Specialty: Shell Carving Crafts There are many kinds of shell carvings in Dalian, which are dazzling. There are precious large shell carvings with exquisite craftsmanship and several exquisite shell ornaments. Dalian shell carving is the first characteristic handicraft in Liaoning. Shell carvings are perfect in composition, colorful and lifelike in shape, with themes such as flowers and birds, landscapes and figures. Specialty: Haibazhen sea cucumber: precious seafood. Especially the sea cucumber in the north has the best quality. The "Five-element thorn" produced in Changhai County, Dalian is known as the "king of ginseng", which has high nutritional value and is listed as the first of the "eight treasures of the sea". Abalone: It is a gastropod mollusk. Abalone's feet are muscular, fresh and delicious, and rich in nutrition. The shell of abalone is big and thick. Its name is abalone and it can be used as medicine. Bao is also one of the "eight treasures of the sea" and is known as soft gold on the seabed. Scallop: It is named because it has a fan outside. Fresh scallops can be eaten directly after being cooked or dipped in seasoning. Diced scallops can be made into famous sea treasures-scallops after being taken out and dried. Prawn: Beautiful posture, delicious, tender and nutritious meat. Dalian is one of the main shrimp producing areas in China, and shrimp meat is the most plump in spring. Clam: also known as flower clam, there are dozens of species such as flower clam, sand clam, meretrix meretrix, bird clam and green clam. Whether it is boiled, cold, stir-fried or stuffed, it is delicious. Haihong: Also known as mussel, it is delicious and nutritious. It is an important seafood that Dalian people like to eat. Spider: also known as hairy spider. Mainly living in the soft mud near the sea, the meat is tender and plump, and the taste is excellent. Oyster: Also called oyster, it can be eaten raw. Fresh oysters can be made into fried oyster yellow after frying. Oyster hot pot can stew oysters and sauerkraut together. Specialty: Apple cultivation in Dalian started at 1902, and has a history of one hundred years. The output ranks first in the country, accounting for one-third of Liaoning Province. Therefore, it is called "the hometown of apples". Apple varieties include Guoguang, Red Marshal, Huang Marshal, India, Fuji and so on 120 varieties. Specialty: peaches There are many varieties of peaches in Dalian. Spread flowers and flat peaches, and the flowers will be fragrant when they fade; Nectarines are smooth and fluffy and look like plums; Golden Huang Jintao, sweet and sour; Peach, juicy and delicious; "Agnes" and "Huang Gan" are excellent varieties for processing canned food, because they are storable and tender. Dalian is the largest yellow peach production base in China. Specialty: There are five kinds of cherries in Dalian, namely, China Cherry, Mountain Cherry, European Sour Cherry, European Sweet Cherry and Dalian Sweet Cherry bred by hybridization. The varieties are Justin, Sunrise, Zaofeng, Naang, Hongguang and Hongmi.