What specialties are there in Huzhou?
1. Anji White Tea?
The king of teas - Anji White Tea is a rare tea, unique in the country. White tea has a slender appearance, shaped like a phoenix feather, and a color like jade frost, bright and oily, with a fresh and fragrant internal aroma, unique licorice flavor, goose-yellow soup color, clear and bright, naturally open leaf bottoms, jade-white leaf flesh, and emerald green veins.
2. Taihu whitebait?
Whitebait is a famous specialty of Taihu Lake. Whitebait is also known as the remaining fish or the king fish. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, it was known as the three treasures of Taihu Lake together with plum bream and white shrimp. Silverbait is shaped like a hosta, tender and transparent, as soft as boneless, and silver-like in color. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Taihu Lake was already rich in whitebait.
The varieties include large whitebait, Lei's whitebait, Taihu shortnose whitebait and oligodentate shortnose whitebait. Whitebait meat is plump, tender, delicious, and rich in nutrients. Whitebait scrambled eggs, whitebait meatballs, hibiscus whitebait and whitebait wontons are some of the famous Taihu dishes. Also known as icefish or glassfish. The collective name for a variety of translucent fish of the genus Salanx in the family Salangidae.
3. Hubi
Hubi is produced in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Hu brushes are exquisite in material selection, fine in craftsmanship, and come in various varieties. The thick ones are as big as the mouth of a bowl, and the thin ones are like embroidery needles. They have four characteristics: sharp, neat, round, and strong.
Jian: means the tip of the pen is like a cone; Qi: after the tip of the pen is flattened, it is as straight as a knife; Round: the tip of the pen is round and full; Jian: the tip of the pen is upright and elastic. Hu brushes are divided into four categories: Yanghao, Langhao, Jianhao and Zihao; according to size and specification, they can be divided into four types: large regular script, inch regular script, medium regular script and small regular script. Hubi, also known as "Huying".
4. Xucang Snow Lotus Root?
Located in Changxing at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, with Taihu Lake to the east and Tianmu to the west, it is rich in products and the people are well-off; it is a prosperous Feng Shui area in the Hangzhou-Jiahu-Hu area. This treasure land is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice and the House of Silk". What is particularly interesting is the Xucang snow lotus root produced in Lushan Township, the plain water network area in the southeastern part of the county. It has one more hole than ordinary lotus roots. It is particularly fragrant, waxy and delicious, and is a must-have in Changxing.
Xucang Snow Lotus, also known as Changxing Snow Lotus, is produced in the Wanyu Pond in front of the flower wall gate of Xucangqiao Village, Lushan Township, eastern Changxing. It is named after its delicate lotus root body and is as white as snow. It was known as "Xucang Snow Lotus" in history. Lotus root". Xucang snow lotus root is famous for its fresh and tender meat, crisp and refreshing taste, juicy and sweet taste. It is a specialty of Changxing and is as famous as the "Four Treasures of Changxing".
5. Good Lian Hu brush?
Among the four treasures of the study (Hu brush, Hui ink, Duan inkstone, and rice paper are the top four treasures of the study), the pen ranks first. The Chinese writing brush is an unparalleled writing instrument. Hu's brushes are known as the best among brushes because of Mao Ying's skill, which is the best in the world, and the purple hair, which is as valuable as gold. Shanlian Ancient Town is located at the junction of the three ancient water towns in northern Zhejiang - Wuzhen, Nanxun and Xinshi. It is known as the capital of pens and the holy land of silkworm flowers. ?
According to Jiahu local chronicles, in the early Qing Dynasty, the number of households in Shanlian had reached thousands to thousands. Merchants gathered and there were many shops, making it very prosperous. For thousands of years, almost every family in Shanlian has produced a pen craftsman, and every household can make pens. There are still many Hu pen families. In the Han, Jin, Sui, Tang and Song dynasties, the Hubi industry was relatively developed. By the Yuan Dynasty, Hu pens, characterized by long-edge brushstrokes, became the leader of my country's pen manufacturing industry.