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1£©Dragon Well Green Tea
Longjing, 'Dragon Well', is a famous unfermented Chinese green tea, with flat, slender strips in bright green from Hanghzou. The infusion has a rich lingering aroma which resembles that of peas. Dragon Well tea has a long history. The earliest record of the tea may be found in a book by the tea expert of the Tang Dynasty Lu Yu, the first book on tea in the world. According to this book, Dragon Well tea was first planted in two famous temples in Hangzhou, Tianzhu and Lingying temples. The tea was given the name of Dragon Well tea in the Song Dynasty and the name was spread in the Yuan Dynasty. The fame of the tea rose in the Ming Dynasty and became popular in the Qing Dynasty. It was so well-known that it was designated as a tribute to the royal family. For more than one thousand years, the Dragon Well tea has gone a long way rising from obscurity to international fame. 2£©Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Scissors
The KING SCISSORS made in Hangzhou, 115 cm long and 56.64 kg in weight, has been recorded in the Genes World Record, while Hangzhou's smallest scissors is as tiny as 3 cm long and several grams in weight. In China, the brand "Zhang Xiaoquan" represents not only scissors but also profound Chinese culture. Every generation worked hard to keep its reputation. In the past 335 years of history, "Zhang Xiaoquan" has never been more popular than today. 3£©The Hickory Nuts
Zhejiang's Lin'an City is a major producing area for Changhua hickory
nut. The history of the city's growing hickory nuts is over 300 years.
At present, the area for growing hickory nuts is about 42,180 ac., occupying
the state's 57 per cent; and the annual output volume of hickory nuts
is 2,500 tons, taking the state's 68 per cent. In 1998, the output volume
of the city's hickory nuts topped 4,013 tons, which brought about a
total output value of 150 million yuan, occupying 10.3 per cent of the
city's gross output value. 4£©Edible Bamboo
Lin'an is one of China's ten hometowns of bamboo. The city possesses 120,000 ac of bamboo forests, occupying 20 percent of the city's total forestry land. And the annual output value of the city's bamboo products reaches 600 million yuan. Many farmers get rich by growing high-quality, high-yield, and high-profit bamboo shoots. 5£©Jinhua Ham
Jinhua Ham is one of the best bacon products in China. It has won numerous prizes on national or international competitions. The ham is distinctive for golden-colored skin, flaming-colored meat, rich fragrance, and delicious taste. 6£©Silk Hangzhou silk is famous for its bright color and excellent quality. Various silk fabrics are available in Hangzhou Silk Shop. Address: 31 Hubin Street Telephone: (0571) 7028963 7£©Longjing Tea The famous Longjing tea has a 1200-year history. The Longjing Village, located southwest of West Lake, is Hangzhou's major tea growing tea. Among the Longjing tea, the Shifeng Longjing Tea is the best. Hangzhou Longjing Tea Shop offers various LongjingTea. Address: 33 Yanan Street Telephone: (0571) 7029605 8£©Dumiansheng Brocade Brocade is woven material richly decorated with raise patterns. The Dumiansheng Brocade Factory, built in 1922, has excellent products and is also the largest brocade factory in China. 9£©Wangxingji Hand Fan Production of hand fans in Hangzhou dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Fans produced by the Wangxingji Fan Factory are very distinctive. Wangxingji Hand Fan Shop is a well-known fan shop in Hangzhou. Address: 8 Huxi Street Telephone: (0571) 7061327 10£©Shaoxing Wine
Shaoxing is one of five Chinese cities famous for wines. Shaoxing has a history of about 2,500 years making yellow-colored rice wine, which is labeled as Zhuangyuanhong (The Top Red), Jiafan (Rice Plus), Shanniang (The Excellence) and Xiangxue (Fragrant Snow). Crowned " The Best Wine in Asia" , the Shaoxing wine in the brand of(ju Yue Long Shan is now included in the wine list of state banquets hosted by central government leaders. The leading producer and exporter of rice wine in China, Shaoxing makes 250,000 tons of wine a year. 11£©Huangyan orange Huangyan is a famous orange and tangerine producer, and the history
of growing mandarin orange in Huangyan dates back to more than 1,700
years. From the year 1952 on, Huangyan Orange began to be exported abroad.
And the annual export volume of Huangyan Orange and canned orange boast
the state first. 12)Yuhuan Shaddock The Yuhuan Shaddock is one of the four famous shaddocks in the world.
In addition, the Gaocheng Orange, red bayberry, Jicheng Orange and loquat
all enjoy great reputation for their large production quantity and excellent
quality. 13)THE NANHU LAKE WATER CHESTNUT OF JIAXING
Water chestnuts grown in Jiaxing City's Nanhu Lake is a king of nourishing food rich in starch, carbohydrate, protein, and various vitamins. |
