Specialties worth taking home from Chongqing: Yongchuan Xiuya, Dengying beef, Rongchang craft pottery, Hechuan peach slices, Tuocha, etc.
1. Yongchuan Xiuya
Yongchuan is located in a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The temperature returns early in spring, the temperature is high in summer, the rainfall is concentrated, the sunshine is sufficient, and the rain and heat are in the same season. The humidity is about 80, the frost-free period is 320 days, and the soil pH is 4.5~6.5 (slightly acidic), which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees.
Since the tea gardens in Yongchuan District are generally located at an altitude of 300-500m and have good climatic conditions, many varieties of large, medium and small leaf species suitable for cultivation in Yongchuan District exist, which are the characteristics of Yongchuan Xiuya. The blending provides a good base.
2. Dengying Beef
Dengying Beef is a local traditional food in Dazhou City, Sichuan Province. The beef slices are as thin as paper, red and bright in color, spicy and crispy in taste. Chew them carefully and you will have endless aftertaste.
Lamp shadow, that is, shadow play, uses lights to project silhouettes of characters made of animal skins or cardboard onto a curtain. The use of "lantern shadow" to call this kind of beef shows that the slices of meat are so thin that they can reveal objects under the light, just like the curtain in a shadow play.
3. Rongchang Craft Pottery
Chongqing Rongchang ceramics industry developed from rough pottery during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, to "mud essence" during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, and then to carved patterns during the Guangxu period. , color glaze and underglaze color in the Republic of China; in terms of kiln shape, it developed from Zengzi kiln and Tong kiln to ladder kiln; the fuel is mainly pine firewood. After liberation, the firewood kiln developed into a coal kiln. In terms of glazing, the colored glaze decoration since the Tang and Song Dynasties has been inherited, and various glaze colors have been developed.
4. Hechuan peach slices
The uniqueness of Hechuan peach slices in product formula and raw material selection is the root of the unique flavor and quality of Hechuan peach slices. The main ingredients of Hechuan peach slices are high-quality glutinous rice, walnut kernels, and white sugar produced in Hechuan. The special auxiliary ingredient is aged roses. Because fresh roses are added to high-quality white sugar and mixed in a closed fermentation for more than one year, Hechuan peach slices are given a unique rose fragrance.
5. Tuocha
Yunnan has a long history of tea production and extremely rich social and cultural resources. It is a fertile ground for profound tea culture, and it is also the background and brilliant foreshadowing of tea culture. Yunnan is the origin of tea trees. The birthplace is also the ancestor of tea cultivation and utilization. In the long history, in the social practice of tea cultivation, tea processing, transportation, marketing and consumption, combined with life, a unique and colorful tea culture and Tea culture resources.
The ancient city of Dali has a history of thousands of years. Its beautiful landscape is known as "Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, and Erhai moon". The ancient Tea Horse Road also meandered through here. Sichuan and Tibet have witnessed the rise and fall of tea events in the past dynasties over the long years, and have tasted the nostalgia of caravan travelers. At the same time, they have also accumulated a profound tea-making culture.