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carved gourds

carved gourds: also called "Gourd". Unique traditional handicrafts flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. At that time, the atmosphere of keeping Polygonum cuspidatum in Liaocheng was very prosperous, and the sales of Polygonum cuspidatum gourd were very large. Most villages that plant, produce and sell gourds are concentrated in Liaocheng Chengguan, Yansi Town and Liangshui Town. The carved gourd is exquisite in design and smooth in knife cutting. Although it is expensive, it is in short supply. Since 1978, artists have made bold innovations on the basis of inheriting the traditional craft techniques, combined the gourd cutting into various shapes, changed the flat engraving into the through engraving, and made the pattern three-dimensional, creating many new products with their own characteristics, making it a good gift.

Liaocheng writing brush

Liaocheng writing brush: Liaocheng writing brush manufacturing industry has a long history, with more than 1, pen makers in the middle of Ming Dynasty. Fu Yijian, the first scholar in the Qing Dynasty, took an examination in Beijing, that is, he chose the first-class brush in Liaocheng. Emperor Kangxi once wrote poems with Liaocheng brush, and inscribed the plaque of "Shenguang Bell" for Guangyuelou, which shows that Liaocheng brush was famous at that time. There are more than 2 kinds of brushes produced in Liaocheng, with different sizes. According to the specifications, there is a "grab pen" with the largest length, which can be written in 3-foot characters; There are also small-headed pens that can write bean-shaped fine print. According to different raw materials, it can be divided into "sheep hair", "wolf hair", "doubled both brush", "seven purple three sheep" and so on. Liaocheng brush, except a few pure sheep brush, is basically made by the "Wei Birthday Method" in the Three Kingdoms period, and it is finished after 72 processes. It is characterized by beautiful appearance, combination of rigidity and softness, strong ink absorption and durability. It has the unique virtues of "sharp, neat, round and healthy" of fine brush, and is a good product of calligraphy and painting. In 1955, it was rated as the first of its kind in the province. Not only sold well in China, but also sold to Hong Kong, Japan and other places through Qingdao, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other ports five times. Famous calligraphers Shu Tong and Yang Xuanting have written many excellent works with Liaocheng brush.

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black dates

traditional local products of Yanggu and chiping counties, also known as smoked dates and burnt dates. It is made of cooked fresh jujube, which is refined by boiling in water, kiln smoking and cooling. Only one process of kiln fumigation will be repeated three times, lasting six days, and it can only be done after "three times in the kiln and six times in the water". After the jujube is made, the color is dark purple and bright, the pattern is fine, and it has a special sweet smell. The old county annals record: "Yi is a jujube-producing area. Smoked with fresh dates and fire, the operation is very refined, and it is exported to southern provinces, with tens of thousands of bags per year, which is very profitable. " Products are not only supplied locally, but also sell well in Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.

old tofu

gaotang famous food, also known as bean curd brain. Fine production, unique ingredients and unique flavor. Its characteristics are: tofu is white and bright, tender but not loose, bittern is clear but not light, oily but not greasy; The aroma of food is tangy, meaty but not fishy, spicy but not choking. Old tofu is made of selected fine soybeans. Peel and crush soybeans, soak them in stored water (purified Yellow River water is the best) that is exposed to sunlight, and grind them into slurry with a stone mill after they are full. After foaming, packaging (filtering residue), boiling in a pot to make bean juice, cooling, putting into a barrel or vat, adding gypsum, sealing for 2 minutes to make tofu, and adding ingredients such as halogen and oil to eat. Those who like spicy food can add fried red pepper.

Laowangzhai donkey meat

Laowangzhai donkey meat: a traditional food in Gaotang. Gaotang donkey meat is famous far and wide, and Laowangzhai donkey meat in Yinji Township of Gaotang is better, and its donkey meat processing has a history of more than 3 years. Because the local people commonly call donkeys ghosts, they call donkey meat "devil meat". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and it was also presented to the court as a tribute. The processing method of "devil meat" in Laowangzhai is unique, with complete medicinal materials and exquisite technology. Its product is sauce purple, fragrant and delicious, fragrant but not greasy, rotten but not scattered, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, nourishing and benefiting the body. Donkey whip is called "golden money meat", which has the effect of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. When local people entertain guests, there is a saying that "there is no feast without donkey meat".

Wu Dalang sesame seed cake

Wu Dalang sesame seed cake: a famous food in Luxi. It originated in the Jingyou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Originally called "Cooking Cake", it was later renamed "Wu Dalang Sesame Cake". It is famous all over the world because it is described in two classical masterpieces, Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei.