Floating pickles are a specialty of Hewu Township, Xincai County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province. The pickles floating on water have the effects of preventing disease, antibacterial, strengthening and keeping fit, so they are known as "the fragrance spreads ten miles away" and are the first choice for meals and cooking. The main products of floating pickles are watermelon pickles and sweet crispy garlic cloves.

Xincai floating pickles originated during the Zhongxing period of the Qing Dynasty. They were made on boats using unique techniques and using sufficient sunlight and fresh air to travel on rivers, lakes and moors. It is sold to major ports in the Jianghuai River, hence the name - floating on the water. Henan's "time-honored brand" - Xincai Shuishui Pickles. Shuishui pickles have the effects of preventing disease, antibacterial, strengthening and strengthening the body. Therefore, they are known as "the fragrance spreads ten miles away" and are the first choice for meals and cooking.

The floating pickles originated during the Zhongxing period of the Qing Dynasty. The ancient Ru River drew a beautiful arc in Hewu Township, Xincai County, and slowly flowed eastward. The floating pickles passed through the Ru River. Xiangjianghuai's pickles are also made on boats, using unique techniques and using sufficient sunshine and fresh air to travel on rivers, lakes and moors. It is sold to major ports in the Jianghuai River, hence the name - floating on the water. Now his descendant Nie Zhonglin is the director of Xincai County Shuishui Floating Pickles Factory. The Shuishui Floating Pickles Factory is located on Crescent Island of Hewu Hydropower Station in Hewu Township, Xincai County. On the left of the island is the gate inlet, on the right is the Yue River of the hydropower station, and is surrounded by the Yue River. Surrounded by water, there is only one exit connected to the outside world, so both entry and exit are "floating on the water."

In 1996, after years of development and technical research, the company's products officially registered the trademark "Water Floating Pickles". The floating pickles have advanced production technology, scientific formula and unique flavor. The products are made of natural plants as raw materials and adopt ancestral techniques. The "time-honored brand" in Henan - Xincai floating pickles is processed and formulated. It has the functions of preventing disease, antibacterial, strengthening and strengthening the body. Because of its effect on the body, it has the reputation of "opening the altar and fragrant for ten miles". It is the first choice for meals and cooking. According to Nie Zhonglin, the main products of Shuishui Pickles are watermelon soy beans and sweet crispy garlic cloves. It also sells bacon, pickled chicken, pickled fish, pickled vegetables, etc.

The factory was included in the "Brand Rich Farmers" key supporting enterprises by the Xincai County Industrial and Commercial Bureau in 2006. Its registered trademark "Shui Diao" was registered in the Huanghuai Economic Cooperation Zone Trademark Protection Network by the Zhumadian City Industrial and Commercial Bureau to expand publicity and protection. Nowadays, Shuishui Piao Pickle Factory is actively developing contract farming and following the business path of "company + base + farmers". In 2007, it developed 3,500 acres of vegetable contract planting.

In the Xincai County Shuishui Pickle Factory, the author saw that the factory has more than 100 large jars and more than 30 wooden boat ponds. "These are the processing equipment for Xincai Watermelon, a time-honored brand in Henan Province, pickles, soy beans, and sweet crispy garlic cloves," said Nie Zhonglin. The watermelon sauce is made from selected Northeastern soybeans and dried, and the sweet crispy garlic cloves are pickled from Shandong garlic that is neither old nor tender. The products are all handmade without any preservatives. After being stored for a long time, watermelon sauce beans have a particularly strong aroma when opened in the jar, so they are known as "the fragrance of ten miles in the jar". Sweet and crispy garlic cloves are sweet and crispy, with a slight sour taste. They can whet the appetite and strengthen the spleen, go with meals to relieve hangovers, and increase appetite. Nowadays, as the reputation of floating pickles is once again popular, the products are popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Zhejiang and other places.