1. Ningxia wolfberry belongs to the Solanaceae family and is a small deciduous shrub.

The stems are bushy and have short spines.

Leaves are ovate-lanceolate.

Blooms in summer and autumn, lavender.

The berries are oval and red and are a valuable nourishing medicinal material.

Lycium barbarum has been cultivated in Ningxia for four to five hundred years. The natural conditions here are suitable for the growth of wolfberry. The wolfberry produced has large grains, thick flesh, few seeds, good taste, high quality, and is rich in various nutrients necessary for the human body.

It has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing the liver, nourishing the kidneys, replenishing qi, producing sperm, supporting yang, replenishing deficiency and fatigue, dispelling wind, and improving eyesight.

In particular, the polysaccharide content, which has a medical and health care effect on the human body, and the organic germanium content, which is beneficial to human intelligence development, are both higher than those in other Chinese provinces.

Many local foods have been developed to develop wolfberry resources, mainly including: wolfberry crystal gummies, wolfberry tea, wolfberry crystals, and wolfberry medicinal wine.

2. Ningxia Hair Cai, formerly known as Hair Cai, is a rare terrestrial edible algae unique to Ningxia. It is black and resembles hair, hence the name "Fa Cai".

Nostoc grows on the wild mountains and is baptized by rain and snow, and moistened by fog and frost. It has extremely high edible and medical value. It has long enjoyed a high reputation in Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

3. Ningxia Licorice Licorice is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Leguminosae family. Its main root can be five or six feet long. It is rich in sugar and tastes very sweet, so it is named "licorice".

Licorice is a widely used Chinese herbal medicine. It can not only harmonize various medicines, but also replenish qi, relieve fire, detoxify, and strengthen bones and muscles. It is mainly used to treat weak spleen and stomach, frequent coughs, sore throat, carbuncle swelling and pain, and fetal poisoning in children. It can also

It plays the role of anti-ulcer, anti-inflammation, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, suppressing the central nervous system and even anti-tumor. It is called the "national elder" in traditional Chinese medicine and praised as the "king of medicines".

The licorice produced in Yanchi, Ningxia, is famous both at home and abroad for its fine skin, red color, strong stickiness, and pure and sweet taste.

Ningxia uses high-quality licorice as raw material to refine licorice cream, which is widely used in medicine, industry, food and other fields.

4. Tan Sheep Ermao Tan Sheep are descendants of Mongolian sheep. They later migrated to the grasslands on both sides of the Yellow River in Ningxia to breed, becoming the only high-quality fur sheep in the world.

Someone investigated and found that the Ningxia grassland is arid with little rain and abundant pasture. The water quality is slightly alkaline and has high mineralization.

It is the natural conditions for Tan sheep breeding.

Ningxia Tan mutton is rich in nutrients and tender in texture.

It is neither smelly nor fishy, ??delicious, and is a top-quality delicacy. It is very popular among gourmets.

Tan mutton, in addition to being eaten by people of all ethnic groups in the region, is also shipped to other provinces and cities and exported to Arab countries.

Of course, the reputation of Ningxia Tan sheep is mainly due to the preciousness of its lamb skin.

The skins obtained after slaughtering Tan sheep lambs when they are 35 to 40 days old are refined using chemical agents and advanced technology, which is called "second fur fur".

The second fur board is as thin as thick paper. It is not only tough and soft, but also very light. It has always been known as "light fur".

Ermao's fur is fine and moist, as white as snow, and as lustrous as jade. The hair fringes naturally form into locks with wavy lines and as many as nine bends, so it is called "nine bends."

If the leather board is gently shaken, the hairs will fall down in sequence, just like the waves on a flat lake and the falling snow, which is light and moving, making people unable to put it down.

Men's and women's winter clothing and hunting clothing finely processed from tan sheepskin are light, warm and comfortable to wear, beautiful and elegant, elegant, light and durable. They enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad and have always been the country's traditional export commodities.

Blankets produced from Tan wool are famous both at home and abroad for their evenly long fibers, loose pile, rich luster and elasticity.

5. Ningxia carpets are woven with wool raw materials abundant in Ningxia, with bright colors, soft texture and elasticity.

The most famous antique carpets and art carpets.

Ningxia's traditional antique carpet with 107 wefts is made of high-quality wool, dyed with special plant colors, handmade, and chemically washed.

The patterns and formulas are modeled on ancient carpets from all dynasties in my country. The appearance is antique, elegant and elegant, and has high artistic appreciation value and practical value.

Art carpets with fine workmanship and rigorous structure.

The pattern is symmetrical on all sides, and the central figure is plump and three-dimensional. It is decorated with cranes, flowers, dragons, phoenixes, and phosphorus from mythology, symbolizing good luck and good luck, and has strong oriental national art characteristics.

Ningxia carpets have gradually developed since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They have a long history and enjoy a high reputation in the international market.

6. Helan Stone Helan Stone produced in Helan Mountain is fine-grained, hard but not brittle, with natural deep purple and pea green colors. Some of them are even sandwiched with structures such as jade belts, moiré patterns, eyebrows, silver threads, and stone eyes.

The national case, which resembles clouds, the moon, water and mountains, is naturally elegant and interesting. It has been carved and decorated by skilled craftsmen and has become a fine stone inkstone handicraft.

At the end of the day, there is a popular saying that "one end, two shes and three helans".

Helan inkstone is simple and elegant, with beautiful shape and unique style. It also has miraculous effects such as non-absorbent, easy ink staining, no damage to the hair, and the ink remaining in the inkstone after sealing will not dry out or stink for several days. It is deeply loved by calligraphers of all ages and is recognized as the best inkstone.

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In recent years, Helan stone inkstones have introduced new ones, and the content and form of carvings have made new leaps, whether it is "Taibai Drunk", "Li Shizhen Picking Herbs", "Chibi Nostalgic", "Squirrel Grape", "Songhe Prolongs Life", or "Beidou"

"Seven Stars", "Flying Music Players", "Danfeng Chaoyang"... are all lifelike and ingenious, showing quite high artistic attainments.

The Ningxia Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing displays a large vertical screen carved from Helan stone by Ningxia stone carving artists.