Henan's agricultural specialties are rich and colorful, jujube production throughout the country, hundreds of varieties, to Xinzheng gray jujube, jujube, Lingbao round jujube is the most famous.
Henan's annual output of sesame tops the national list, processed into a small milled sesame oil, containing more vitamin E, with anti-disease and longevity effects.
Other agricultural specialties include Xinyang Maojian tea, which is one of the top ten famous teas in China, Bianliang watermelon, Lankao paulownia tree, Xinmi sheepskin, and the "Four Great Wyoming Medicines" in northern Henan, etc.
The Four Great Wyoming Medicines are the most important medicines in Henan.
The four great medicines of Huaiyao, i.e., Huang, yam, chrysanthemum and ox-knee produced by ancient Huaiqingfu, are famous in China and abroad for their unique medicinal properties, such as vital essence and blood, beneficial to the middle gas, and living tendons and muscles, as well as hearing and eyesight. Lankao paulownia that Henan paulownia, is a fast-growing deciduous tree, light material, not deformed, non-flammable, corrosion-resistant, not moth-eaten, beautiful pattern, is the Henan tradition, large export materials.
Henan handicraft specialties include Yuzhou Jun porcelain, Ruzhou Ru porcelain, Kaifeng Bian embroidery, Luoyang lanterns, Tang Sancai and so on. Jun porcelain is a traditional valuable ceramics, "kiln change" color, colorful, or like a stream of clouds or like fireworks, endless changes.
Henan specialties include Bianjing Roast Duck, Daokou Roast Chicken, etc., and famous wines such as Ruyang Dukang Wine and Minquan Wine.
Kaifeng watermelon, commonly known as Bianliang watermelon, is a traditional specialty of Kaifeng, which is famous in ancient and modern times and sells well in the land of Shenzhou, and has the name of Bianliang watermelon A world. There is a proverb that "Xiao County pomegranate Dangshan pear, Bianliang watermelon red to the skin". The production area is mainly concentrated in Kaifeng County, Tongxu County and Yushi County, with an area of about 14,000 mu. The main varieties are Bian early dew, open miscellaneous No. 2, Cuibao No. 5 Jingxin No. 1 and so on.
Xinzheng jujube, also known as chicken heart jujube, chicken heart jujube, is a specialty of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, Xinzheng, known as "Lingbao apple Tongguan pear, Xinzheng jujube sweet like honey" praise. Red jujube sweet taste, sex warm, is the blood tonic spleen beauty nourishing fruit, and Xinzheng jujube with its thin skin, thick meat, small nucleus, sweet taste times favored by the people, become the best of jujube class.
Xinyang Mao Jian, also known as Yu Mao Feng, is a green tea. Is one of China's top ten famous tea, Henan Province, one of the famous specialty. The main production area in Xinyang City _ River District (former Xinyang City), Pingqiao District (former Xinyang County) and Luoshan County. Created by Han tea farmers. In the early years of the Republic of China, because of the Xinyang tea area of the five major tea company output superior quality of the mountain Mao Jian tea, officially named "Xinyang Mao Jian".
Xinyang Mao Jian has a unique style of "fine, round, light, straight, more white hair, high aroma, strong flavor, soup color green", has a thirst, clear mind and eyesight, refreshing the brain, greasy digestion, etc. In 1915, in the Panama World's Fair, and Guizhou Maotai with the gold medal, in 1990, the brand of Xinyang Mao Jian In 1990, Xinyang Mao Jian brand participated in the national evaluation, and achieved the first place in the comprehensive quality of green tea. Xinyang Mao Jian is known as the "king of green tea". Xinyang Mao Jian brand for many years ranked No. 3 in the value of China's tea regional public brand. 2017, China's tea regional brand value rating, Xinyang Mao Jian with 5.991 billion yuan ranked second in the brand value list.