What is the specialty of Tongshan County, Hubei Province?

Hubei province Xianning Tongshan local specialty

Tea. As early as the Tang Dynasty, the "eight fruits" recorded in Lu Yu's Tea Classic were produced in Ezhou, including Tongshan and other places. In the Song Dynasty, the tea bricks produced in this county were sold in Inner Mongolia as commodities, and 1 tea bricks restricted 1 first-class horses. Later dynasties stipulated that counties and counties had the contribution task of tea. By the middle of the extinction period, tea trade had occupied an important position. After more than 1000 years of planting, tea has formed a mixed variety of local genera and groups.

Orange, orange. Before the Qing Dynasty, citrus was planted in this county, and the varieties were mostly sweet round, pickled orange and orange. From 65438 to 0979, the Ministry of Agriculture, China Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other leading organs and scientific research units sent people to Tongshan to inspect, test and teach technology. And decided to distribute orange seedlings free of charge regardless of collective individuals. By 1980, the county * * * has opened an orange garden1.5000 mu. After nearly 30 years of seed selection and cultivation, Tongshanfu Reservoir Area has become a natural growing place for citrus, sweet orange and other subtropical fruits. Miju, a "Guimei" variety, was rated as a famous brand in Hubei Province. Long red orange, golden orange, etc. To promote sales inside and outside the province.

Medicinal materials. There are many kinds of medicinal materials in this county, which are widely distributed, with more than 500 kinds of domestic and wild medicinal materials. Jiugong Mountain is a natural treasure house of medicinal plants, with 204 kinds of woody medicinal plants, including 19 kinds of medicinal materials, such as tremella, seven leaves and one flower, a bowl of water by the river, Panax japonicus, Chuanxiang, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Adenophorae and Bletilla striata.

Agricultural and sideline products are mainly tea, silk and tobacco. The bitter buckwheat wine in Huangsha, the "Tubaye" in the road, the oranges in Cikou, the sesame cakes in rice, the sweet brocade in Wanjia, the sauce in Yangfang, the grilled fish in Honggang, the pears in Wang Chuang and the wine in Xiapu have all become the treasures of Tongshan local products in Xianning City, Hubei Province.