Spring bamboo carving

Bamboo carving with double spring is a traditional craft in Fenghua, Ningbo. Began in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, it is a comprehensive handicraft made by peeling off the green skin of local unique bamboo, then peeling it off layer by layer, turning out the bamboo spring, and then shaping, painting, carving and painting by hand. There are many designs and colors, such as vases, picture frames, baskets, desk lamps, pen holders, chessboards, teapots, bamboo-rooted Buddha statues and small screens. Practical and beautiful, unique style, products sell well in the international market.

Fenghua taro

Before Fenghua, the "taro" produced by Pueraria lobata was famous for a long time, and it was rich in inorganic salts such as starch, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. There are many ways to eat taro. You can braise in soy sauce, cut into white, roast with salt or pickle juice, or stew ribs. "Pork ribs and taro pot" has become a famous dish in Ningbo with a unique taste.

Dried vegetable bamboo shoots

Dried vegetable bamboo shoots are made of pickled cabbage and bamboo shoots. Paired with tender cabbage and fresh bamboo shoots, it tastes delicious and fragrant, and can also be paired with vegetarian dishes.

Gonggan

Dried tribute vegetables, also known as shellfish, are dried mussels, which are not only delicious, but also have high nutritional value. Fresh food can be cooked first, the shells and hairs on both sides are removed, and then radish and laver are added to cook together, which is especially delicious. Ningbo mussel meat is big and fat, which is called dried meat after processing and drying. As a kind of advanced nutrition, it has been used as a royal tribute since the Tang Dynasty, hence the name "Gonggan".

Bone and wood inlay

Bone and wood inlay is one of the ancient handicrafts in China. Sui and Tang dynasties have always been listed as tributes. By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it had enjoyed the reputation of "simple pattern, exquisite craftsmanship, and the same as Chinese painting". Bone wood inlay can be divided into high inlay and flat inlay in the form of expression. The so-called high embedding means that the pattern is convex, and the flat embedding means that the pattern is embedded with the wood blank. The materials used are animal bones, Luodian, sawdust and copper sheets, which are processed into patterns, embedded in the wood blank and carved with a carving knife. The combination of bone and wood inlay with architecture and furniture can not only be used for decoration, but also has practical value. At present, there are bone and wood inlaid products made in Ningbo in the Le Shou Hall of the Summer Palace in Beijing.

kumquat

Kumquat is as big as litchi, round and yellow, sweet and slightly sour, full of fragrance. It can be called a good fruit, especially in Beilun Chaiqiao area. There are many varieties of kumquat, such as golden bullet, rib, golden date, golden bean and so on. Among them, the golden bullet is the crown of oranges, with large skin, tender flesh and sweet juice, which is suitable for fresh food. Kumquat is not only delicious, but also has the effects of promoting fluid production, appetizing and regulating qi, which is deeply loved by people.

Gold and silver embroidery

Gold and silver embroidery, also known as Ning embroidery and antique embroidery, began in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the embroidery skills have been gradually improved and the sales scope has been expanded. It used to keep pace with Suzhou embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery. Embroidery takes silk and satin as raw materials, embroiders colorful Ping Xiu patterns with gold and silver threads, or closely arranges them with gold and silver threads, which is full of pattern space, so that the plate gold and colored embroidery are integrated, elegant and simple, pleasing to the eye, exquisite in craftsmanship and full of elegant decorative charm.

oyster

Xidian area in Ninghai County is known as the "Hometown of Oysters" and has a 700-year breeding history. Oysters produced here are tender and delicious, with high protein content.

Nijincai lacquer

Clay gold colored lacquer is mainly made of China raw lacquer, mainly made of wood tires, bamboo chips and fabrics. It is vivid and lifelike in shape, full of three-dimensional sense, colorful in gold and silver, beautiful in layout and exquisite in shape. Production is divided into three categories: floating flowers, flat flowers and sunken flowers, which is one of the main export handicrafts in Ningbo.

Ningbo straw mat

Ningbo straw mats sell well all over the country and have four characteristics: accurate texture, firmness, softness and smoothness, and simple collection. Straw mats are the most famous straw mats woven from hemp, especially those with white hemp tendons, which are abundant in HuangGu Lin Town, Xixiang, Ningbo, which is known as the hometown of straw mats.

grouper

Grouper is named after the different colors of stripes and spots. Its meat is thick, similar to chicken, delicious, low in fat and high in protein, and it is produced in the waters around Yushan Island in Shipu Town, Xiangshan County.

honey peach

Fenghua peaches are thin and tender, and the juice is sweet, which is the first of Fenghua peaches. Youlutao has been planted for nearly a hundred years, and is called "Qiongjiang Youlu" and "Yaochi Treasures" by people at home and abroad. It is the best variety that is well-known at home and abroad.

red bayberry

Myrica rubra is soft, sweet, mellow, shaped like pearls and colored like agate, and it is a superior fruit. The hilly area about 40 kilometers from Linghu in Cixi County to Mazhu in Yuyao County is the concentrated production area of Yangmei in Ningbo. Myrica rubra in Ningbo has four categories: white, pink, red and black, each with its own characteristics. Myrica rubra can be processed into canned Myrica rubra, dried Myrica rubra, Myrica rubra sauce and honey Myrica rubra, which are deeply loved by Chinese and foreign people.

Zhu Jin woodcarving

Zhu Jin woodcarving, also known as lacquer gold woodcarving, is one of the "three golds" in Ningbo (gold and silver colored embroidery, clay gold colored lacquer and Zhu Jin woodcarving). Made of high-quality wood such as camphor wood, basswood, ginkgo wood, etc., it is made by relief, through carving and round carving. It is made of gold ornaments, gold placer, grinding gold, grinding silver, dipping powder, tracing gold, opening gold, spreading mica, spreading green and spreading blue, and painted with Chinese paint. Woodcarving is full of composition, simple and elegant, beautifully carved, and its contents are mostly festive and auspicious events, folklore and so on. , with the unique local style of Ningbo. The architecture and decoration of Zhao Ti Temple in Nara, Japan, was built with bamboo carving technology under the personal guidance of Jian Zhen, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty.

I suggest you take bamboo carvings, dried vegetables and bamboo shoots, tributes, candied kumquat and waxberry products. Oh, the yellow snail in Ningbo is delicious, but it is more expensive and not easy to eat.

Fenghua Qian Ceng pancake

Fenghua taro

Ningbo tangtuan

Fenghua peach

Cicheng rice cake

seafood

Journal of Chang Jieniu