1. Zhongxiang arrowroot powder

Zhongxiang arrowroot powder is produced in 41 villages including Quanshuihe, Liujiafan, Yunlingzhai, Nanzhuang and Mingdeng in Zhangji and Kedian towns of Zhongxiang City. Zhongxiang arrowroot powder is white, delicate, and odorless. After being brewed with boiling water, it has a bright color, good viscosity, and a smooth and fragrant taste. It is known as "longevity powder".

It is rich in starch and flavonoids, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium and other more than 10 kinds of trace elements necessary for the human body. It has high nutritional value and strong health care effects. It has cooling, antipyretic, and production of body fluids. Quench thirst, antibacterial and detoxifying, lower blood pressure. It has special effects on sore throats, sores on the mouth and tongue, clearing fire in children, and diarrhea. It can sober up and beautify people.

2. Jingshan Bridge Rice

Jingshan Bridge Rice is named after its origin in Sunqiao Town, Jingshan County. Its grains are slender, smooth and transparent, delicious and not greasy, and has a beautiful fragrance. As early as the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, it was designated as "tribute rice" by the emperor.

The rice grains of Jingshan Qiao Rice are solid and heavy in whiteness. It can be steamed rice or thick porridge. It is snow-white and fragrant. It tastes like glutinous rice but not greasy, like japonica rice but not thin and soft. It is more glutinous rice than "691" Chinese rice, and more fragrant than "international rice". It can stimulate the spleen and stomach, increase appetite, and is rich in nutrients. The rice yield rate is very high, reaching more than 80%. Historically, it was used as a tribute to emperors. rice.

3. Grass carp in Zhanghe Reservoir

Cultivation of grass carp in Zhanghe Reservoir has a long history. Its excellent water quality and ecological breeding model make its flavor obviously unique.

The first is "tender". Grass carp in Zhanghe Reservoir feeds on natural bait. Its meat is delicate, tender and refreshing, with soft spines, strong muscle fiber toughness, and will not break when cooked for a long time. It is different from artificially cultured grass carp. The taste is noticeably different.

The second is "fresh". Grass carp from Zhanghe Reservoir has neither the peculiar smell of fertilizer breeding in reservoirs nor the muddy smell of lake breeding, nor the strange smell of domestic sewage from fish caught in rivers. It is sweet and pure when you eat it. , long-lasting fragrance, full of natural flavor, is a treasure of fish.

The third is "crispy". The meat of Zhanghe grass carp is firm and crispy. After slicing, its muscles relax strongly and the fish shreds are not easy to break. It has a crisp texture and a unique meat taste.

4. Jingshan Turtles

Jingshan County turtles are famous throughout the country for their natural ecological breeding. There is now a provincial-level turtle standardized breeding demonstration zone covering an area of ??15,000 acres. The base has successively obtained Certification of pollution-free Chinese tortoise breeding and pollution-free Chinese turtle breeding origin certification approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.

The scope of the proposed protection area:? Qianchang Town, Yanmenkou Town, Shilong Town, Xinshi Town, Yongxing Town, Caowu Town, Jingshan County, Jingmen City, Hubei Province, ***6 in total Townships. The geographical coordinates are 112°56′～113°21′ east longitude and 30°50′～31°07′ north latitude. The production scale is 420 hectares, with an annual output of 450 tons.

5. Qilihu radish

Qilihu radish grows in Liuhu Village, Chunguang Village, Zhengqiao Village, Baisui Village, Hanjiang Village, Jiukou Town, on the bank of the Han River in Zhongxiang City. Lianxing Village and other 31 villages. The skin of Qilihu radish is white, smooth, not cracked, oblong, well-proportioned and round, with a single length of 25-30 cm.

The flesh is white, tender, juicy, and not chewy in the heart. Qili Lake radish has excellent quality and a long planting history. It has been popular since ancient times. It was spread throughout the county in the Ming Dynasty. Large-scale planting began in the 1950s and reached a considerable scale in the 1960s. During its heyday, 10% of radishes were planted in the town. Thousands of acres.