Qingyuan's specialties include Yangshan fig, Shatian pomelo, fresh sugar orange, Qingyuan Dongguan pear, white-cut Qingyuan chicken, Yingde black tea, boiled pork slices, Dongpo dumplings, Yangshan tofu and Lianzhou white tea.

Qingyuan specialty 1: Yangshan fig

Yangshan fig is a specialty of Qingyuan, Guangdong. Yangshan County in Qingyuan has a unique geographical environment, with short spring and autumn and long summer, and the same season of rain and heat, which is very suitable for the growth of figs. The produced fig is as sweet as honey, and also contains fructose, fruit acid, protein, vitamins and other ingredients.

Qingyuan specialty 2: Yingde black tea

Yingde black tea "Hong Ying" is one of the five largest black teas in China, which is tied with "Qi Hong" and "Dianhong". Because of its streaks on the outside, moist color, fresh and sweet inside, red soup color, rich aroma and mellow entrance, it has been deeply appreciated by tea tasters and won numerous awards. It is said that King Elizabeth II of England loves Yingde black tea very much. "Hong Ying" is famous, in the final analysis, because of the good quality of Yingde tea. Therefore, Yingde green tea, oolong tea and other teas are not as famous as "Hong Ying", but they are all the same good teas.

Qingyuan specialty 3: white-cut Qingyuan chicken

White-cut Qingyuan chicken is an authentic Qingyuan chicken, weighing about 2 Jin. After slaughter, hang it dry, and soak the whole chicken in boiling water with slow fire until it is just cooked. Take it out, put it in clean ice water, cool it and cut it into pieces.