10 must-buy specialties in Rizhao: sea rice, Rizhao green tea, Juxian salvia, apples, Rizhao blueberries, Lanshan scallops, Rizhao peasant paintings, Juxian ginger, sea cucumbers, and peanuts.

1. Sea rice: As a coastal city, Rizhao is rich in all kinds of seafood, among which shrimp is the representative aquatic product. The sea rice processed from it is one of the top ten specialties of Rizhao.

Shrimps, prawns, etc. are used as raw materials, and are made by adding salt, cooking, drying, drying, and shelling.

2. Rizhao Green Tea: Rizhao Green Tea is a specialty of Rizhao, Shandong Province. In 2006, it was listed as a landmark product of China’s National Geography.

The sunshine environment is superior, with sufficient sunshine, abundant rainfall, fertile soil and large temperature difference between day and night.

The green tea produced in Rizhao has high aroma, thick leaves, brewing resistance, clear soup color and mellow aftertaste. It is known as the new star of China's green tea.

3. Salvia miltiorrhiza in Ju County: Ju County in Shandong Province is one of the main producing areas of salvia miltiorrhiza.

Salvia miltiorrhiza is also known as red ginseng, purple salvia miltiorrhiza, red root, etc.

It is a dicotyledonous plant of the Lamiaceae family, with dry roots and rhizomes.

4. Apples: Wulian County apples have a long history of cultivation. The fruits have good coloring, moderate sweet and sour taste, and refreshing flavor. They are known as Yantai Apple Laiyang Pear and Wulian Guoguang in folk proverbs.

5. Rizhao blueberries: Blueberries are the most famous specialty of Rizhao, Shandong. In 2016, they were listed as China’s national geographical indication products. Rain and heat occur in the same season in Rizhao Donggang District. It has a warm temperate humid and semi-humid continental monsoon climate, and has slightly acidic soil resources.

Coupled with suitable climate conditions, the blueberries produced have delicate pulp, sweet and sour taste.

6. Arashiyama scallops: Arashiyama scallops are a specialty seafood product of Arashiyama, Rizhao, Shandong. The main scallops are perforated scallops, which are one of Rizhao’s famous specialties.

Arashiyama scallops mainly live below the low tide line, on rocky reefs with rapid currents, high salinity, and high transparency, or on hard seabeds with shells and gravel. Because of the excellent water quality, the scallops produced are delicious.

7. Rizhao Peasant Paintings: Rizhao Peasant Paintings mostly express rural folk customs and fishermen’s life. They pay attention to reality and do not deliberately carve. They present simple, healthy, sunny and happy artistic quality and spiritual style, forming a rich, colorful and simple composition.

With its straightforward characteristics, it is a very good home decoration.

8. Juxian ginger: Juxian ginger is a special kind of ginger with golden skin, tender flesh, a small amount of crude fiber, crisp texture and strong ginger flavor.

It is a local specialty agricultural product in Ju County, Shandong Province, China.

Ginger cultivation in Ju County has a history of 380 years, and this agricultural product has become the main source of income for farmers in Ju County.

9. Sea cucumber: Rizhao sea cucumber is a seafood specialty, which refers to sea cucumbers grown in Rizhao City, Shandong Province.

It is huge in appearance, more than five centimeters in length, with distinct skin and flesh, firm flesh, and strong elasticity.

Commonly found in Rizhao waters, it is an important economic resource.

Because of its delicious taste and rich nutrition, it is known as a seafood treasure and has attracted much attention from the market.

10. Peanuts: Rizhao peanuts are characterized by large and plump kernels, sweet and delicious, oily but not greasy and excellent quality. They are very popular at home and abroad.

Rizhao has a long history of peanut cultivation and rich production experience. Rizhao is the national peanut commodity export base, processing more than 100,000 tons of peanut products annually, such as peanut butter, refined peanut oil, milky white peanuts and other high-quality products.