What are the famous specialties in Xi 'an?

Ansai paper-cut is a typical form of creating beauty by working women in northern Shaanxi. The "pit-pit paper-cut", which was originally used to decorate and beautify life, has been passed down from generation to generation by working women, forming a simple, vivid and free style, reflecting the simple thoughts and feelings of working women in northern Shaanxi and their love for life.

Ansai paper-cut has various forms and rich contents, including flowers, birds, fish and insects, fruits and vegetables, livestock and animals, some people have trees and all the beauty of nature, which directly reflects the working life and folk customs. Ansai paper-cut artists have visited and performed many times around the world, which has aroused great interest from friends at home and abroad and made great contributions to cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Ansai paper-cut has high ornamental value and collection value, and is known as "living fossil" and "cultural relic on the ground". Ansai paper-cut is collected by China Art Museum and exhibited all over the country. Experts from China Central Academy of Fine Arts praised it as "Ansai paper-cutting, the mother of flowers. The soul of the nation can be found in northern Shaanxi, inspiring China, innocent of ancient and modern times. " 1993, Ansai County was named "Hometown of Chinese Paper-cutting" by the Ministry of Culture of China.

Ansai peasant painting

Ansai peasant paintings, as the name implies, are paintings painted by farmers themselves. There are more than 1000 folk painters in Ansai, Shaanxi Province, most of whom are peasant women. After work, he painted a new life with a brush and reflected it, which made great achievements.

Ansai peasant paintings have beautiful composition, rich imagination, bold techniques and obvious color effects. They have unique artistic effects and are known as "Picasso of the East". Ansai's peasant paintings have participated in the "French Independent Salon Art Exhibition" and have been exhibited all over the world and in China. Their works have won many awards throughout the country, among which "Cow's Head" won the first prize in the national appraisal. China Art Museum has a collection of works. Ansai peasant painters have performed in France, the United States, Japan, Germany, Austria, the Philippines and other countries. 1998, Ansai county was named "the hometown of peasant painting in China" by the Ministry of Culture of China.

Fengxiang xifeng liquor

Xifeng liquor is produced in Liulin Town, Xiang County, Shaanxi Province. This wine is a compound flavor Daqu liquor, with five flavors of "sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and fragrant", which is harmonious and consistent. The wine is clear and transparent, sweet and refreshing, with rich fruit aroma and pleasant aftertaste. It ranks among the famous wines with its unique flavor and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.

According to legend, the brewing industry in Fengxiang County began in Zhou and Qin Dynasties and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. Because Fengxiang was called Yongcheng in ancient times, it was the capital of Qin Mugong, one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period. Since the Zhou Dynasty, there has been an allusion in folklore that the phoenix comes out and the wine drinks in the river. According to the records of Fengxiang County Records, Fengxiang had good wine in Qin Mugong more than 600 BC. Among the local cultural relics unearthed, there are wine vessels belonging to the Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period, indicating the prevalence of drinking and the development of the wine-making industry at that time. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xingjian, an official, sent the prince of Persia back to China and passed by. He once praised xifeng liquor with the poem "Fujian in the pavilion, bees drunk and butterflies don't dance, three days of prosperity, beautiful wine in the willow". Su Dongpo, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, left a poem in Fengxiang, "bloom is full of flowers and beautiful wine, but you can't get drunk". There used to be "East Lake willow, Liulin wine, women's hands", which was called the three wonders of Fengxiang.

Xifeng liquor is a world famous wine. In the second year of Qing Dynasty (19 10), he participated in the exhibition appraisal of Nanyang Leaf Plenary Session and won the second prize. 1952 was rated as one of the eight famous wines at the first national wine tasting in China. After that, it was rated as a national famous wine for three times in the second, fourth and fifth national wine tasting, and won the gold medal.

Lantian jade carving

The jade carving is exquisite in material selection, and the figure works have both form and spirit, showing personality; The vivid images of flower works highlight the artistic characteristics of China jade carving, which is "ingenious, exquisite and unique". Lantian jade carving techniques, especially jade bowls, jade bracelets and wine utensils, have reached a high artistic level, reflecting the characteristics of Qin art.

Qishan silk noodles

Selected high-quality wheat flour is refined through ten processes, such as kneading, kneading and gluing. Noodles are white and thin, durable and fragrant, easy to carry and eat. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was one of the famous native products that paid tribute to the royal family. 193 1 year, he participated in the "World Expo" held in San Francisco, USA. In Shaanxi, Qishan vermicelli has formed more than ten centralized processing bases.

Polygonum cuspidatum flower sugar

Polygonum cuspidatum has a history of about 200 years. According to legend, it was praised by Cixi. It looks like a chicken leg, with a layer of white sesame seeds on the golden skin and a honeycomb candy heart inside. It tastes delicious, and it is loose, sweet, crisp and fragrant after a long time. Unique flavor has become one of the traditional precious foods in Shaanxi Province.

Fengxiang bacon donkey meat

Donkey meat has the functions of invigorating qi and blood and benefiting viscera. It is a nourishing and dietetic product for people who have been ill for many years, recovered from a long illness, lack of qi and blood, shortness of breath and anorexia. Therefore, there is a folk proverb "Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground". Shaanxi Guanzhong is rich in China's famous "Guanzhong Donkey". Fengxiang preserved donkey meat is refined from donkey leg meat. The color is rosy, the texture is delicate, crisp and delicious, and the five flavors are all available. Since the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, it has been welcomed by various places.

Laotongjia mutton breast

Xi An Lao Tong Jia preserved mutton has a history of more than 300 years. It is made of mutton with bones as raw material, supplemented by mirabilite, cinnamon, star anise, pepper, tsaoko, fennel and Qinghai salt, and refined by cured meat, cook the meat and braised pork. The color is rosy, the meat is crisp and rotten, the fat is distinct, the oil is not greasy, and the taste is delicious. For more than 300 years, it has been welcomed by people with its unique flavor.

Crystal cake

Crystal cake is named after its transparent and shiny filling, just like crystal. As early as the Song Dynasty, it enjoyed a high reputation. Once as famous as bird's nest, tremella and even Jinhua ham. It is still a famous specialty in Shaanxi Province. Among them, the "Lotte Brand" crystal cake produced in Weinan and the crystal cake produced in Demao Palace in Xi 'an are the most famous. Beautiful appearance, oily but not greasy, with strong rose fragrance. It is an excellent gift for friends and relatives.

Yangxian black rice

Black rice has been planted in Yangxian county for more than 2000 years. According to legend, in the Western Han Dynasty, before becoming a monk, Zhang Qian studied in Chenggu, his hometown in Hanzhong (now Chenggu and Yangxian in Shaanxi). One day, he was sleepy reading in the willow forest and fell asleep under the tree. In his dream, he visited the Bullfighting Palace and asked Wen Quxing about his future. Wen Quxing told him: "The future is Wan Li." Zhang Qian asked him when he would get rich. Wen Quxing replied: "When you see black rice, you will make a fortune." Since then, in addition to studying hard, Zhang Qian often went to the river to look for black rice. One day three years later, he finally found a gray ear of rice in the wild rice, peeled off the rice husk and turned out to be black rice. Zhang Qian happened to be an official this year. It is said that the black rice discovered by Zhang Qian is the black rice in Yangxian County that has been passed down to this day. Because of its delicious taste, Yangxian black rice was presented to the emperor as Gong Mi from the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Although Empress Dowager Cixi was like a lost dog, she still remembered the fragrance of black rice in Yangxian County and ordered people to offer it.

Yangxian black rice is black in color and white in cytoplasm. The cooked porridge is dark brown, rich in flavor and high in nutritional value. According to the analysis of Shaanxi Grain and Oil Testing Station 198 1 year, black rice contains 8.5% protein, which is higher than ordinary rice 1.7%. It contains eight kinds of amino acids such as lysine, which is 15% higher than that of ordinary rice. According to the analysis of the relevant departments of the Ministry of Commerce, black rice contains vitamin B 10.2 1 mg, B20. 16 mg, contains 2.8% fat, and has high inorganic components such as phosphorus, calcium, iron and zinc. Eating Yangxian black rice often has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, benefiting qi and strengthening body, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation. If you use Yangxian black rice and northern Shaanxi red dates to cook porridge, it is delicious and sweet, and it is called "black and red double unique". Yangxian black rice with ginkgo biloba, tremella, walnut kernel, peanuts, red dates, crystal sugar and coix seed is a rare high-grade nourishing food. If you take it for a long time, you can live longer.

Shaanxi jinzao

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qin (now Shaanxi) and the State of Jin (now Shanxi and southern Hebei) were two neighboring countries. There are frequent wars between them, but sometimes for their own interests, the kings of the two countries often use each other and even marry each other to form in-laws. The king of Jin betrothed his daughter to. When they got married, the king of Jin took jujube as his daughter's dowry and sent it to the state of Qin. Since then, jujube trees in the state of Jin have taken root, sprouted and borne fruit in Bin County of Qin.

Jujube is deep red in color, with big core and small core, thin skin and thick meat, crisp and dry, and sweet taste. The biggest jujube is bigger than an egg, with one or two weights. It is not only a delicious fruit, but also an important nutritional tonic. The sugar content of fresh jujube is 20.6%, the sugar content of dried jujube is more than 70%, and it contains multiple vitamins 14%, and the edible part accounts for 80-90% of the fruit.

Datura Gashua

Lintong pomegranate has a long history. At the beginning of its introduction, it was first planted in the "Shanglinyuan" of the Imperial Garden in Chang 'an (now Xi 'an) in Kyoto and the hot spring palace in Lishan (now Huaqingchi) for the enjoyment of princes, nobles and empresses. Pan Yue in the Eastern Jin Dynasty called it "a wonderful tree in the world, the fruit of nine continents". By the Tang Dynasty, pomegranate cultivation around Chang 'an had reached a considerable scale. Lintong is 25 kilometers east of Chang 'an, with Mount Li in the south and Weihe River in the north. Natural conditions are extremely suitable for pomegranate growth, and long-term cultivation has formed an excellent pomegranate variety in Lintong.

There are 17 varieties of pomegranate in Lintong, which can be divided into two categories: ordinary pomegranate (edible species) and ornamental pomegranate (ornamental species) according to plant condition, leaf shape, fruit color and sweet and sour taste. There are red and white in the two categories: the buds, petioles, flowers, fruits, skins and seeds of pomegranate are all red; White pomegranate has yellow and white flowers, skins and seeds, except the top leaves are the same as red pomegranate. Ordinary pomegranate can be divided into sweet and sour varieties according to juice. There are three kinds of sweet pomegranates: Lintong Jingpitan, Lintong Tianhong Egg and Lintong Luyu Egg. There are two kinds of sour pomegranate: scarlet acid and luyu acid. At present, there is only one common white pomegranate, namely "Lintong Sanbai", which is named because the petals, peels and grain surfaces are all white. This pomegranate tastes pure and sweet and has the best quality. Was named "rock sugar pomegranate".

Lintong pomegranate skin is big and thin, kernel is big and soft, juice is more and residue is less, and it is sweet and sour. The whole body is full of treasures: fruits can be eaten fresh and made into fruit wine and juice; Extract tannin from pericarp, or making into natural dye; Roots, bark, flowers and leaves can all be used as medicine, which has astringent, antidiarrheal and insecticidal effects.

Huangguinong wine

Huang Gui thick wine takes glutinous rice from Qin Dou Town, Huxian County, Hubei Province and Xiaoqu from Jingmen Town, Hubei Province as raw materials. In brewing, exquisite craftsmanship and strict operation require clean hands, clean materials and clean utensils. Soak the glutinous rice in clear water for four hours, then wash the rice, pour it into a steamer, and steam it for about 15 minutes on high fire until it is 80% ripe. Rinse it with clear water, dry it, pour the rice on the table, mix it with distiller's yeast, and then put it in an jar for sealed fermentation. During fermentation, the temperature should be kept at about 30 degrees Celsius, and wine can be produced in three days. In the whole brewing process, there are clear procedures from glutinous rice elutriation to koji mixing, jar filling and wine pressing. When drinking, take the fermented grains out of the jar, add a proper amount of clean cold water, pour them into a sieve, filter them, put them in a water pot, heat them until they boil, and add cinnamon and white sugar to drink them while they are hot. Because the juice is thick, mellow, sweet and palatable, the alcohol content is about 15%. Later, Huang Gui, a traditional Chinese medicine, was added to make the wine fragrant, so it was named "Huang Gui Thick Wine". Has the effects of invigorating stomach, promoting blood circulation, quenching thirst and moistening lung. Drinking this wine is good for your health.