Sheyang County is a county under the jurisdiction of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. Located in the eastern part of Yanfu Plain, Jiangsu Province, at 33°46′ north latitude and 120°15′ east longitude; it borders the Yellow Sea to the east, Jianhu and Funing County to the west, Tinghu District and Dafeng City to the south, and the North Jiangsu Irrigation Main Canal to the east to the north. It faces Binhai County across the Sheyang River to the west.

Sheyang County has a wide variety of biological species, and there are national-level protected animal species in the coastal beach nature reserve. Among them, the red-crowned crane comes to the county to spend the winter every year, which has become a highlight of Sheyang County’s coastal beach tourism development. It is known as "Crane Township".

Sheyang rice" refers to the rice produced in Sheyang County, Jiangsu Province. This product has the characteristics of full rice grains, crystal clear, pure and sweet fragrance, rich nutrition and unique taste. Rice cultivation in Sheyang It has a long history. Before the 1990s, hybrid rice was mainly grown, and later japonica rice was improved. Due to the unique climate and geographical conditions, the rice produced was quickly famous in Shanghai, southern Jiangsu and other places. Sheyang rice is certified as a geographical indication product.

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Sheyang has the custom of spending the winter

Winter Solstice, also called Winter Festival. , Winter solstice originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and has been used to this day. "Qing Jia Lu" even said that "the winter solstice is as big as the year". This shows that the ancients attached great importance to the winter solstice. It is a blessing given by God. In the Han Dynasty, the government held a congratulatory ceremony called "Hedong" on the winter solstice, and it was a routine holiday.

In the Yanfu area, the winter solstice is generally called winter, and there are also the words "Great Winter" and "Winter Festival". Xiaodong is the day before the winter solstice. People are used to eating bean paste cooked with red beans and red melon. On the day of the winter solstice, people also make cakes and steamed cakes, and wealthy families also kill pigs and sheep to bring out the brides. The daughter goes home for dinner. There is a widely spread saying among the people that "winter is a great year," and "eating cakes during the winter will not make it cold when it is too cold; eating cakes during the winter will not make it burnt when it is cold."

The winter solstice has developed over thousands of years. , formed a unique seasonal food culture. Wontons, dumplings, glutinous rice balls, red bean porridge, millet rice cakes, etc. can be used as winter festival foods, such as eating winter solstice meat, offering winter solstice dumplings, and making wontons to celebrate the winter. Eating wontons during the Winter Solstice was originally a way to worship ancestors, but later became popular during the Winter Solstice. There is a folk saying of "Winter Solstice Wonton and Summer Solstice Noodles". Eating soup is also a traditional custom during the Winter Solstice. "Yuan" means "Yuan". "Reunion" and "Perfectness", eating glutinous rice balls on the Winter Solstice is also called "Winter Solstice Reunion". In the north, there is a custom of eating dog meat and mutton on the Winter Solstice, because the weather enters the coldest period after the Winter Solstice. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mutton and dog meat have aphrodisiac and tonic effects. , there is still a folk custom of tonic during the Winter Solstice. There is also a saying in Shandong that "If you don't serve dumplings during the Winter Solstice, your ears will freeze and no one will care." Therefore, every household must eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice [10]