What are the specialties of Heqing?

Heqing’s specialties include: Heqing dry wine, Machang Angelica, Heqing silverware, Heqing ham, and Heqing rice cakes.

1. Heqing dry wine

The Ming Dynasty promoted "military settlements", "private settlements" and "shang settlements" in Heqing to integrate the army among the people and immigrate to guard the border. It was created by immigrants from the Central Plains who moved into Heqing and settled along the Milky Way in Heqing. Immigrants represented by the Huawan Xunchai family introduced the advanced brewing technology from the Central Plains and the method of making koji with Chinese herbal medicine into Heqing's ancient "Shochu" brewing. The brewed wine is mellow and sweet, which is called "Qinjiu". ".

2. Machang Angelica

Machang Angelica is a crop used both as medicine and food. The surface of the plant is grey-brown or tan, with longitudinal wrinkles on the whole, especially at the roots. The top of Guitou is round and flat, with the remains of stems and leaves, and often has inconspicuous wrinkles. The body of Guitou is slightly cylindrical, and the body is uneven. Xian Guitou is generally 10-25 cm long and can be divided into 3 parts: root and head It is called "Guitou", the main root is called "Guishen", and the branch roots and the slight part of the branch roots are called "Guiwei".

3. Heqing Silverware

The silverware in Heqing County, Dali Prefecture, is well-known at home and abroad. Among them, Xinhua Nanyi Natural Village is famous for its large number of artists and exquisite craftsmanship. Xinhua Village in Heqing County had traditional handicrafts of gold, silver and copper jewelry and daily necessities during the Qing Dynasty.

The Bai craftsmen here not only inherit the essence of their own ethnic skills, but also constantly absorb the culture of other ethnic groups to produce ingenious, unique and elegant gold and silver buried molds and copper utensils. and various accessories.

4. Heqing ham

Heqing ham is also called Heqing round leg or cross leg. Because its legs and feet are curved, shaped like a disc, and its shape is round, its unique characteristics are "round" and "plate", hence its name. It is one of the famous traditional specialties of Yunnan Province and has been around for four or five hundred years. years of history.

Ham is a traditional specialty product of China. It originated from the ingenuity of the Chinese nation. Its unique craftsmanship and flavor are unique among the hams in the world. The period between the lunar frost and the beginning of spring every year is the season for curing ham.

5. Heqing rice cake

Heqing rice cake is also called rice cake. As the name suggests, it is a rice cake eaten during the Chinese New Year. "cake" means "high", and it means "high" every year. Ask for good words. It is mainly divided into two categories: dry cake and water cake. This refers to dry cake. Rice is rich in protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Dry cakes, and festive dry cakes are the top grade. Happy dry cakes are divided into two types: sandwich cakes and color cakes.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Heqing County