Unique natural and geographical conditions enable Ningxia to have many unique agricultural and sideline products, the most important of which are wolfberry, licorice, Helan stone, Tan, which are known as the "Five Treasures" of Ningxia: red, yellow, blue, white and black.

Sheepskin, Nostoc.

And Ningxia rice.

Hongbao - Lycium barbarum Ningxia Zhongning Lycium barbarum is famous all over the world. Firstly, it benefits from the local soil suitable for the growth of wolfberry and the climate with large temperature difference between day and night. Secondly, it uses the Yellow River water and the bitter water of Qingshui River containing various minerals.

The specific conditions of mixed irrigation determine that the nutritional content of Zhongning wolfberry is unique. It is the best wolfberry in the world. It is a high-grade nutritional tonic and a good gift for relatives and friends.

Huangbao - Licorice Ningxia has always been the hometown of licorice.

In midsummer, when roaming the wilderness of Ningxia, you can see reddish and purple licorice flowers blooming everywhere even in the semi-desert, and their elegant and fragrant fragrance is intoxicating.

People call it "an expert in fighting drought and a guardian against wind and sand".

Ningxia licorice is famous for its red color, thin skin, heavy bones and sufficient powder, straight stems, fresh taste and fine processing. It is famous in the northwest and is commonly known as "Xizhen licorice", "Xizhengcao" and "Liangwai" produced in Inner Mongolia.

Licorice is equally famous at home and abroad.

Licorice, also known as sweet grass, has a long history of being used as medicine. It was listed as a top-quality medicine in the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" more than 2,000 years ago.

Tao Jinghong, a medical scientist in the Southern Dynasties, said: "This herb is the king of all medicines, and there are very few people who don't use it." He was honored as "Guo Lao".

Licorice is a commonly used detoxification and reconciliation agent in traditional Chinese medicine. It is neutral in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of detoxifying fire, eliminating phlegm, relieving pain, relieving spasm, tonifying the spleen, nourishing the lungs and even anti-cancer.

In addition, licorice products can also be used as flavoring agents for candies, cigarettes, and beer, and as stabilizers in the chemical, printing and dyeing industries.

Ningxia's licorice is of the best quality in Yanchi, Tongxin, Lingwu and other places, and its yield is also high.

Refined "licorice paste" and "licorice dew" are well-known and best-selling. Sapphire - Helan Stone Helan Stone produced in Helan Mountain is fine, hard but not brittle, with natural deep purple and bean green colors.

It is also cleverly sandwiched with structures such as jade belts, cloud patterns, eyebrows, silver threads, and stone eyes. The national case resembles clouds, the moon, water, and mountains. It is naturally elegant and interesting. After being carved and decorated by skilled craftsmen, it has become a fine stone inkstone handicraft.

At the end of the day, there is a popular saying that "one end has two shens and three helans". Helan inkstones are simple and elegant, with beautiful shapes and unique features. They are non-absorbent, easy to ink, and do not damage the ink, and the ink will not remain in the inkstone for several days after being stamped.

It has miraculous effects such as drying and not smelling, and has been deeply loved by calligraphers of all ages, and is recognized as the best in inkstones. When you step into the foothills of the vast Helan Mountains or along the banks of the rolling Yellow River, you will be reminded of the flocks of sheep rolling in like white clouds.

Liancian couldn't help but recite the famous poem "The sky is blue, the fields are vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low". The Tan sheep are descendants of the Mongolian sheep.

The unique and high-quality fur sheep in the world. Some people have found that the Ningxia grassland is dry and has abundant pasture. The water quality is slightly alkaline and has high mineralization. This is the natural condition for breeding Ningxia Tan sheep, and its meat is not smelly or fishy.

It is delicious and a top delicacy, and is very popular among gourmets. Today, in addition to being eaten by people of all ethnic groups in the region, Tan mutton is also shipped to other provinces and cities and exported to Arab countries. Of course, Ningxia Tan mutton enjoys a high reputation.

This is due to the preciousness of lamb skin. The skins obtained after slaughtering Tan sheep are 35 to 40 days old. The fur is refined using chemical preparations and advanced technology, and is called "second-fur skin". The skin is as thin as thick paper, and is not only tough and soft, but also

It is also very light and has always been known as "light fur". The fur is fine and moist, as white as snow, and as lustrous as jade. The hair fringes are naturally formed into locks with wavy patterns and as many as nine bends, so it is called "nine bends".

. If the leather board is gently shaken, the hair tips will fall down in sequence, just like the waves on a flat lake and the falling snow, which is light and moving, making people love it. The men's and women's winter clothes and hunting clothes made of finely processed tan sheepskin are light, warm and comfortable, beautiful and elegant.

Elegant and luxurious, light and durable, it enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. It has always been the country's traditional export product. Blankets produced from Tan wool are famous both at home and abroad for their even length, loose pile, luster and elasticity.