Specialty of zhangjiagang

Phoenix peach: cultivated for nearly 70 years. It is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful shape, bright color, delicious taste, tender meat, tough and easy peeling skin, rich juice, rich fragrance and instant melting in the mouth. There are many varieties of peaches, including 7 excellent varieties, among which early-maturing "Yuhualou", middle-maturing "Baifeng" and late-maturing "Baihua" peaches are the best.

Shad: It is a treasure in southern aquatic products. It is the peak season from Xiaoman to Mango to lay eggs in the river in late spring and early summer every year. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", shad "was found in early summer, but not in the remaining months, hence the name". The quality of shad caught in Zhangjiagang ranks among the best, and it is a key producing area and a major base for foreign trade export in Jiangsu Province. 1974 and 1977 have the highest yields, both above 65438+ 10,000 kg.

Swordfish: The scientific name is stickleback, which belongs to migratory fish. Every spring, swordfish swim upstream in droves, forming a fish season. Swordfish is one of the main aquatic products in Zhangjiagang, which can be caught in the Yangtze River. In the early days, saury was male, big and fat; In the later stage, most females are smaller and have little fat. After the Qingming Festival, the fish of Dao became old, commonly known as "Lao Dao".

Puffer: It was called "mackerel" in ancient times, and it is also called "Three Freshness of the Yangtze River" with shad and swordfish. The puffer fish's body is oval, its mouth is small and round, its back is dark brown with patterns, and its abdomen is white with thorns, scales, no gallbladder and an inflatable bladder. Found in the waters where salt water and fresh water meet, they lay eggs upstream along the river every spring. Zhangjiagang catches puffer fish early and has a high yield.