Fujian

Fujian abounds with local specialities. Lacquer ware in Fuzhou, stone sculpture in Shoushan, Dahongpao tea in Wuyishan Mountain and Tieguanyin tea, a kind of oolong tea in Anxi, the shadow sculpture in HuiĄŻan, chinaware in Dehua, narcissus and Pianzaihuang, a type of traditional Chinese medicine in Zhanzhou, edible mushrooms in Gutian, lychee and longan in Putian are famous both at home and abroad. Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major distinctive schools of culinary art in the country. This includes two of the most famous dishes like Bhudda-Jumping-Over-The-Wall and sand clam with chicken soup.

 

1) Rare Fruit:Year Around Pomelo


Year Around Pomelo is a famous local product of Fuding. It gets its name as it blossoms in all the seasons and produces fruit all the year around. The farmers pick the fruits in winter, which can be stored for a long period and transported for a long distance. It has smooth surface, thin skin and few seeds. It tastes especially pleasant and smells appealling. It contains many nutritious components, such as citrin and various vitamins. It serves not only as a rare fruit but also as a medicine.
According to Ben Cao Gang Mu(a most fomous encyclopedia of Chinese medicine) and the research reports by Fujian Provincial Chinese Medicine Research Institute in recent years, Year Around pomelo can calm the hu man body, reduce the blood pressure, contribute to a better appetite. It can help those who take in too much alcoholic and too much cholesterin. Therefore it has high economic value, and wins titles of "Quality Fruit" in national fruit competitions. People thus give it the name of "Rare Fruit of the World".
Qianqi Town of Fuding City is regarded as "Hometown of Year Around Pomelo" for its great production.

2)Fuding Taro

Hundreds of years ago, Fuding Taro was introduced into the province from Guangxi Province, and spread for cultivation in Shanqian Village of Fuding City. Therefore it is also named" Shanqian Taro". It is big and beautiful in shape and tastes wonderful. It is full in storage of starch, glucose and other vitamins. It usualy weighs at 1.5 KG,with the maximum weight of 6 KG. It is one of the most famous vegetables exported. In 1993, it won the "Quality Product" by MOFTEC of China. It is chosen to be a dish for Beijing People's Hall and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Since 1960,with the development and increase of our exports, Fuding Taro also enters an era of growth. Since 1980,we have conducted fine production, producing taro powder, taro filling and taro lumps. These products enjoy good markets both domestically and internationally. Fuding Taro has always been our traditionally famous product with great quality.

3)Tea

Fuding has a long history of tea production. Fuding Tea ranks among the ten top teas in China. Its various branch products, such as "Balin Gongfu Tea" and "Baihao silver Needles Tea" were highly famous even in the 16th century. Other brands such as "Xiangyong Flower Tea"," Taimu Silver Leaves","Taimu Green Silver Leaves ,"Silver Needles" and "Silver Monkey Tea" have won titles of "Quality Products" in Fujian Province and National Ministries. The whole city has 138,000 mu of tea plantation with an annual output of 8,939 tons,ranking among the top ones in the province, in terms of mu production, output and plantation area.

4)Ximei Stone Carving of Stone Tea Pots

Ximei Stone Tea Pots, using stones created more than 140 million years ago, which have smooth structure and brilliant colors, such as yellow, red and white. The pots were favored especially by the intellectuals in ancient times. After we conduct research of the stones and make break-throughs in production technology, we can now produce tea pots thinner and lighter. Even in the same shape, the pots vary still in stone quality and color. Therefore, Ximei Stone Tea Pots are high quality products of arts and craft and worthy of collection.

While one is drinking tea with the pot, the minerals in the stone will melt in the boiling water, and together with the tea, benefit the drinker as well as satisfy his artistic tastes.

Ximei Stone Pots are most preasured by the artistic collectors both in China and the outside world.
Ximei Stone Carving Arts & Gaft Co.,Ltd, which produces Ximei Stone Pots, has reliable technical staff and equipments. Their products enjoy good popularity at home and abroad. They sincerely welcome pot lovers both in China and other countries.


5)Marine Products

Located in the Southeast of China,Fuding is a coastal city and has vast marine resources. It governs a sea area of 22, 439,500 mu, and is the joint point of two main fisheries in China--Mindong and Zhenan. It has an area of 451,400 mu of shallow sea and an area of 104,400 mu of tidal land. The cultivation area for marine products is 91.7 square kilometres, producing cucumber fish , rockfish, eels, pomfrets, cuttlefish, hair tails, shrimps etc. It also produces artificial aquiculture products like cucumber fish, prawn, fresh water eels, softshelled turtles, black crabs and pincers. Thus it becomes a unique market of sea foods. The total output of aquatic products is 210,903 tons, among which the output of marine products is 209,960 tons and the output of fresh water products is 943 tons.

6)Handicrafts
The Min river which runs through the city is 150 kilometers long. The coast line is 1,137 kilometers long. Along the coast, there are 415 island and islets. There are over 500 types of marine life, 120 types of freshwater fishes and 50 kinds of minerals. Fuzhou has excepional terrestrial advantages including abundant hot springs.
The traditional handicrafts and technology in manufacturing the bodiless lacquerware, paper umbrella, horn comb etc. have a long history. They are also called special handicrafts. The bodiless laquerware of Fuzhou, the cloisonne of Beijing and the Jingdezhen porcelain of Jiangxi province share the reputation as the "Three Treasures" of Chinese handicrafts. The bodiless lacquerware, Shoushan stone carving and cork pictures are also called "The Three Unique Crafts of Banyan City".