The state-level wild protected animals that inhabit and reproduce include tiger frogs, pythons, monkeys, big spirit cats, money leopards, and pangolins. There are 5 species of amphibians with greater economic value, 23 species of reptiles, 30 species of birds and 33 species of beasts.

Shajing Oysters

Shajing oysters are the most famous specialty in Shenzhen. Produced in the Pearl River estuary where salt and fresh water meet, the individual fat, milky white color, tender meat, rich in protein and vitamins, iodine content is 200 times that of milk and egg yolk.

Nanshan Lychee

Shenzhen Nanshan Lychee fruit meat is tender as water, white and transparent, smooth, juicy and sweet, after eating the aftertaste.

Xixiang base shrimp

Produced in the Pearl River estuary on the east side of the Bao'an District, Xixiang, smaller, like a middle finger, the whole body is transparent and slightly pockmarked, the shrimp skin is particularly thin, the meat is very tender, tasty flavor, and its protein content and the Shajing oysters comparable.

Fuyong Wu Tou fish

Western Shenzhen Hailan sea salt and freshwater convergence of the Wu Tou fish, weighing no more than half a catty, the whole body is only a spine, meat, taste fresh and delicious. It can be boiled, steamed or boiled, and is full of flavor.

Nan'ao Abalone

Nan'ao Town is one of the largest land-based abalone farming bases in the country, which is rich in nutrition.

Shiyan Sand Pear

Sand Pear is one of the characteristic fruits of Shenzhen, and it is most famously produced in Shiyan Town of Baoshan District.

Longgang three yellow chicken

Longgang town, Longgang District, the "three yellow chicken" tall and robust, meat thick and tender, skin snow-white oily and bright.

Pingshan Golden Turtle Tangerine

Longgang District, Pingshan Town, Golden Turtle Tangerine has a history of more than a hundred years. The fruit is rich in juice and has a very sweet flavor, which is good for quenching thirst and aiding digestion.

Xili Mango

Xili Town, Nanshan District, has a high yield of large and sweet mangoes. The processed and dried mangoes are also popular among the consumers.

Songgang Duck

Songgang Town, Bao'an District, has a history of raising ducks on a large scale. The preserved ducks produced in Songgang have a bright golden appearance, loose and tender meat, and are sold to Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia and other places.

Gongming Roasted Goose

The roasted goose of Gongming Town, Baoan District, is famous for its color, aroma and taste. The appearance is golden and bright, the skin is crispy and delicious, the meat is fat and not greasy, and the aroma is rich and pungent.

Guangming pigeon

Baoshan District within the former Guangming Overseas Chinese Farm burned signature dishes, production process is sophisticated, exclusive secret recipe. Run, slippery, sweet, tender as a characteristic, that is slaughtered that is used, flavorful and fresh, well-known Pearl River Delta.

Native Medicinal Herbs

There are more than 150 varieties of medicinal herbs in Shenzhen. The main land medicinal herbs are: Liangqiang, specializing in treating cold pain in the heart and bones, cholera, etc.; Chicken Bone Grass, which can cure hepatitis, bruises, etc.; Motherwort, which is a good medicine for gynecology; Acacia, which can cure headache; Chamomile, which has the effect of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes; Crow's gall bladder, which can cure dysentery; and Thorns, which can cure influenza and relieve pain. Marine herbs mainly include: sea dragon and sea horse, which can cure kidney diseases, treat malignant sores, and eliminate swelling and poison; and stone vitex (abalone), which can cure ophthalmic red membranes, green blindness and other conditions. There are also money turtles, oyster beads, sea pearls, jade seaweed, iron ding grass, horsetail xie, etc., all of which have high medicinal value.

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