Datong's specialty
Datong Huanghua, the scientific name of Hemerocallis fulva, commonly known as day lily, is a kind of vegetable with high nutritional value. Ji Kang's Theory of Health Preservation recorded in Shennong Classic that "Hemerocallis forget their worries and enjoy eating them", and Li Shizhen also specifically discussed it in Compendium of Materia Medica, saying that it has the functions of diuresis and stomach strengthening. Datong is one of the main producing areas of yellow flowers in Shanxi Province. Since the Ming Dynasty, it has enjoyed the reputation of "the hometown of yellow flowers". Datong's yellow flower has three advantages: first, it is bright yellow in color, clean and mildew-free, golden in color and rarely covered with black spots and mildew; Second, the horns are long and thick, the lines are thick, and the fat is neat; Third, it is oily, crisp and tender, and it will not rot after a long time of cooking. Datong Huanghua can be a vegetarian top grade. Mount Hengshan Huangqi Mountainous area is most suitable for planting Huangqi, and hun yuan at the foot of the mountain has become the hometown of Huangqi in China. Astragalus membranaceus is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with high medicinal value, and it is also a good assistant for people to cook meat, soak wine, cook vegetables and cook soup. It is characterized by long and straight strips, thin sheath fiber, Huang Liang color, large powder and small hollow, and it is a very popular "Zhengbeiqi" in the international market. Datong Art Porcelain is produced in Datong Meiyukou Coal Mine Ceramics Factory. Its products are unique in shape, novel in design and various in variety, especially children's toys with national and local characteristics, which are unique and more attractive. There are as many as 130 kinds and hundreds of colors of ceramic products produced here, many of which are rich in national traditions and myths and legends. Such as "Maitreya Buddha with a big belly", "Longevity Star", "Maiden Scattering Flowers", "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon", "Pig Eight Rings Eating Watermelon" and so on. Copper Hot Pot Datong's hot pot bronzes have a long history and exquisite craftsmanship. As early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, they enjoyed a good reputation. Datong copper chafing dish has a reasonable design structure, which consists of six parts: chassis, pot body, fire seat, pot cover, fire tube and small cover. Its production process includes seven processes: molding, casting, welding, tin lining, embossing, polishing and assembly. On the chassis, the pot body, the pot cover and the lid, patterns such as "dragon and phoenix in appearance", "magpie on plum blossom", "Eight Immortals crossing the sea" and "flowers and birds landscape" are engraved respectively. Because of its beautiful shape, exquisite craftsmanship, variety, durability and strong national and local characteristics, it is deeply loved by customers. People not only like its practical value, but also like its artistic appreciation value. 1973 When Premier Zhou Enlai accompanied French President Pompidou to visit with him, he presented the copper chafing dish with the pattern of "Flying Moon in Kowloon" to President Pompidou, which was highly praised by him. Today, Datong Metal Craft Factory produces ten types and more than 200 varieties of craft products, mainly copper hot pot, supplemented by wine sets, court tableware, copper plaques and bronze statues, which are not only very popular all over China, but also popular in Japan, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and Hong Kong and Macao. Wool carpet Wool carpet is an authentic export handicraft in China, with a long production history and unique weaving style, which enjoys a high reputation in the international market. According to experts' investigation, fragments of Neolithic blankets have been found in Qinghai Province, China, and the figure-eight "twist twist" knitting method is very similar to the current knitting method. Wool carpets in Datong area began to be produced as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when King Wuling of Zhao set up a county. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it had a high level of production technology, and it was able to weave various patterns with various colors such as red, brown, purple and green. After liberation, carpet factories were established in Datong, Shanyin, Hunyuan and other places. datong county carpet factory is the best in terms of its excellent wool quality, fine workmanship, novel design, harmonious color and durability. Datong county Carpet Factory, established in 1970, is a factory specializing in the production of carpets for export. Production of high-grade pure wool 90-pass machine-pulled hand-planted velvet carpet, the product design is exquisite, the four corners are symmetrical, divided into big side, middle side and small side, and the middle pattern is often landscape, exotic flowers and grasses, pine crane to celebrate the new year, five pictures of holding longevity, happiness and luck, etc. Nowadays, the factory produces a series of products such as bed blanket, kang blanket, carpet, sofa blanket, car seat blanket, etc. Through the processes of spinning, dyeing, weaving, leveling, cutting flowers, washing and so on, all of them are of good quality and durability, and have the characteristics of comfort, moisture insulation, evil spirits and coldness, being warm in winter and cool in summer, being beneficial to health, and having both use value and artistic appreciation value. Therefore, it is not only popular all over the country, but also sells well in Britain, France, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong and Macao. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yungang Juanren Datong area had the habit of buying "clay dolls" and "rag dolls" at temple fairs. Many people come to the temple fair to buy a "doll" for their children in order to beg for their children, live longer, avoid disasters and get rid of diseases. After liberation, the "clay doll" has been eliminated, while the "rag doll" has become more and more exquisite. Many girls and daughters-in-law like to make efforts in sewing rag dolls to show off their ingenuity. Kang Qiaoling, a versatile silk artist in Datong City, has developed her artistic attainments on the basis of sewing dolls, showing the facial makeup, costumes and figure of dramatic figures, as well as various Buddha statues, threatening bodhisattvas, geisha flying in the sky and artistic modeling of dramatic figures in Yungang Grottoes and Huayan Temple. Her silk spinner is made of silk, silk, satin, yarn, silk, crepe, brocade and other materials, which has local characteristics and is praised by the masses as "Yungang silk spinner". Kang Qiaoling's production of silk figures began in 1983. Later, with her accomplishments in Quyi and drama, the level of silk-maker was quite good, but she was still not satisfied. She also humbly studied printmaking art and arts and crafts, and sought advice from Buddhism, medicine and architecture. She was good at learning from others and absorbed nutrition from various arts extensively. Therefore, the silk figures she made are not only similar in shape, but also similar in spirit, reaching the superb realm of blending scenes. For example, her design of "Guan Yunchang reading the Spring and Autumn Period by candlelight at night" has a long beard on Guan Yu's face and a deep meditation under his sleeping silkworm's eyebrow, which vividly depicts a group of noble and upright characters, and is quite famous for "caressing the sword and whistling at night, with great ambition"; In "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Tears of a Precious Princess", the images of "Daiyu burying flowers", "Baochai catching butterflies", "Xiangyun lying on a stone", "Sister Feng playing politics" and "Princess Zhen reforming" are all vivid and radiant. Nowadays, the Second Light Industry Bureau of the city has built Yungang Silk Workers Factory to produce silk workers in batches. This product is not only popular in China, but also sells well in Japan, the United States, Hong Kong and Macao and many other regions. Due to the continuous improvement of the production technology and the continuous renewal of products, Yungang Silk Man has developed from a single silk man to a large-scale light show silk man. Therefore, "Yungang Silk Man" can travel around the country for roving exhibitions, and the large-scale silk man lantern exhibitions "Datong World", "Yifeng Chengxiang" and "Light of the Coal Sea" have won two special prizes for "Welcome to the Asian Games". 1995 gloriously boarded the lantern stage of the "World Women's Joint Conference". Guangling paper-cut is rich in content, fine in craftsmanship, colorful, and has a strong flavor of life and local characteristics. There are many paper-cut patterns in Guangling, including figures, plants, animals and patterns that represent life and symbolize good luck and happiness, such as a Dream of Red Mansions, Water Margin, The Journey to the West, Yang Jiajiang and other complete sets of drama figures, drama faces, flowers, birds, insects, fish, melons, fruits and vegetables. The composition is full, complete and coherent, vivid, rough and free. Its knife method is exquisite and the lines are smooth ... Xiaobao Grape is located in Weijiabao Village, Dongxiao Village, near Sanggan River in Yanggao County, which is a well-known grape town. Here, every summer, outside the village, grapes are full of shelves and lush foliage, showing a unique elegant demeanour. The Weijia family has been raising grapes for more than 200 years. Grape has become a traditional cash crop for farmers here. The grapes planted here not only have a large planting area, but also have a high yield.