There are a lot of specialties in Pingquan, the main ones are: meat with knife, Nansha Crisp, sheep soup, tofu brain, baklava, tea candy, cold noodles, Guozhangzi pig-killing dishes, bowl of lump

There are a lot of specialties in Pingquan, the main ones are: meat with knife, Nansha Crisp, sheep soup, tofu brain, baklava, tea candy, cold noodles, Guozhangzi pig-killing dishes, bowl of lumps, cackling beans, fried pimples, yulinzhizi's bean buns, pancakes, etc.

The old wine of Mountain Village is introduced.

Introduction to Mountain Village Old Wine:

The place where Mountain Village Old Wine belongs to - Pingquan is located in the northeast of Hebei Province, at the end of the Yanshan Mountain Range, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, which has been a good place for natural wine-making since ancient times.

Mountain Village Old Wine is brewed with sorghum as the main raw material, high-quality wheat and a mixture of barley and peas.

The technique begins with the cultivation of medium- and high-temperature curves, followed by the use of medium- and high-temperature large curves and the use of renewed dregs (or residue) ingredients, steaming and mixing, distillation by fermentation and slow-fire distillation, pinch the head off the tail, the flow of medium-temperature wine, and the section of the extracted wine.

Finally, take the essence, ceramic pots sealed, temperature storage, minimum storage more than 4 years.

The occurrence and development of the old wine-making skills of Shanzhuang has experienced the generation and formation period in the early Qing Dynasty, the maturity and prosperity period from the Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the coldness and silence period from the Republic of China to the beginning of the founding of the country, the newborn and turning period in the beginning of the founding of the country, and the salvage and revival period from the founding of the country to the 1990s, as well as the promotion and revitalization period from the end of the 1990s to the present time.

The art of brewing old wines in Mountain Village has seen a new development since the late 1990s.

In 1999, Shanzhuang Old Wine became a famous brand in Hebei Province, and the trademark "Shanzhuang" became a famous trademark in Hebei Province.

In 2005, Shanshuang Old Wine was recognized as China's Geographical Indication Product (Protected Product of Geographical Origin), and in 2006, the trademark of Shanshuang was recognized as "China's Famous Trademark".

The brewing technique of Shanzhuang Old Wine is an excellent traditional handcraft of the nation, which is a remnant of the ancient brewing technique, and has far-reaching historical significance for the study of the origin and development of liquor in the north and even in China; at the same time, as it flourished in the Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties, it plays an important role in the evolution of Chinese liquor culture and social culture, and has precious cultural value; Shanzhuang Old Wine is favored by consumers because of its unique quality. With its unique quality, Shanzhuang Old Wine is favored by consumers, and the meticulous study of its brewing techniques and the trace components in the wine also has high scientific value.

Bagou stone carver introduction:

Bagou stone carving process has a long history, the earliest can be traced back to the Neolithic period, successive generations of artists have been passed down orally to continue to this day, and now this carving process is still inherited in the Bagou and the surrounding areas.

According to the survey, in the county found about seven thousand years of stone leaves, stone knives, scrapers, about four thousand years of stone human statues, the Liao Jin period of the Grand Princess's sarcophagus and epitaphs, large-scale round carving of the stone sheep, stone tigers, stone monkeys, stone Wengzhong and stone lions, and so on, these large-scale round carving of the statues, modeling and simplicity, carving and delicate, sheep, tigers, monkeys and the shape of the realistically, the treasures of the Liao Jin period of the art of carving.

Eight ditch stone carving technology from the Neolithic era has begun, and has continued to the present, but know the name of the carving artist and works of the late Qing Dynasty and Republic of China years of Pingquan County, Huangtuliangzi Township, Shuanghe Village of Feng Yu and Feng Shen.

The traditional art of carving, the Bagou Stone Carving Craft, has been practiced since the Neolithic era in and around Pingquan.

The Neolithic artifacts of more than 7,000 years ago were found at the Huazidong site in Dangba Town, Pingquan County, and the Jade Piggy Dragon found at the Red Mountain Culture site in Chifeng, more than 100 kilometers away from Pingquan, is one of the world's treasures of the carving process, and the stone statue of a human being was found at the upper and lower culture site of Xiajiadian in Tingzicheng, Pingquan County, during the Shang and Zhou periods, and stone lions and large stone statues of stone figures in Shihu Village, Liuxi Township, were found in the site of Huizhou Town, Pingquan County, during the Liao and Jin periods. Discovered large stone statues of stone sheep, stone tiger, stone monkey, stone Wengzhong, in the Meng and Wusu Township Toudao Yingzi Village found in the tomb of the Grand Princess sarcophagus, stone monument, and the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, such as stone lion statues and other physical objects, explaining the Pingquan County, "eight grooves of stone carving technology" is a long time ago, the history of the long stream.

This carving technology is the working people for many years of hard work to create, is the wisdom of the old generation, is the essence of the art of carving.

Eight ditch stone carving process although the history of a long time, there are now inheritors engaged in this process, but because the carving artists are now in the age of 40 years old, young people do not want to engage in this craft, so this craft is now also facing the risk of loss.

The introduction of the knife meat:

The ancient city of Pingquan in the north of Serbia, there is a traditional flavor snack - the knife meat.

The meat is made of pork and bamboo shoots, shredded and stir-fried with chicken and duck soup, mushroom soup, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and sesame oil.

When the meat and bamboo shoots become golden brown, pour the juice, served on a plate, the finished knife meat, the shape is like a pyramid, bamboo shoots are flexible, meat silk tendons hard, delicious flavor, crisp and not greasy people.

The knife meat also has the advantage of storage.

Winter basket can be stored for three months, the hot summer can also be stored for about a week, to eat when the heating can be, the flavor remains unchanged.

Legend has it that the skill of changing the knife meat or the Qing Dynasty Palace out of the mile.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Imperial Palace Royal Meal Room, there is a master surnamed Liu, has a hand to do the knife meat stunts, serving the emperor for decades, the emperor is very satisfied with his craft.

Later, Mr. Liu got older, he retired to his hometown of Pingquan, opened a restaurant.

Master Liu took five apprentices in Pingquan, and unreservedly passed on to them the skill of changing the knife meat.

Master Liu in his death also advised the five apprentices to work together, to change the knife meat skills to pass on.

Five apprentices follow the master's wishes, the restaurant was renamed "five Kuiyuan", which is to show that we together will change the knife meat skills to flourish.

The five disciples of the management of a good job, change the knife meat reputation spread everywhere, when Zhangjiakou outside the Mongolian 48 princes to the Beijing pilgrimage, passing through the Pingquan, not only to stop to taste as fast, but also change the knife meat as a high-level gift, brought to the capital, gifts to friends and relatives.

From then on, the "five Kuiyuan" and the knife meat reputation throughout the country.

Pingquan edible fungi in the "China's specialty township" organized by the China Association of high-quality agricultural products development services in the selection of activities, Pingquan County was awarded the "China's edible fungi township" title.

The county's edible fungi production covers the county's twenty townships, nearly thirty-five thousand farmers, the total production reached more than thirty million trays (bags) Pingquan Specialty Mushrooms: the largest edible fungi production base in North China --- Pingquan County, in the recent organization by the China Quality Agricultural Products Development Services Association of the "Chinese Specialty Townships" selection activities.

Edible fungi is one of the characteristics of the leading industries in Pingquan, the county's annual production of edible fungi up to 30,000 tons, the output value of more than 300 million yuan.

In recent years, the county insisted on the development of edible mushrooms as a pillar industry to grasp, they use the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Science and Technology Group Hundred State Biological Company, Dr. Liang Zhirong's research results - corn stalk cultivation of mushrooms, so that the straw scattered in the field to become a substitute for edible fungi mushroom material, especially the use of shiitake, shiitake, shiitake, shiitake, shiitake and shiitake. In particular, the use of shiitake and shiitake mushroom cultivation waste to develop decaying mushrooms Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus chanterellus has been successful, realizing the transformation of waste into treasure.