Baixiang Xianggao

Baixiang Xianggao was formerly called Bangao and has a history of 80 years. The original technique of making pancakes was passed down from hand to hand. The raw materials were glutinous rice flour, sugar, orange cake, sesame seeds, caramel sugar, etc. After it came out, it was very popular and sold well in the market. In 1931, the cakes and pancakes produced by the cake and cake factory affiliated to the Nanbei Goods Company of Baixiang Gongjiuxiangji were far ahead in terms of fragrance and quality, so they were named Gongjiuxiang cake. Today, Baixiangxiang cake not only maintains the traditional craftsmanship and ingredients, but also Reforms have also been carried out in terms of packaging. The large bags originally packed with straw paper were changed to boxes, and the original paper bags inside were changed to vacuum bags. The boxed cakes are beautiful and elegant, and have local characteristics. The products sell well in markets all over southern Zhejiang, especially Wenzhou and its five counties of Yueqing, Yongjia, Ruian, Pingyang and Taishun. It is also sold to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Hong Kong, and is taken abroad by overseas Chinese.

Yandang Ming

It is also known as "Yandang Maofeng" and "Yandang Yunwu". It is a roasted green tea that must be picked during the Qingming Festival and Grain Rain. It is made from the fat and tender buds and leaves with one bud and one leaf or one bud and three leaves. The color is emerald green, the aroma is fragrant and the taste is pure. It was listed as one of the "Five Treasures of Yanshan" in the Ming Dynasty. "Oujiang Yizhi" once said: "Oujiang tea, Yanshan is the first." This is not an exaggeration. Yanming was listed as a tribute in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties; it was selected as a national famous tea in 1954 and is well-known throughout the country. Yanming is produced in high and foggy places such as Longqiubei, Yuanbaoxin, Lianhuadong and Yanhugang. The humidity there is high, the fragrant soil is rich in nutrients, the tea trees grow particularly vigorously, the buds have thick juice and are of excellent quality.

Dendrobium

The common name is "Chlorophytum", also known as "Fairy Dou". It belongs to the Orchidaceae family and is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. Mostly found on cliffs. The stem is upright, yellow-green, with obvious nodes and longitudinal grooves. The leaves are oblong and grow on the upper part of the stem. It blooms in summer and has white flowers with a hint of purple. It can be potted for viewing. The stems can be used as medicine. They are slightly cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the function of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. They are mainly used to treat diseases such as febrile diseases that damage fluids, yin deficiency and internal heat, dry mouth and polydipsia. Local people dig it from the mountains and often plant it in shallow bamboo tubes for sale.

Red plums

Plums are also a famous product in Yueqing. When Wang Shipeng of the Song Dynasty saw the plum blossoms blooming in Meixi Academy, he wrote a poem similar to Han Yu's "Plum Blossoms", which shows that the cultivation of plum trees in Yandang Mountain has a long history. In the Ming Dynasty, according to relevant records, the varieties of plums included "green plums, red plums, purple plums, jade plums, and yellow plums." The excellent varieties of plum trees mainly include red-heart plums and ox-heart plums, with bright red peels. , the meat is juicy and sweet, especially delicious. At the same time, plums have the functions of clearing the liver and removing heat, promoting fluid production and diluting water. Sun Siyi, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "Liver disease should be eaten." However, eating too much will also produce phlegm and promote dampness, which must be known.

Arts and Crafts

Yueqing has a long history of arts and crafts, with numerous fine works, including boxwood carvings, fine-grained paper-cuts, jade inlays, curtains, cross flowers, bamboo weaving, and straw weaving. , stone carvings, jewelry dragons and other types, among which boxwood carvings and fine-grained paper-cuts are the most famous.

Boxwood carvings

Boxwood carvings, sandalwood carvings, camphor wood carvings, jujube wood carvings, Tangli wood carvings, etc., are collectively called wood carvings. Among them, boxwood carving is the most important. Wenzhou's boxwood carvings were founded in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Together with Dongyang wood carvings and Qingtian stone carvings, they are known as the "Three Carvings of Zhejiang". Yueqing wood carvings have a wide range of categories. On the basis of adhering to tradition and maintaining the original style and charm of boxwood carvings, they boldly break through and introduce new ones. They have developed from "single carvings" to "piece carvings" and "group carvings", from ordinary "round carvings" "With the development of "split carving" and "root carving", the skills have become more exquisite and the works have become more perfect.

Boxwood carving was founded in Yueqing. Boxwood figures are often decorated with dragon lantern frames in folk Lantern Festivals. The artist Ye Chengrong made a statue of Taishang Laojun around the 20th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1840). It is the first surviving work of Wenzhou boxwood sculpture in modern times. From then on, this art was passed down from generation to generation. In the late Qing Dynasty, Yongjia artist Zhu Zichang improved boxwood carving techniques and turned it into an independent desk art. His work "Monk Jidian" won the first prize in the first international competition in Nanyang in the first year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1909).

Another work "Hide and Seek" in the 4th year of the Republic of China (1915) won the second prize at the Panama Exposition. Since then, the art of boxwood carving has attracted people's attention, and more and more people are practicing it.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, boxwood carving developed rapidly and its skills were further improved. In addition to single-person three-dimensional round sculptures, he has also developed the techniques of patchwork and group sculptures, cleverly combining traditional relief and round sculptures. The themes of his works have also been expanded to include modern figures, and many of his works have been exhibited at home and abroad.

Fine-grained paper-cut

Also known as fine-grained paper cutting, it is popular in Yueqing. Initially, it was mostly used for dragon boat lanterns or window lattice decoration. Later, women used it as an embroidery base, and embroidered it into hat flowers, shoe flowers, belly flowers, and bellyband flowers, so it is also called cut flower. This kind of fine-grained paper has a graceful composition and exquisite knife skills. The width of the fine lines is only one millimeter, and 1 centimeter wide tissue paper can be carved with 22 cuts. The distance between each cut is less than half a millimeter, which is as thin as a hair; it is dense and dense, harmonious and beautiful.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, fine-grained paper engraving made innovations while inheriting the tradition. The pattern content included flowers, birds, and figures. His representative works include fine-grained "Flowers and Crows", "Military and Civilian Fish and Water", "After School", and "Textile". "Girl" and other works have been exhibited at home and abroad, with wide influence. Chen Chaofen's "Octagonal Pisces" won the international prize in 1956, and Zhang Houguang's paper-cutting won the first prize in the National Paper-cutting Grand Prix in 1987.