Dongting Whitebait

Whitebait enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. In 1918, it was listed as one of the world's famous products at the Panama International Famous Products Conference. According to the "Baling County Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty: "Silverbait is produced in the waters of Dongting Lake and Yueyang Junshan, and is a famous product both at home and abroad." Its body is round, about 1 to 3 inches long, with black spots on its eyes, no scales, and is silvery white and transparent. It can be called the top grade among freshwater fish. There is a wonderful and magical legend about the origin of whitebait. According to legend, the Queen Mother was so angry that Sun Wukong stole her flat peach. He was listless all day long and his hair was disheveled. Unfortunately, he dropped the two silver hairpins on his head in Dongting Lake and turned into a pair of silver fish, as clean as crystal and as white as silver, small and transparent in body. This is what people often say is the ancestor of silver fish. Whitebait meat is not only tender, but also rich in protein, and has the function of nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys. When eating, fresh whitebait is usually fried in cooked lard or cooked with vegetarian meat and eggs in soup, or whitebait is used to cook vermicelli, which is a delicious delicacy. After the whitebait is dried, it is mixed into soup and fried, each with its own characteristics. Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty felt this and wrote a poem to praise it: "The white fish are offered in front of the court, and they are naturally three inches long." The "white fish" he referred to was whitebait. It can be seen that the small whitebait has become a treasure on the table since the Tang Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty tasted whitebait many times when he went to the south of the Yangtze River. Silverbait generally likes to live in lakes with shallow water and lots of grass. Yueyang is one of the main production areas. In the lakes around Junshan and Chenglingji, the lakes are flat and the aquatic plants are delicious, which is very suitable for the growth of whitebait. The reproduction process of whitebait is very strange. It lays its eggs on the ice and snow on the lake during the cold winter. The eggs melt with the ice and snow, taking on the shape of cold powder, crystal clear and floating on the water. When the temperature rises in the following spring, it begins to hatch, and it does not become a fish until May. Due to slow growth, the yield is not high and the price is very expensive.

Golden turtle

The golden turtle is also called the golden turtle. The original name is Tiltle Turtle, also known as Zhigui. Produced in the beautiful and magical Junshan Island. According to the records of "Baling County Chronicles·Products" written by Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty. "Junshan produces creeping electricity, and its plates are broken and broken like a clam." This kind of turtle usually hides in the rocks. At dawn or dusk, they creep out like children who are afraid of strangers. Therefore, it is called the creeping turtle. And because it often guards the Ganoderma lucidum grass in Junshan, it is also known as the Ganoderma lucidum turtle. It is also called the golden turtle because of its tall turtle back, strange patterns, and golden color on the sides of the turtle's edge, turtle plate and glans head. Golden turtles are reptiles in animal taxonomy. The turtle plate of this kind of turtle is different from ordinary turtles. There is a crack in the deck near the abdomen, which divides the turtle plate into two sections from the middle. The two ends are connected by the skin, allowing free movement. When crawling, the turtle plate opens and the head and feet are stretched out. When encountering an enemy, it quickly performs the "Turtle Technique". When the turtle's shell is closed, its head and feet are all retracted in its armor. The enemy can do nothing but it can't help it. People nicknamed it "the living tank". The living habits of golden tortoises are both similar and different from those of ordinary tortoises. Golden turtles live on land, foraging for insects, ants, mosquitoes and flies, and walking through dense bamboo forests. Whenever a mountain rain approaches and the weather is sultry, they quietly crawl onto the road or into a damp ravine to cool off. Golden tortoises are both beautiful and clean, without the smell of common tortoises. Therefore, some people put the captured beetles in their suitcases, which can prevent moths, and there is no sewage discharge. They will not starve to death if they are not fed with water or food for two or three years. Therefore, there is the name "Thousand-year-old beetles". Good name. Legend has it that once upon a time, a young monk in Junshan caught a small golden tortoise and put it in his suitcase. 43 years later, the tortoise is still alive. Golden turtle is also a high-grade tonic and precious Chinese medicinal material. Its weight is about 250 grams to 1000 grams. The meat is edible, has high protein content and is very nutritious. Turtle shells can be made into high-grade tonics such as Bushen Pills, Huoluo Pills, and Zaizao Pills, which can replenish vitality and produce body fluids. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as collapse, asthma, metrorrhagia and blood loss, palpitation, weakness of vitality, qi deficiency, and lack of fluid. It has the effects of nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing the heart and kidneys, nourishing yang and reducing fire, submerging yin and reducing evaporation, and strengthening the body.

Yuezhou Lufan

Yuezhou Lufan has a history of hundreds of years. In the long-term production and marketing process, with its unique artistic style, it has enjoyed the same high reputation as Suzhou fan and Hangzhou fan, becoming the three sisters among craft fans.

There are many varieties of Yuezhou fans. Exquisite craftsmanship, beautiful and durable.

There are currently more than 200 varieties, mainly divided into more than ten categories such as paper fans, feather fans, silk fans, bone fans, palace fans, hat fans, light fans, set fans, drama dance fans and fragrant wood fans.

Yuezhou feather fans are made from the feathers of rare birds such as swans, wild geese, eagles, and storks in the Dongting Lake area. The feathers are cleaned, combed and sorted, and then according to their shape, coat color and texture, they are skillfully woven into various shapes and colors of feather fans with silver wire. The fan bones are carved with exquisite patterns, the fan surface is covered with red and green fluff, and then sprayed with spices. Folded like a bouquet of flowers. Opening it gives people the feeling of "no wind dancing, no flowers fragrant". There is also a palm fan made of horse and eagle feathers. The feather shaft is strong and soft, and the feather silk is thin and tough. The jade fan handle is tied with an exquisite jade pendant, which looks solemn and elegant, antique, soft and cool. It is not harmful to the body and is especially popular for the elderly, pregnant women and children to relieve the heat.

Renhua Yinhao Tea

Hunan Renhua Yinhao Tea is also called Renhua Baimao Tea. Renhua Baimao Tea is famous for its dense silvery long hair and orchid fragrance. Well-known, it is the treasure of Lingnan tea. Renhua Yinhao is a roasted green tea. Its quality and style are characterized by the appearance of fat and straight buds with hair covering them, the color is green and fresh, the aroma of the inner substance is pure and fragrant, the soup is clear and clean, the taste is fresh and mellow, and the bottom of the leaves is bright and bright. Yinhao tea is the best of Baimao tea, formerly known as Baimaojian. Local people divide it into five grades according to the millimeter content and endoplasm level, namely Yinhao (also known as Baimaojian), followed by Baimao tea, Baimao Wuzi , purple-white hair and yellow shell. The tea polyphenols and amino acid contents in Yinhao tea are both high; the tea polyphenols are 33.83; the amino acids are 3.92; and the phenolic-to-amino acid ratio is 8.63.

The Junshan beetle

The Junshan beetle is a strange animal. The beetle has a towering carapace and beautiful patterns. The sides of the tortoise are golden and the sides of the head are orange. Therefore, it earned the nickname "Golden Turtle". The golden turtle not only has ornamental value, but also is a high-grade tonic. The meat is edible, has high protein content and is rich in nutrients. Scarab beetles can be made into high-grade tonics, which can replenish vitality and generate body fluids. They are mainly used to treat yin deficiency, dizziness, weakness of waist and knees, metrorrhagia, blood loss, palpitation, and all diseases such as weakness of vitality, deficiency of qi and lack of body fluids. Yueyang's "Turtle and Snake Wine", made from golden turtles and cobras, is a famous brand of high-end tonic wine.

Junshan Silver Needle

Junshan Silver Needle is one of the top ten famous teas in China. In 1956, it won the gold medal at the Leipzig International Fair. Junshan Silver Needle originated in the Tang Dynasty and was listed as a "tribute tea" in the Qing Dynasty. Its characteristics are: the bud heads are strong, firm and straight, with pekoe exposed, the tea buds are uniform in size and length, shaped like silver needles, and golden inside. Junshan Yinzhen tea juice is apricot yellow, with fresh aroma and bright leaf base. It is also known as "qiongjiangyuye".

Linwu Shelduck

Linwu Shelduck is one of the four famous specialties of Linwu. It is famous for its "tender meat and delicious taste" and its "nourishing yin and clearing the mind". It is famous for its "fire, beauty and fitness" and won the Hunan Province Gold Medal for High-Quality Agricultural Products in 1986.

Anjiang Xiangyou

The history of Anjiang Xiangyou has been recorded in writing for more than a thousand years. Its flesh is plump, white, with 12 to 15 valves, less residue and more juice, sweet and refreshing, and contains a large amount of sugar, protein, fat, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other elements. It also contains more ascorbic acid than oranges and tangerines. According to medical records, it also has the magical effects of resolving phlegm, relieving coughs, and sobering up alcohol.

Dongting Spring Tea

Hunan "Dongting Spring" tea is one of the 11 famous teas in China. Since its launch in 1985, it has taken the lead and won numerous honors, including one " "National Excellent", four "Ministry of Excellence", four "Gold Cup Awards", two Silver Awards, and two "International Famous Tea" titles.

Xianghuang Chicken

Xianghuang Chicken is a yellow chicken produced in Hunan, also known as Sanhuang Chicken. The body size of Xianghuang chicken is moderate, with an adult chicken generally weighing 1,600 grams. It has a well-proportioned structure, a small head, a single comb, short feet and a short neck. The rooster has a broad chest, golden and reddish fur, a beautiful and heroic body, and a loud and crisp cry; the hen has a short body, a wide back, rounded hindquarters, a soft and elastic abdomen, and good egg-laying performance. Xianghuang chicken has high medicinal value. It can replenish deficiency, strengthen the spleen and stomach, strengthen muscles and bones, regulate menstrual blood, and stop leucorrhea. It is an important gynecological medicine. People who have been ill and weak for a long time and pregnant women can stew Xianghuang chicken, which is especially nourishing and physical. body and promote recovery.

Wugang Bronze Goose

Goose raising in Wugang, Hunan has a history of nearly a thousand years. Copper goose has delicious meat, rich nutrition, is warm in nature and clears away heat. It can reduce vascular sclerosis and prevent fatty thrombosis. It is an ideal food for middle-aged and elderly people. Wugang Bronze Goose has strong stress resistance, wide adaptability, fast growth, cold resistance and roughage tolerance. Goslings can generally grow to about 1 kilogram after being fed for one month, and can be put on the market in three months. Large ones can reach more than 10 kilograms. Female gooses can lay eggs after being fed for five months.