Qingyang City has such tablelands as Dongzhi, Zaosheng and Gonghe 12, with a total area of 270,000 hectares, including 90,000 hectares in Dongzhi tableland, which is the main crop producing area. There are five rivers in the city, namely Malian River, Puhe River, Honghe River, Silang River and Hulu River, with 27 larger tributaries. The average annual total flow is 26.7 cubic meters per second and the total runoff is 843 million cubic meters. The static reserve of groundwater in the city is 4.339 billion cubic meters, and the dynamic reserve is 3710.4 million cubic meters.
Hemerocallis
Influenced by the unique climatic conditions and geographical environment of the Loess Plateau, the day lily produced in Qingyang is light yellow or golden in color, fresh and tender in texture, tight, long, even and thick. Grab a handful and knead it into a ball. It feels soft and elastic. After letting go, every day lily can stretch out quickly. Day lily, commonly known as "day lily" and scientifically known as day lily, is a perennial herb bud of Liliaceae, with a refreshing fragrance. Day lily is delicious, tender and nutritious, such as pollen, sugar, protein, vitamin C, calcium, fat, carotene and amino acids. Its carotene content is even several times higher than that of tomatoes. The quality ranks first in China, and it was named "Northwest Super Day Lily" by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and exported to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe and America.
Day lily, called "girl without worry" and "day lily" in ancient times, is also called "day lily" because its bud is shaped like a golden lily. People love the beauty of day lily, but pay more attention to its rich nutritional value. According to the measurement, every 500g of dried flower bud contains 3g of sugar, 70.5mg of protein, 2g of fat, 23.5mg of calcium, 86.5mg of phosphorus and 82.5mg of iron, and also contains many vitamins beneficial to human body. Therefore, day lily, mushrooms, black fungus and Nostoc flagelliforme are listed as famous dishes and delicacies by Gansu people. Gansu people often fry day lily with shredded pork, eggs and spinach, which is very popular among adults. Barbecue, chicken stew, duck stew and fried tofu with day lily are delicious and unique.
Qiaoduo noodles
Chopping buckwheat noodles is a unique local snacks in Huan County in the north of Qingyang. Huan county is rich in buckwheat, buckwheat noodles are of good quality and white color, and there will be no bloating after eating. How to eat? Noodles, chopped noodles, etc. The way to chop buckwheat noodles is: first mix buckwheat noodles with alkaline water, with moderate hardness, then knead them continuously, roll them into fine noodles with a rolling pin, fold them and put them on the chopping board. Hold two iron knives with two handles more than one foot high in both hands, chop the noodles directly into the pot, cook them, take them out and put them in a bowl, and then eat them. Authentic buckwheat noodles are delicious and are excellent dishes for people in Huanxian County.
Huan County is located in the northeast corner of Gansu Province, bordering Ningxia Tongxin, Yanchi and Dingbian County of Shaanxi Province, and belongs to Qingyang City of Gansu Province.
Huan county is rich in buckwheat. There is a riddle among the people in Huan County: "Plant in winter if you are afraid of heat, and then die of heat; plant in summer if you are afraid of freezing, and finally freeze to death." Plant two crops, the former refers to winter wheat and the latter refers to buckwheat. The riddle tells the basic characteristics of buckwheat. Buckwheat has a short growth period and is not frost-tolerant. Generally, seeds are sown in early summer and can be harvested when they are ripe. After a thousand years, it is said that it froze to death. There is also a saying in Huanxian County: "Buckwheat with three ridges and pointed wheat has an unusual custom of ten miles." This statement describes the changes of regional customs, but vividly describes the shape of buckwheat fruit.
Oatmeal powder is soft.
Oatmeal powder is a unique flavor snack in Huanxian County. The production method is to put oats in a boiling water pot, boil them for three times, take them out to dry, grind them into flour, add water, stir them into balls or cakes, steam them in a cage, take them out, cool them slightly, cut them into thin slices and serve them with seasonings. Because it is soft and delicious, it is deeply loved by foodies. Now, it has boarded elegant halls and star-rated hotels, becoming a delicious food for people to entertain guests.
Pour oatmeal into a boiling pot and steam until it is medium-cooked, take it out to dry, grind it into powder, rub it with water and steam until it is cooked. Cut into thin strips or slices after taking out of the pot, which is similar to jade noodles, delicate, flexible and soft, and is usually eaten cold. Originally from the northern part of Huan County, it is now popular inside and outside the city, especially for diabetics.
Qingyang tunuanguo
Qingyang people love to eat warm pots. In winter, the family sits around the warm pot and feels particularly warm. And it's always boring.
The best way to warm the pot is to warm the pot with sand, which tastes delicious. A good pot also needs good ingredients. The materials used to warm the pot in Longdong are all home-cooked dishes: white radish slices are the main ingredients, with auricularia auricula, day lily, bean sprouts, vermicelli (also local potato vermicelli, not vermicelli), mushrooms, tofu (the old marinated tofu made by local farmers pays attention to the hardness of tofu but does not pursue tenderness), carrots, Chinese cabbage and so on. , but the pot surface should be paved with high-grade dishes, that is,
First, cut the white radish into thin slices, blanch it in boiling water, take it out and let it cool. Then pour a little clear oil into the wok. After the oil is hot, pour the cooled white radish into a wok and stir fry, then pour the prepared broth (chicken soup or pork soup). After two or three minutes, put the stewed white radish into a warm pot. Put tofu slices, meatballs, crispy meat, vermicelli, Chinese cabbage, fungus, day lily, mushrooms, etc. Put it in a warm pot. After putting these ingredients into a warm pot, put the sliced meat neatly on it (the way to cook the sliced pork is to take it out when it is 80% ripe, fry it in an oil pan, take it out when the skin changes color, sprinkle sugar on the skin, and cook it with the previous soup. The skin of the meat cooked in this way is golden, even if the fat is fat but not greasy, it will melt in the mouth), stewed chicken, beef and so on. Then pour in some broth and let the broth cover the meat slices slightly. At this time, you can cover the copper cover of the warm pot. Put the burning charcoal (or coal if there is no charcoal) in the stove in the center of the warm pot, put the warm pot next to the bellows and pull the bellows hard. After a while, the broth in the warm pot was boiled. At this time, the lid will be opened and shredded garlic will be sprinkled, and the smell of cooking will come to the nose. Families can sit around and eat together.
roast chicken
Zhenyuan roast chicken is a specialty of zhenyuan county, Qingyang City, Gansu Province. Zhenyuan roast chicken is a kind of stewed chicken with depilated dirty chicken and stewed in a long history of halogen soup. After adding a variety of seasonings, the stewed chicken is very delicious and the color is very fresh, which is quite famous among Zhenyuan snacks.
Roast chicken, which is made by stewing chicken with hair and dirt removed into a long-standing marinated soup, adding a variety of seasonings and stewing the marinated chicken thoroughly, has a good taste and bright color, and is quite famous among Zhenyuan flavor snacks.
During the Republic of China, Guo Er, Zhenyuan County, cooked the best chicken. Later than Guo, he came from behind and replaced him as the most influential producer of roast chicken in the county. Legend has it that before this, when Zhang Shengjie first started 1 meat, because of poor business, it was impossible to buy a few during the day, so it had to be sold until midnight. So, I got the nickname "Zhang midnight". Later, after Guo died, he became the leading goose selling roast chicken in Zhenyuan and wanted to sell it until midnight. However, at this time, Zhang Ziye was not sold out during the day, but in short supply. At midnight, it still can't send away the endless stream of customers. Zhang Ziye has both praise and disparagement, and it has been used in other industries. Today, although Zhang is no longer alive, his nephew has inherited his uncle's craft and become a leader in Zhenyuan traditional roast chicken.
Qingyang City is the second largest energy resource city in China after Yulin City in Shaanxi Province. The largest crude oil production base in Gansu and the birthplace of Changqing Oilfield,100000 oil workers moved into Changqing Bridge Town, Ning County, Qingyang City on 1970, which opened the prelude of Longdong Petroleum Conference. Twenty-eight years later, the headquarters of Changqing Oilfield was moved from Qingcheng County, Qingyang City (formerly Qingyang County) to Xi City, Shaanxi Province in August 13.