What are the specialties in Shanxi?

Jinci rice: produced in Jinci Town, Taiyuan. This kind of rice is long, big, translucent and full in shape, slightly brown in beige, with distinct particles and rich fragrance. It tastes sweet, tough, sticky and chewy when eaten in the mouth. Jinci rice is so good in texture because of the water. The paddy field where this kind of rice is produced is watered by the old spring in Jinci. This kind of water has a low temperature and contains minerals such as alum. In addition, the villages near Jinci are fertile and the soil is dark, which is conducive to rice growth. Qingxu grape: produced in Qingxu County, Taiyuan. This is one of the famous grape producing areas in China, and it is known as the "hometown of grapes". Qingxu grape has been cultivated for more than 1000 years, and the grape producing areas are mainly distributed in Dingshan in the northwest of the county. The grapes produced here are of good quality, delicious and sweet taste, bright color and high sugar content. Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a grape song when he came to Bingzhou, praising Qingxu grapes. The soil, sunshine, climate and water sources in the grape producing areas are all suitable for grape growth. After years of accumulation, a complete set of cultivation management techniques and cultivation experience has been formed. There are more than 50 varieties of Qingxu grapes, among which the most famous high-quality varieties are Baipinger, Heijixin and Zi Long Eye. Among them, Baipinger grapes are the best, with large grains, about 78 cents per person and 34 cents in diameter. Taiyuan jade carving: Taiyuan jade carving has a long history, exquisite carving technology, exquisite raw materials and diverse products. It is not only a symbol of Taiyuan's ancient culture, but also the crystallization of Taiyuan people's wisdom. Taiyuan is rich in jade resources. Jade is produced in nearby loufan county, and green nephrite and corundum are produced in Yuxian County, Jinzhong; In the distance, jasper is produced in Xiaxian county, southwest of the mountain, and agate is produced in Linfen and Xiangning, which is an important reason for the sustainable development of jade carving in Taiyuan from ancient times to now. Taiyuan jade carving is based on natural jade resources, with materials as raw materials, and applied to arts and crafts. After careful carving by jade carving masters, it forms arts and crafts products with excellent color, shape and state. Jade carving in Taiyuan Shanxi Arts and Crafts Factory has made new progress in recent years. It not only inherits the traditional methods of Taiyuan jade carving in expressing places of interest, flowers and figures, but also boldly innovates and carefully carves many new jade carvings with high artistic level. Taiyuan antique ironware: Taiyuan antique ironware is the inheritance and development of ancient metallurgical technology in Taiyuan. Taiyuan Jinci Song cast iron is famous at home and abroad, which is the best historical witness of Taiyuan's ancient metallurgical technology. In recent years, Taiyuan Beicheng Metal Craft Factory has successively produced stone-like ironware with high-quality pig iron as raw material. Their products are various and exquisite in workmanship, and their product images are similar to the original works, such as "Ma Long Chao Que", "Ming Jiu Ding Long", "Yungang Buddha Head" and "Jinci Iron Man". , vivid, free expression, can be confused with the original. Glass products: Taiyuan is rich in glass products. As early as the Tang Dynasty, it was already "Biwa Zhu Da shines on the battlements". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, glazed tiles were exported to other provinces. It is said that the glazed products made by Sujia in Mazhuang, Taiyuan began in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. These glaze products decorated many ancient cultural relics and buildings in Shanxi, and they are still shining today. Qinzhou yellow: It is not only golden in appearance, delicious in taste, but also rich in nutrition. The contents of fat, protein and soluble sugar were higher than those of ordinary millet. Together with Jinmi in Jinxiang County, Shandong Province, Longshan Rice in Zhangqiu County and Taohua Rice in Yuxian County, Hebei Province, it is also known as the "four famous rice" in China. Therefore, it is often exhibited in Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Hall, and it is also well received at Canton Fair and India International Expo. Taikoo cake: a solid cake baked in a flour oven, commonly known locally as "dry cake" and "sesame cake". The cake is round, with a diameter of three and a half inches and a thickness of about six points. The thickness of the edge and heart is even, the skin is brown, and there are peeled sesame seeds. Cold eating this cake, crisp but not hard, soft but not skin, has the characteristics of fragrance, sweetness, softness and crispness. But also can be preserved for a long time, and the taste is unchanged. It can be used as a snack or for traveling. Therefore, Taikoo cake is a good gift for people to give to each other. The beef in Taigu, Pingyao, the cakes in Qingxu and the grapes are sweet. Yuci County, Taiyuan, is full of Lamian Noodles Daoxiao Noodles and delicious leather clothes, and the tendons of Shandong North Road are well known. Yangquan coal has a famous casserole, which is shiny and shiny. The jujube in Jiaocheng is sweet and ying ying, and the lotus in Xiaxian county is the most famous. Persimmons in Yuxiang are sweet and red, and the specialty of Xinghua Village is bamboo leaves, green radish and dried smoked fragrant fish in Jincheng.

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