What are the specialties in Pizhou?

Pizhou's specialties are: Pizhou dried moss, Pizhou chestnut, Pizhou white garlic, Pizhou ginkgo and Pizhou.

1, dried moss Pizhou is famous for dried moss, which is one of the commodities exported to China and Hong Kong. Location: Tang Yi, Tushan, Balu and xinhe town.

The dried moss in Pinan and lettuce in Pibei belong to the same family. Lettuce stems are short and thick (20-30cm long), while dry moss stems are long and thin (70- 1 10cm). According to Sui Shu, lettuce was introduced to Pizhou from the ancient vortex country.

The ancient vortex country, that is, the ancient vortex waters of Anhui Province today. According to legend, Pingnan's dried moss came from Bo, Anhui Province in the Ming Dynasty. After they spread to Pizhou, they settled in Pibei and Pinan respectively. Pibei has not produced dried moss for many years, which is not only a technical problem of planting, but also related to soil quality.

2. Pizhou Chestnut: The ancient chestnut garden at the junction of Pizhou Cannon Car and Chenlou Town covers an area of 1000 mu, and there are about 0/0000 old chestnut trees, which are about 300 years old. There are many ancient trees with long age, which are rare in China. ?

The core area of Guliyuan is located in the alluvial belt of Laoyi River, covering an area of 1.660 mu, including nearly 500 mu in Dagu Village, Chenlou Town. It is the largest original ecological ancient chestnut garden in our city. It was planted in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

One said it was the transplanting of the Qing Dynasty. At present, there are more than 3,000 ancient chestnut trees over 300 years old in the park. More than 3,600 trees over 200 years; More than 4000 trees for more than 30 years; There are more than 10,000 chestnut trees, all of which are seedlings. In addition, chestnut tree gardens of different sizes scattered in surrounding towns and villages have a total area of more than 10,000 mu.

3. Pizhou White Garlic: Pizhou White Garlic has been cultivated for thousands of years and is known as "China White Garlic". Pizhou white garlic is famous for its white skin and big head. White garlic is a good food and medicine, which is rich in vitamins, amino acids, protein, allicin and carbohydrates. It has high medicinal and nutritional value and integrates seasoning and health care.

4. Ginkgo biloba in Pizhou: Ginkgo biloba cultivation in Pizhou has a long history. The ancient ginkgo biloba in Baima Temple in Hu Si Town was planted in Zheng Guangnian of Northern Wei Dynasty, and its age is over 65,438 0,500 years. In 2007, there were 260,000 mu of ginkgo orchards, and the total number of ginkgo trees planted reached100,000.

The annual output of ginkgo fruit1100t, high-quality dry ginkgo leaf12000t and ginkgo bonsai1800,000 pots. 65438+100000 mu of contiguous ginkgo orchard was rated as "National Ecological Demonstration Park", and the ginkgo production base was the first in China to pass the national GAP certification.

5. Pinellia ternata: Pinellia ternata is mentioned in Chinese medicine without exception. Pinellia ternata has been famous all over the country since it was identified by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty. Pinellia ternata is a perennial herb of Araceae, with a height of 15-30 cm. Underground tubers are spherical or hemispherical with a diameter of 65438 0-2 cm. Seedlings often have simple leaves, and most of them are trifoliate and compound leaves in adulthood.

It blooms from May to September, and the fruit is red when it matures. It is pungent, warm and toxic, and can eliminate dampness and phlegm, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting. Mainly used for cough, excessive phlegm, nausea and vomiting. Although Pizhou has sporadic gains now, it has been ignored by people. The fame of Pinellia ternata has spread to the Yangtze River valley.