wild vegetables are harvested from the headwaters of the Han River, featuring naturally grown, pollution-free plants such as toon shoots, bamboo shoots, bracken sprouts, bracken fern, and fiddlehead ferns. Scientifically processed and refined, these ingredients are rich in plant protein, various vitamins, trace elements, and amino acids. Regular consumption may help prevent cerebral thrombosis and arteriosclerosis, dispel wind-dampness, and promote longevity. The product...
Tuber Root Dumplings are a distinctive snack from Ningqiang County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. Shaped like half moons and colored light brown, each set consists of five folded sections. Legend has it that they evolved from traditional local vegetarian banquets. Initially light and fragrant in flavor, they became richer over time, leading to both vegetarian and meat-filled versions coexisting. The main ingredient is starch extracted from wild fern roots...
Golden Ox Red, the first black tea from the Hanzhong tea region, is primarily produced in Ningqiang County — known as the "First City along the Three-Thousand-Li Han River." It was developed over three years starting in 2009 by Hanzhui Chun Tea Co., Ltd. of Hanzhong City, Hanzhong Vocational and Technical College, Hanzhong Plant Research Institute, and Tianyuan Tea Processing Factory in Ningqiang County. In 2012…
Chenggu Liquor is brewed purely from grain and has a history of over 3,700 years. It is a well-known brand product of Shaanxi Province, featuring more than 40 varieties across five major categories, among which Chenggu Tequ and Jinliang Chun are especially renowned. In recent years, the Chenggu Liquor Distillery has been using premium oranges and traditional brewing techniques to produce orange-flavored liquor that boasts rich fruity aroma and high nutritional value, showing great market potential. …
Also known as Tianma or "Heavenly Hemp," it has been used in medicine for over 1,000 years. It possesses analgesic, sedative, anticonvulsant, blood pressure-lowering, eyesight-improving, and intelligence-enhancing properties, and is also an excellent ingredient for dietary therapy. …
Chenggu Yuanhu The Chenggu County Agricultural Technology Extension Center Yuanhu is a commonly used bulk medicinal herb. Its extract contains over 20 types of alkaloids, mainly offering effects such as promoting blood circulation, regulating qi, and relieving pain. It has similar efficacy to Notoginseng and holds great potential as a substitute, with promising market prospects. It is widely used in clinical applications, commonly…
Chenggu has long been known for producing “tribute oranges,” earning the beautiful title of “Orange Town.” For thousands of years, despite ups and downs, its citrus cultivation has endured. During the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, leveraging this unique ecological advantage, the county actively adjusted its agricultural structure and vigorously promoted the industrialization of citrus, achieving major breakthroughs. The county’s citrus planting area reached over 100,000 mu, with a yield of more than 45…
Boil soy milk, add gypsum water, and scoop it into a bowl before it solidifies. Steam it briefly in a steamer to create a smooth, snowy-white tofu pudding as delicate as congealed fat. In a separate pan, stir-fry the toppings made from ground lean meat, crushed peanuts, and more. Just before eating, add the stir-fried toppings to the bowl of tofu pudding, along with chopped scallions, ginger, pickled mustard tuber, dried shrimp, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, MSG, and chili oil...
In Ningqiang, a small amount of edible alkali is added to sweet potato starch to make a paste. This is poured into boiling water while stirring, quickly thickening and darkening in color to become semi-transparent. The stirring continues until it forms chunks, at which point the hot liangfen is ready. Take a bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar, salt, MSG, pepper, garlic juice, and chili oil. When eating, scoop out a chunk of hot liangfen with chopsticks...
Chenggu Vegetable Tofu: Made from soybeans and coagulated with brine, it has a delicate texture and a clean, jade-like white color, rich in protein. With its balanced sweet and sour flavor, it quenches thirst and stimulates saliva production, making it an excellent summer dish.…
Over the dynasties, Chenggu has seen many waves of migration. During the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty (1465), Yuan Jie from the Ministry of Revenue was ordered by the imperial court to resettle disaster victims from Jingzhou and Xiangfan in Hubei along the upper reaches of the Han River to Lishi Village (now Yuan Gong Village) in Chenggu. The population of Lishi Village grew, and the village expanded. To honor Yuan Jie, their benevolent official, the villagers renamed Lishi Village...
Hanzhong Imperial Tribute Fragrant Rice -- A nationally renowned, high-quality, and specialty agricultural product…
The Giant Salamander of Hanzhong is a specialty of Hanzhong, Shaanxi. It is a rare, cultivated breed derived from artificial breeding of natural populations of the Chinese Giant Salamander, originating from its native habitat — Hanzhong, Shaanxi, known as the "Hometown of the Chinese Giant Salamander" and a primeval breeding base for the species. The Giant Salamander of Hanzhong is one of China’s protected geographical indication products. Shaan…
Shangyuanguan Red Tofu from Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province is made from high-quality soybeans. Local brine (referred to as "jiangshui" by locals) is used to coagulate the tofu, which is then pressed. The tofu is cut into one-inch cubes, fermented at a constant temperature, and marinated with over 30 seasonings including salt, Sichuan peppercorn, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, galangal, and cardamom...
"Plant melons and beans around the Qingming Festival." The period around Qingming is also the time to plant ginger. Ginger is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family, cultivated as an annual. It has underdeveloped fibrous roots, and the edible part is its enlarged, irregularly shaped rhizome, which is yellowish-brown or grayish-white in color and has a pungent taste. The above-ground stem grows to a height of 60–70 cm, and the leaves...
Hanzhong Xianhao Effect. Hanzhong Xianhao is the collective name for three brands: “Wuzi Xianhao,” “Dingjun Mingmei,” and “Ningqiang Que She.” In the Qinba Mountains when March arrives and flowers are in full bloom, it’s once again the season of fragrant green tea. In early March, designated tea retail outlets across Hanzhong City—the main green tea producing area in southern Shaanxi—unifiedly replaced their storefront signs with designs featuring green tea plantations and printed with the words “Hanzhong Xianhao,” a national geographical indication product...
Chenggu has a long history of citrus cultivation, dating back over 2,000 years. Chenggu citrus is sweet yet slightly acidic, with a unique flavor and excellent quality, making it especially popular among consumers in northern China, particularly in the northwest. The vigorous development of the citrus industry has effectively fostered the growth of competitive industries and increased farmers’ incomes. The entire...