Shangqiu Specialties

Shangqiu is the origin and settlement of Shang tribe, the earliest capital of Shang dynasty, the birthplace of merchant commodity business, the birthplace of Shang civilization, and has the reputation of "the source of Chinese business". Specialty products will not be less, there are Songzhou willow weaving, Shangqiu paper cutting, Shangqiu corn husk weaving, Mangdangshan mud ring, Ningling Xu family ham, and so on.

1, Songzhou willow weaving

Songzhou willow weaving is a traditional handicraft in Shangqiu. The local willow weaving products in Shangqiu began in the Song Dynasty, so it is called Songzhou willow weaving. The willow branches here are long and thin, with delicate texture, firm and flexible, white color after peeling, non-toxic and odorless, and great strength, which is suitable for making all kinds of daily utensils. 1971 years ago, the main weaving products included buckets, dustpans, shoe baskets, wicker hats, and preservation baskets.

2. Shangqiu paper-cutting

Shangqiu paper-cutting is an ancient traditional folk art with a long history, and the styles of paper-cutting vary greatly from place to place. Henan's paper-cutting development for the east and west of Henan two schools.

Western Yu paper cutting is mostly traditional paper cutting. East Yu paper cutting is mostly taken from the daily life of modern people, reflecting the folk customs and feelings, and drawing on the shadow, clay sculpture, puppets, embroidery, folk printing and dyeing traditional crafts. The paper-cutting artist Zou Suyun of Mazhuang Village in Xiayi County, Shangqiu City, is famous at home and abroad for cutting dragons, and is known as the "Chinese Dragon Lady".

3, Shangqiu corn husk weaving

Shangqiu corn husk weaving, the inner layer of the corn cob skin as raw materials, woven into a delicate craftsmanship, lightweight and durable, novel style, simple and generous, elegant and popular **** appreciation, beautiful and inexpensive daily necessities and decorations.

There are delicate and small tea coasters, children's baskets, delicate and elegant mesh pockets, ceiling pieces, ingenious dangling ring knots, women's satchels of different colors, hand baskets and so on more than 200 varieties of colors. They are exported to Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia and other countries and regions.

4, Mangdangshan mud ring

Mangdangshan mud ring is a kind of Mangdangshan area is quite local characteristics of folk crafts, is a clay musical instruments, thumb-sized, with the mouth of a blowing a clear and loud sound, melodious.

5, Ningling Xujia ham

Xujia ham is the traditional flavor of Ningling County Nanguan famous food, so far has a history of more than three hundred years. Local generations - all love to eat xujia ham. Early Qing Dynasty poet Eminent Song, Xu Jia ham is quite a favorite. Ham, one of the cured meat products, processed from fresh pork hind legs. View of the fine skin and meat, meat red and white bright, not greasy when eating, with a unique flavor and aroma.

6, Peiqiao watermelon

Peiqiao watermelon is Shangqiu City, Henan Province, Yongcheng City, Peiqiao Town specialties. Yongcheng Peiqiao watermelon with fewer seeds, sandy flesh, thin skin and other advantages to occupy the vast market in Suzhou, Henan and Anhui.

7, Minquan wine

Minquan wine, Minquan County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province, a specialty of China's national geographic indications products. 1954, Minquan County began grape cultivation in 1958 began to build a winery in the 1960s into the international market. Its products are mainly divided into two categories: sweet white and sweet red, the former is light straw yellow with delicate taste; the latter is ruby red with a full-bodied wine.

8, Zhecheng Hu celery

Zhecheng Hu celery, native to Henan Province, Shangqiu City, Zhecheng County, Hu Xiang Town. For the Song to the Ming and Qing dynasties tribute, because of the production in the Xiang King of the feudal land of Hu Xiang set next to the Hu Zhuang and named, so far has more than 1,000 years of cultivation history.

9, ningling gold top Xiehua crisp pear

Ningling gold top Xiehua crisp pear, ningling county, henan province specialties, China national geographic indications products. Ningling county is the hometown of China's pear, national high quality pear production base, cultivation of pear has more than 700 years of history.

Golden top Xiehua crisp pear color golden yellow, tender skin, crisp flesh, sweet taste juice, eat without dregs. In addition to direct consumption, but also can be processed into canned food, brewing, medicine, become a good tonic and phlegm cough medicine.

10, Yongcheng jujube dry

Yongcheng jujube dry for Yongcheng Fengzhuang specialties, the Ming Dynasty during the Tianqi years, the supervision of the imperial historian practicing state affairs will be brought into the Beijing jujube dry dedicated to Emperor Hizong, Hizong praised. It was then listed as a tribute, the Ming and Qing dynasties, the annual tribute, and for the Temple of Heaven must be used for the sacrifice.