What are the specialties that Hangzhou can take home?

1. Hangzhou Silk: Hangzhou is known as the "Silk House". Silk products unearthed in Liangzhu 4700 years ago reveal the long history of Hangzhou silk. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "Silk sleeves brocade praises persimmons, and pure gas sells wine and pears bloom", which also shows the high standard of Hangzhou silk at that time. The Silk Village in the Old Qinghe Square witnessed the prosperity of the silk economy.

Now Hangzhou produces silk, satin, cotton, spinning, crepe, twill, Luo 14, more than 200 varieties and more than 2,000 colors all the year round. The picture is novel, rich and luxurious, and the flowers are layered and lifelike. Many products have won national ministerial or provincial quality product awards and are exported to more than 0/00 countries and regions in the world.

2. West Lake Longjing: the first famous tea in China, produced in Shifeng, Longjing, Wuyunshan and Hupao areas of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Historically, it is divided into four categories: "lion, dragon, cloud and tiger", and "plum" is also among them after the Republic of China. It is generally believed in the industry that the quality of tea produced in Shifeng Mountain is the best.

3. West Lake lotus root starch: famous in Hangzhou, but not in West Lake, mainly produced in Genshanmen, Hangzhou to Tangqi, Yuhang County. The lotus root starch produced in Sancun Village, Zhanqiao Township, Yuhang County is the most famous, so the lotus root starch in West Lake is also called "Sancun Lotus Root Starch". The lotus root planted here has the characteristics of small hole, thick meat, sweet taste and mellow taste. The processed lotus root starch is fine, white and red in color. Twist a little between your fingers to make it red, while the lotus root powder produced elsewhere is white.

4. West Lake Silk Umbrella: light and pleasing to the eye, beautiful in shape and easy to carry, known as the "flower of the West Lake".

5. Chrysanthemum morifolium: This kind of tea chrysanthemum is native to Hangzhou, so it is called Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum morifolium. In ancient times, it, like Longjing tea, was listed as a tribute. Chrysanthemum is used as a health drink in summer. After being brewed with boiled water, it has natural color, fragrant juice, sweet and refreshing taste and perfect flower shape. It can be called "four unique skills" and has the functions of cooling and relieving summer heat, diuresis and nourishing the heart. Chrysanthemum morifolium is also one of the eight flavors in Zhejiang.

6. West Lake Water Shepherd: Water Shepherd has aliases such as sunflower, dew sunflower, horseshoe medicine, pheasant tail medicine, and water lotus leaf. Its color is green, and it is rich in protein and vitamins. It is a precious water lily, which looks small and round, similar to 50 yuan coins, and smooth and delicate. It is one of the famous native products in the western period. West Lake has a long history of cultivating water shield.

7. Carya cathayensis, also known as "Little Walnut", grows in a natural environment with superior climate, fertile soil and lush vegetation. This is a pure wild fruit. It is a natural green food bred by the aura of Dashan, which is pollution-free. It is also one of the most tasty varieties among many dried fruits in China.

Extended data:

1. Hangzhou, referred to as Hangzhou for short, is the capital and sub-provincial city of Zhejiang Province, the largest city in Zhejiang Province, the sub-central city of the Yangtze River Delta and one of the central cities in East China, the financial center in the south wing of the Yangtze River Delta, the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational, transportation, media, communication and financial center of Zhejiang Province, and an important economic, scientific and educational, cultural and financial center and transportation and communication hub in East China.

Hangzhou is located in the southeast coast of China, in the north of Zhejiang Province, on the north bank of the downstream of Qiantang River and at the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is a port visa city authorized by the Ministry of Public Security and the best tourist destination city in China determined by the National Tourism Administration. It has been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times.

2. West Lake Longjing is flat and straight in shape, slightly yellow in color like brown rice, sweet and mellow in taste, elegant and lofty in aroma, dark green and yellow in soup color, delicate in leaf bottom, and famous for its "green, fragrant, mellow and beautiful in shape". Longjing tea processing method adopts ten unique techniques of "grasping, shaking, patting, spreading, pressing, pushing, buckling, throwing, grinding and pressing". Super Longjing tea is flat and smooth in shape, light green and smooth in color, fresh and high in aroma, fresh and sweet in taste and tender and white in leaves.

3. The brewed West Lake lotus root powder is crystal clear, fragrant and delicious, which can not only satisfy hunger, but also be a tonic. Besides starch, glucose and protein, it also contains calcium, iron, phosphorus and various vitamins. It is easy to digest, and has the effects of promoting fluid production, clearing away heat, stimulating appetite, tonifying lung, nourishing yin and nourishing blood.

References:

Official website, People's Government of Hangzhou: bought in Hangzhou-a traditional specialty.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hangzhou