What are the specialties of Xichang? What are the specialties of Xichang?

Xichang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan. The scenery here is very beautiful, and it is known as a small "spring city". Let's see what's so special about Xichang today!

Xichang Specialty 1: Yanyuan Apple

Yanyuan apple is a special fruit in Xichang, Liangshan. 1958 was planted successfully, and 1980- 1989 set off a planting boom. Xichang has a unique geographical environment with four distinct seasons, small annual temperature difference and large daily temperature difference. The produced apples are thin in skin, tender in meat, sweet and crisp, large in fruit, fresh in color, delicious and pollution-free.

Xichang specialty 2: Xichang pomegranate

Xichang pomegranate is a special fruit in Xichang, Liangshan. Xichang pomegranate producing area has a very unique geographical environment, which is very suitable for pomegranate growth. The pomegranate juice produced is rich in flavor, sweet and refreshing, and also contains very rich nutrition. It is a kind of high-quality health-care fruit which is resistant to storage and transportation. Besides fresh food, it can also be processed, juiced and brewed.

Xichang specialty 3: Jianchang salted duck

Jianchang salted duck is a specialty of Dechang County, Sichuan Province. Jianchang salted duck is made of Jianchang duck by traditional technology, ecological stocking, fertilization, curing and air drying. Full appearance, dry and bright wine, full-bodied, tight and ruddy, tender meat, rich aroma, neither fat nor greasy. Jianchang salted duck has been processed for hundreds of years. According to the historical records of Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Xichang was originally named Jianchang, which is famous for producing salted duck, hence the name Jianchang salted duck.

Xichang Specialty 4: Liangshan Tartary Buckwheat Tea

Liangshan tartary buckwheat tea is a specialty of Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, and tartary buckwheat can be divided into common tartary buckwheat and black tartary buckwheat. The shell of common tartary buckwheat is yellow and white; Black tartary buckwheat is a pearl black tartary buckwheat, which is called "black pearl" and its shell is dark black. This is a kind of fried rice tea. Tartary buckwheat likes to be cool and barren, and it grows mostly in alpine mountainous areas, and its seeds are edible.