It is said that the earliest person who cultivated peaches in Shanghai was Xu Longxing, son of astronomer Xu Guangqi. After liberation, peach orchards in suburban counties have been restored and developed, and Nanhui County has become a key fruit area. Apart from Yulu Peach and Chenpu Flat Peach, there are also early maturing "Zaosheng", "Rain Dew", middle maturing "Whitestorm", "Fenglu" and late maturing "Baihua". Shanghai peaches are popular at home and abroad for their thin skin, juicy, fragrant and sweet taste. Britain, America and Japan have introduced Shanghai peaches successively.

Rufu in Beijing

The "Rufu in Beijing" produced by Dingfeng Sauce Garden in Fengxian County, a suburb of Shanghai, has a long-standing reputation and is one of the famous high-quality Rufu in China. There are three varieties: red milk rot, white milk rot and color milk rot. Red milk rot includes big red square and small red square. White milk rot includes bad milk rot, oily milk rot and white square, and there are more varieties of color milk rot, which are named after ingredients, such as rose milk rot, oily milk rot, ham milk rot, shrimp milk rot and so on. Among them, rose milk rot has the most Jiangnan characteristics.

Fengjing Dingti

Fengjing Dingti produced in Jinshan County, a suburb of Shanghai, has a history of more than 111 years. It is refined from the hooves of black-skinned purebred "Fengjing Pig". This kind of black-skinned pig bone is thin and moderately fat. After the diced hoof is cooked, its appearance is intact, its color is red and bright, and its meat is tender and fine. Hot food is crisp but not rotten, and soup is thick but not greasy; Cold food is delicious and delicious, and it has another flavor.

Shanghai pear cream candy

It is said that pear cream candy began in Wei Wei, a famous figure in the Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1,311 years. He grinds herbs into powder and decocts them with pear juice for his long-term sick mother. Later, this method became popular and became a therapeutic food, pear cream candy. At present, the Shanghai Pear Paste Store in Shanghai Yuyuan Shopping Mall supplies all kinds of pear paste all the year round, including cough-relieving pear paste made from more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as almond, hawthorn, fritillary bulb, platycodon grandiflorum and orange red, as well as various fancy pear paste such as ginger juice, mint, walnut, dried shrimp, dried pork floss and pine nuts.

canned anchovies

anchovies, also known as roasted fish, are characterized by a flat side, a long tail, silvery white, and a large female and a small male. Anchovies are valuable economic fish with delicious meat, which are used for fresh food or canned food. Usually people like to fry it, and add auxiliary materials to accompany the meal, which is crispy and delicious. Canned anchovies made from fried anchovies sell well at home and abroad.

Shanghai Pudong Chicken

The meat is particularly tender, delicious and has a strong flavor. It is often boiled or stewed at banquets. It stands upright with a single crown, a broad chest, a big body, a yellow mouth and yellow feet, and a huge figure. Adult cocks can grow to 9 pounds, so they are called "nine pounds yellow" and hens weigh about 6 pounds.

whitebait

is produced in Chongming, Qingpu and other counties in Shanghai. Commonly known locally as "noodle fish" or "noodle fish", the meat is tender and delicious, containing protein, fat and carbohydrates, and it is a treasure on the table. Stir-fried with it and eggs can be made into a famous dish "scrambled eggs with whitebait", dried or processed into canned whitebait.

Shanghai woodcarving

Shanghai is one of the key producing areas of woodcarving crafts in China. According to the materials used, it can be divided into three categories: white wood, mahogany and boxwood carving. The works carved by Baimu are full in composition, clear in hierarchy, fine in knife cutting and full of variety, including screens and screens for appreciating furnishings, as well as furniture, wine kitchens, table lamps and fruit bowls that combine appreciation and practicality. Representative works include giant woodcarving artworks "Dragon Boat" and "Flat Peach Victory".

The red wood carving is made of small pieces of mahogany, and it is designed into stationery, smoking sets, flower inserts and other handicrafts with landscapes, flowers, birds, melons and vegetables, insects and fish as the theme. Exquisite modeling, concise ornamentation and crisp workmanship. The boxwood carvings in Shanghai are mainly round carvings, and most of the works are based on children's life. The knife method is fine and the shape is lively, which is suitable for desk appreciation. His outstanding works include

Bamboo Carvings in Jiading

The Bamboo Carvings in Jiading have a long history and were famous handicrafts in Shanghai as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are two kinds of bamboo carving in Jiading: plane carving and three-dimensional carving. Three-dimensional carvings are mainly bamboo roots, while plane carvings are fan bones, pen containers and vases.

There are many carving methods, such as negative carving, positive carving, leather carving and mold carving, among which the green leather carving is the most distinctive. The green peel carving uses the green peel of bamboo as the flower and the bamboo muscle as the bottom, and uses the different colors to carve layers of pictures. Appreciating artworks such as carved books, paintings, screen inserts and hanging screens, and practical handicrafts such as cigarette cases, pencil cases and vases are meticulous and exquisite, and the patterns are beautiful and elegant.

Shanghai dough sculpture

Shanghai dough sculpture has a history of more than 111 years. The pioneer should be Zhao Kuoming, a famous dough sculpture artist in Shanghai who is called "Face Man Zhao". His creative themes are extensive, with traditional dramas and myths and legends as the main contents. The characters in the works are vivid, vivid and colorful, which is called "three-dimensional painting, silent play" and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. His daughter and disciples inherited his skills and were praised as Shanghai Tooth Carving in live performances abroad.

Shanghai Tooth Carving

There are three main types of ivory carving in Shanghai, including carved fine flowers, leather carvings and round carved figures, among which the carved fine flowers are the most distinctive, and they are as famous as Beijing Round Carving, Relief Figures, Guangzhou Multi-layer Tooth Ball and Tong Carved Flower Boat. The characteristics of carved fine flowers in Shanghai tooth carving, which was formed in the early 21th century, are rich in themes, diverse in forms, full in composition, vivid and picturesque. The knife skill of the work is clean and neat, and the craft is exquisite and delicate. In particular, the hollowed-out carving integrates the interior and exterior, which is full of local characteristics in Jiangnan. Representative works include White Snail Girl, Clam Scene, Eighteen Arhats Fighting Dapeng, Pipa Trip, Under the River, Spring Scene, Dragon Boat, Jiangnan Scenery and other treasures.

"the pearl of the east" and "the quintessence of China". Dough figurines are small in size, easy to carry, durable, non-moldy, non-cracked, and non-deformed and faded, thus becoming a souvenir for tourists.

Shanghai Velvet Embroidery

Velvet Embroidery is one of the emerging arts and crafts in China. It is a handicraft embroidered with various colors of wool on a special mesh fabric. The products can be divided into two categories: appreciation and practicality. Shanghai silk is rich in colors.

Shanghai silk

Shanghai is one of the important producing areas and exporting places of China silk. Silk, satin, twill, silk, brocade, crepe, velvet, kudzu, silk, spinning, yarn and silk are all available, and they are highly appreciated by consumers at home and abroad. The world-renowned "Golden Three Cups" printed silk is harmonious and clear in color matching; Silk flower silk with the theme of Chinese painting not only has antique style, but also has brand-new expression techniques, which is unique in the international market

with clear shape and vivid image, and is well received by people at home and abroad. The Wan Li Great Wall, Hundred Flowers for Brilliance, and Overlooking Mount Qomolangma in Shanghai velvet embroidery have all become masterpieces at home and abroad. Among them, a picture of "The Great Wall of Wan Li" was sent to Chen Zhan in the hall of the United Nations building, which amazed delegates from all countries.

yellow grass weaving in Jiading

Xuxing Township, Jiading District, Shanghai is a world-famous hometown of yellow grass. The yellow grass produced here has the characteristics of smoothness, softness and tenacity. The grass products woven with yellow grass are beautiful, elegant, light and applicable, and are traditional specialties in Shanghai.

Songjiang perch

Songjiang perch is only produced at the foot of Xiuye Bridge outside the west gate of Songjiang County, Shanghai. It is a specialty of Songjiang, and has been famous all over the country since Wei and Jin Dynasties. Its meat is tender and fat, fresh without fishy smell, without fine burrs, and its taste is delicious. It is one of the most delicious wild fish and one of the four famous fish in China. Songjiang perch is spindle-shaped, about 12 cm long.

Chenghuangmiao Pear Paste Sugar

Chenghuangmiao Pear Paste Sugar has been passed down for more than 1,311 years. More than 1,111 years ago, Shanghai City God Temple opened a fruit candy store. Because the owners are good at management, the fruit candy in City God Temple became famous at home and abroad. This sugar has two kinds of curative effects: pear cream sugar and color pear cream sugar. Efficacy Pear Paste has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, promoting fluid production and appetizing. It is made of almond, platycodon grandiflorum, Poria, Pinellia ternata, winter flower, peucedanum root, orange red and other medicinal materials and white sugar through decocting and refining. Pear cream candy with different colors is made of Chinese herbal medicines such as Amomum villosum, hawthorn, clove, bergamot, banksia rose and white sugar. Now it is monopolized by Yuyuan Mall Shanghai Pear Paste Sugar Store.

it's not as heavy as two or three cities. Famous dishes made of perch include perch soup and perch soup, which are known as "the delicious food in the southeast".

Chongming Narcissus

Shanghai Chongming Narcissus has been cultivated for nearly a hundred years. It is famous for its rich fragrance in the flower market at home and abroad, and can be as famous as English roses. The most valuable varieties of Chongming narcissus are: white jade narcissus, colored glass narcissus, trumpet narcissus, bulbous narcissus and sub-perfume.