Jinci Rice: Produced in the Jinci Town area of ??Taiyuan, this kind of rice has long grains, large size, crystal clear and full appearance, translucent shape, slightly brown beige color, and the rice has clear grains and a fragrant aroma.

When eaten in the mouth, it tastes sweet, tough, sticky, and chewy.

The reason why Jinci rice has excellent texture is due to its relationship with water.

The rice fields that produce this kind of rice are irrigated with water from Jinci Nanlao Spring. This water has low temperature and contains minerals such as alum. In addition, the land in the villages near Jinci is fertile and the soil is black, which is conducive to the growth of rice.

Qingxu Grape: Produced in Qingxu County, Taiyuan.

This is one of the famous grape-producing areas in the country and is known as the "Hometown of Grapes".

Qingxu grapes have been cultivated for more than a thousand years. The grape production areas are mainly distributed in Shanding in the northwest of the county.

The grapes produced here are of high quality, delicious and sweet, with bright color and high sugar content.

The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi came to Bingzhou and wrote a grape song praising Qingxu grapes.

The soil quality, sunshine, climate, and water sources in the grape producing area are all suitable for the growth of grapes.

After years of accumulation, a complete set of cultivation management technology and planting experience has been formed.

There are more than fifty varieties of Qingxu grapes. The most famous high-quality varieties are Bai Ping'er, Black Chicken Heart, and Purple Longan. Among them, Bai Ping'er grape is the best, with large particles, about seven or eight cents each, and a diameter of

Up to three or four points.

Old mature vinegar: Shanxi vinegar is very famous, and old mature vinegar is the treasure of Shanxi vinegar.

It is said that the production of cool vinegar began in Shanxi during the Zhou Dynasty, and some workshops in Kujin Yang began brewing old mature vinegar during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The first person to officially launch the "Shanxi Mature Vinegar" brand was producer Wang Laifu.

During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Laifu came to Qingyuan (today's Xu County of the Qing Dynasty) and opened a vinegar workshop by taking advantage of the abundant local raw materials and excellent water quality, and changed the aged white vinegar into smoked vinegar.

In fact, the brewing of mature vinegar is much earlier than that of Wang Laifu.

There are many varieties of vinegar in Shanxi, and mature vinegar is its representative product.

Others include mature vinegar, common vinegar, double vinegar, special vinegar, famous vinegar, mellow vinegar and many other varieties.

Judging from the raw materials for producing vinegar, there are many types such as sorghum vinegar, corn vinegar, millet vinegar, persimmon vinegar, fruit vinegar, distiller's lees vinegar, powdered residue vinegar, sweet potato vinegar, etc.

Aged vinegar has the characteristics of acidity, alcohol, strong taste, and long taste of ordinary vinegar. At the same time, it also has the characteristics of fragrance, consistency, and no sedimentation.

In addition, the longer the aged acid is stored, the more fragrant, sour and delicious it will be.

Moreover, it does not get moldy in the summer, does not freeze in the winter, and is deep orange in color. It is a unique and excellent product among Shanxi vinegars.

Taiyuan jade carving: Taiyuan jade carving has a long history, the carving technology is exquisite and delicate, the raw materials used are exquisite, and the products are diverse. It is not only a symbol of Taiyuan's ancient culture, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of Taiyuan people.

Taiyuan is rich in jade resources.

Nearby, Loufan County produces jade, and Yu County in central Shanxi produces green nephrite and corundum; in the distance, Xia County in southern Shanxi produces jasper, and Linfen and Xiangning produce agate. This is an important reason for the development of Taiyuan jade carvings from ancient times to the present.

reason.

Taiyuan jade carving is based on natural jade resources, using materials and techniques according to materials, and using the exquisite knives of jade carving masters to form arts and crafts products with excellent color, shape and appearance.

The jade carvings of the Shanxi Arts and Crafts Factory in Taiyuan have made new developments in recent years. They have not only inherited the traditional techniques of Taiyuan jade carvings in expressing historical sites, flowers, figures, etc., but also boldly innovated on this basis and carefully carved many

New jade carving products with high artistic level.

Taiyuan antique ironware: Taiyuan antique ironware is the inheritance and development of Taiyuan's ancient metallurgical technology.

The iron casters of the Song Dynasty in Jinci Temple in Taiyuan are famous both at home and abroad, and they are the best historical testimony of Taiyuan's superb metallurgical technology in ancient times.

In recent years, Taiyuan Beicheng District Metal Craft Factory has successively produced imitation stone ironware using high-quality pig iron as raw material.

They have a wide variety of products with fine workmanship, and the image of the product is exactly like the original product, such as "Ma Chao Longque", "Ming Jiulong Tripod", "Yungang Buddha Head", "Jinci Iron Man", etc., the image is lifelike, the expression is comfortable, and the original product

Displayed in one place, everything can look real.

Glaze products: Taiyuan is rich in glaze products.

As early as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, "green tiles and red tiles illuminated the city wall".

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, glazed tiles were sold to other provinces.

It is said that the glass made by the Su family in Mazhuang, Taiyuan began in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. These glass products have decorated many ancient cultural relics and ancient buildings in Shanxi and are still shining brightly today.