Chaenomeles speciosa is warm in nature and sour in taste, with symptoms of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, expelling wind and dampness, and arthralgia. Tao Hongjing, Su Song and Li Shizhen, ancient medical scientists, all spoke highly of it. Compendium of Materia Medica states: "Papaya is everywhere, and Xuancheng is the best", so it is called Xuanpapaya. Chaenomeles speciosa planted in Xuanzhou District has a history of 1500 years, and it was designated as a "tribute" as early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
2. South Lake crabs are produced in Nanyi Lake, Shuiyangjiang River and Langchuan River, and have the characteristics of large size, plenty of crab roe, fresh meat and rich nutrition. In particular, Nanyi Lake is listed as one of the eight major aquatic products bases in the province, and the "factory breeding technology of artificial brackish water for river crabs" was introduced, and the trial production was successful in 1987.
3. Nanhu whitebait, produced in Nanyi Lake, is a famous and special product in Xuancheng City. It is crystal clear, the meat is fine and soft, delicious and nutritious, and can be eaten by eel, fried or cooked in soup. Roasted soup is the best, fresh but not fishy, thick but not turbid, fat but not greasy, which is a treasure in light fish. Whitebait in Nanhu Lake is caught in early July every year, with an annual output of10-250,000 kg. Most products are processed into dry goods, including "fried dough sticks" and "flood strips", among which "fried dough sticks" are the best and sell well in domestic and foreign markets.
4. Qinyu was produced in Qinxi River in Jingxian County, hence its name, and it was a rare specialty as far back as the Tang and Song Dynasties. Mei Yaochen, a poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote a poem "Qin Fish", in which he said:
The big fish ride in the sky, leaving the small fish to press. I don't need to study in five townships, and big officials often have fat sheep.
Song Ouyang Xiu's poem "Harmony and Plum Gong Yi Qin Fish" contains the sentence "Light scales are delicious and lovely", which praises the delicacy of Qin fish. According to historical records, Qin fish was listed as a "tribute" in all dynasties, and the local people had to make Qin fish and send it to the government every year.
Qin fish are fished around the beginning of March of the lunar calendar every year, and the fish are not full of inches, and the scales are silvery white. Qin fish is made into dried fish, which is delicious and delicious, tender and crisp, bright and clean in color, not burnt or dark, and has a unique flavor. If you put a few tails in a tea cup, your fins will bend at first, your eyes will open, your back will be up, and your belly will face down, just like a fish dancing in the water, which is vivid and can be called a spectacle.
5. Kiwifruit is produced in Dongan, Xiaxi, Hulu of Ningguo City, Tingxi, Aimin, Caicun, Su Hong and Huangtian of Jingxian County. The city's annual output of fresh fruit is 450,000 kilograms.
Kiwifruit beverage factories have been built in Tingxi and Ding Qiao townships of Jingxian County. Kiwifruit wine, fruit juice, soda, champagne and other beverages are brewed with high-quality mineral water and sold to Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi and other places, which are well received by consumers. In recent years, Guangde and Jingxian counties have experimented with artificial seedling cultivation and achieved good results. The kiwifruit production base has been invested by the state.