What are the delicious specialties in Xiamen?

Xiamen has all kinds of subtropical melons and fruits, pies, fish-skin peanuts, Bodhi pills, olives, Xiamen pearl embroidery, Qi Diao, Xiamen colored sculptures, Xiamen porcelain sculptures, mushroom meat sauce, Xiamen medicated wine and dried seafood.

Xiamen bead embroidery is a decorative handicraft with a unique artistic style. It has a history of 100 years and is famous for its novelty, grandeur and brilliance. There are more than 100 varieties of beaded products in Xiamen, such as beaded slippers, beaded wall charts and beaded bags. These products are made of sparkling colored glass beads and electro-optical films, and traditional techniques such as convex embroidery, Ping Xiu embroidery, string embroidery, grain embroidery, random needle embroidery, vertical needle embroidery and laminated embroidery are used to embroider bas-relief patterns. The whole bead pattern composition is rigorous and airtight; The half bead pattern is elegant and beautiful, fresh and pleasing to the eye. The beaded wall charts such as Xiamen Seawall, Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and Dragon and Phoenix Playing with Beads are fresh in composition, soft in color, vivid in scenery and distinct in layers. They participated in provincial and national arts and crafts exhibitions and were selected as gifts for international friends. Pearl embroidered slippers are beautifully embroidered, generous in style, diverse in variety and comfortable to wear. Some vamps are embroidered with pure glass beads, while others are embroidered with colorful beads on the suede, embroidered into various patterns such as rare birds and flowers, which are colorful, soft and comfortable, especially suitable for wearing at night and shining in the light. Xiamen pearl slippers are novel in design, unique in shape, fine in workmanship and unique in style, and are deeply loved by domestic and foreign merchants.

Lacquer line carving is a unique folk handicraft in Xiamen with a long history. Lacquer line carving has been applied to the decoration of Buddha statues since the prosperity of colored sculptures in the Tang Dynasty. As early as hundreds of years ago, lacquer line carving was well-known at home and abroad and exported to Southeast Asian countries. Lacquer line carving is a brilliant figure and animal image wrapped with fine lacquer lines through special production methods, especially with traditional folk themes, such as dragons and phoenixes, unicorns, clouds and water, lotus-bound branches and so on. In the past, lacquer line carving was mostly limited to wooden objects, lacquer baskets and theatrical props. In recent years, it has developed into a variety of decorations on plates, bottles, stoves and other porcelain and glassware. At present, Xiamen Arts and Crafts Factory combines lacquer line carving with ceramics to create and produce line ceramic works. Ruxian porcelain carving Zheng successfully participated in the national arts and crafts exhibition, and was selected for exhibition in Japan, which was well received. Small lacquer line carving crafts are packed in boxes made of satin, which are small, exquisite and easy to carry. They are good souvenirs and gifts for relatives and friends.

Professional introduction

Xiamen is rich in peanuts and fruits; There are many fish, shrimps, crabs, squid and amphioxus along the coast. It is one of the hometown of amphioxus in China. The main specialties are all kinds of subtropical melons and fruits, fish skin peanuts, peanut crisp, bodhi pills, olives, pies, amphioxus, mushroom meat sauce, dried seafood and so on.

Amphioxus: It is a rare specialty of Xiamen, commonly known as alligator, mainly produced in Liuwu Store, Tongan, Xiamen. Amphioxus is very small, up to five or six centimeters long. The whole body is translucent and the head and tail are pointed. It is a high-grade fish product. Its meat is fresh and tender, its taste is pure and sweet, and it can be made into dry products with a shelf life of one or two years. It is an ideal tourist shopping product.

Golden Green Fruit: It is made of olives, licorice and sugar water. Moderate sweet and sour, salty and delicious, fragrant. Has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, relieving bloating, relieving hangover, stopping dizziness and vomiting, refreshing and invigorating spleen.

Bodhi Pill: made of olive, Amomum villosum, cardamom, cinnamon, agarwood and sugar water. It tastes sweet and delicious, and has the effects of appetizing, stopping vomiting and eliminating abdominal pain.

Mushroom meat sauce: Narcissus canned mushroom meat sauce produced by Xiamen Canning Factory uses 12 kinds of raw materials, such as fresh pork, fine beans, mushrooms, peppers, onions and garlic. In the process of making, the materials are measured one by one in strict accordance with the requirements of formula and production time, and the cooking temperature is carefully controlled, so that the raw materials can be processed quickly and canned in time to maintain their own inherent flavor.

Xiamen School: There are two types of Xiamen School. Cookies are baked with mung bean paste, lard and sugar. Salted cakes are made of diced meat, lard and sugar. It is no exaggeration to describe Xiamen school with its crispy skin and filling beauty.

Fish-skin peanut: It is made by rolling and baking peanuts with super flour, sugar and other high-quality ingredients as the outer skin and inner bag. Strict selection of materials, exquisite craftsmanship, is a top-class dish with a fragrant, crisp, salty and sweet flavor.

Dried meat floss: The "Jinxiang" dried meat floss and bacon in Gulangyu Island are definitely famous specialties in Xiamen. Old people and children have uneven teeth, so it is better to cook porridge with floss and bacon. The characteristics of floss are obvious: golden yellow, delicious, strips of shredded pork, clusters, sent to the mouth, without chewing, immediately soft and full of sweetness. As soon as the bacon meets saliva, it has become a paste before it can be chewed. Therefore, people often use them to feed porridge to young children.

Peanut crisp: also known as "tribute sugar". The main raw materials are peanut kernel and sugar. When making, the peanuts are fried and peeled, boiled with sugar, then mashed into crisp shape, rolled and shaped, and cut into small pieces. When eating, carefully peel off the wrapping paper and gently put it in your mouth. Will melt in the mouth, sweet but not greasy, and the fragrance can be sprayed on the cheeks. Besides drinking tea, it can also be used to make the sandwich of salty cakes. Products are exported at home and abroad.

Dried longan: it is a specialty of Tongan, with large particles, thin skin, thick meat, sweet and refreshing. It used to be a tribute to feudal emperors, but now it is a good fruit that Chinese and foreign tourists compete to enjoy. Tongan is one of the six major longan producing counties in China, and the dried longan produced by Tongan is exported at home and abroad.

Gulangyu Island is the most famous scenic spot in Xiamen. It is famous at home and abroad for its reputation as a "sea garden" and is a national key scenic spot. The mountains on the island are undulating and patchwork, and the highest peak, Sunlight Rock, is the symbol of Xiamen. It is no exaggeration to say that Gulangyu Island is the "World Architecture Expo". Thousands of Chinese and foreign buildings with different styles and Chinese and western walls are gathered on the island. Besides your eyes, you must want to be full. Let's talk about the specialties of Xiamen. Well-known manufacturers in Xiamen are all century-old stores. Of course, they haven't had a chance to come to Xiamen to taste special food or to miss friends with special food in Xiamen.

Xiamen scenic spots

Sunshine stone

Sunlight Rock is located at the top of Longtou Mountain in south-central Gulangyu Island, formerly known as "Huangyan". Later, people took apart the word "Huangyan" and called it Sunlight Rock. Sunlight Rock is 92.68 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Gulangyu. There is a circular platform at the top of the rock, standing on the peak, overlooking the railing, and the scenery of Ludao is panoramic. When I set foot at the foot of Longtou Mountain, I saw a cliff engraved with characters such as "Gulang Cave", "Lujiang First" and "Tianfeng Haitao", which was one of the eight scenic spots in Xiamen in the old days. Entering the mountain gate, there is a lotus temple covered with huge stones. Along the winding path, you can see many cliff carvings by poets and writers on both sides of the cliff. In the sparse forest, there are sites such as "Shuicaotai" and "Longtouzhai" built by national hero Zheng Chenggong when he was stationed in Gulangyu, and the newly-built "Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall" is among them, which makes people feel deeply. Visitors can get off at the ferry pier on the island and walk for more than ten minutes to enter the scenic spot.

Roundabout beach

Because Xiamen is an island city, the coastal beaches are particularly rich, and there are many natural beaches that are often used around the ancient island. The most commonly used ones are: Dadeji Beach, Haoyueyuan Beach, Meihua Beach, Guanhai Garden Beach and Gangzi Houtan.

Xiamen Museum

If you stand at any height in Xiamen. At first glance, we can see that Gulangyu Island has two prominent signs: Sun Guangyan, who stands on the first peak of Lujiang River, and the Bagua Building in the Xia Strait of Xiongshi Valley. Lin Heshou, the original owner of Bagua Building, is the cousin of Lin Er's family, the original owner of Xinzhuang Garden. It was built in 1907 and is now the Xiamen Museum. Because the round red top floor of the building is unique in shape and has the shape of gossip, it is called gossip building. The museum is divided into five exhibition halls, namely, Xiamen history, special zone construction, friendly exchange, porcelain jade collection and sports stars, with more than 0/000 exhibits. This comprehensive local museum is a window to Xiamen.

zheng chenggong memorial hall

Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall is located in Sunlight Rock Scenic Area and was built in 1962 65438+ 10. The whole museum is divided into seven parts, and more than 300 pieces of various cultural relics, materials, photos, sculptures and models are exhibited, systematically showing Zheng Chenggong's life story.

Gulangyu Concert Hall

You can reach the concert hall directly from the leading road in the bustling commercial street. The concert hall covers an area of about 3500 square meters. The main building is hidden under the ancient camphor and banyan trees. Some chamber music and classical concerts are often held irregularly throughout the year, and some famous foreign musicians or professional groups often come to perform. It is also an ideal world for many music lovers to communicate.

International architectural exposition

It is no exaggeration to call Gulangyu the "National Architecture Expo". Thousands of Chinese and foreign buildings with different styles and a combination of Chinese and western styles gathered on a small island. There are traditional temples with upturned cornices in China, quadrangles with Minnan style, Bagua Building known as "Little White House", small and exquisite Japanese houses, western consulates with European style in19th century, and Luzhuang Garden, which is a masterpiece of Jiangnan classical gardens ... Gulangyu Island can be said to be an inexhaustible architectural encyclopedia, which has experienced ups and downs for more than 100 years.

imperial park

Yuyuan Garden can be reached from Zhangzhou Road or Fuxing Road on the side of Haoyueyuan. This quiet and beautiful garden landscape was built on 1984 in memory of Professor Lin, a famous Chinese people's doctor and gynecologist. The architectural layout of Yu Garden is very natural. There is a white marble statue of Dr. Lin in the park, and a "exhibition room of Dr. Lin's life story" is built. Comrade Deng personally planted two Aralia Buddha beads in the garden, symbolizing Dr. Lin's elegant and noble character.

Qinyuan

Qinyuan is an ornamental tourist area full of cultural and artistic charm. It is located on Hero Mountain in Gulangyu Island, and it faces Sunlight Rock in the east. There are Melody Square, Qin Si Square, Yiyun Building, Liu Yin Garden and Youyou Gate. Everywhere is inextricably linked with the piano. Because there are many talented musicians and piano poets born on Gulangyu Island, the piano on the island ranks first in the country, so it has long been called "piano island" and "piano door". Walking in the streets, elegant piano music and melodious violin sound will fly out from the depths of small houses and yards from time to time, which will really make people feel relaxed and happy.

Haoyueyuan

Hao Yue Garden is located in the east of Gulangyu Island, covering the seashore of Ding Yan, covering an area of 20,000 square meters. In order to commemorate the historical achievements of expelling the Yi ethnic group from the Netherlands and recovering Taiwan Province Province, the Fujian Provincial Government and the Xiamen Municipal Government built a memorial garden here. The giant stone statue of Zheng Chenggong was completed on1August 27th, 985. The power of this tiger general has been permanently stationed on Fuding Rock since then. The statue is 15.7 meters high and weighs 16 17 tons. It consists of 23 floors and 625 pieces of Quanzhou white granite. Fuding Rock is 29.5 meters above sea level and extends 30 meters into the sea. The terrain is steep and magnificent, standing shoulder to shoulder with the sword stone and inkstone in the sea. At present, the statue of Zheng Chenggong on Fuding Rock, which faces the sea, has become the main building in the garden and the largest statue of historical figures in China. The large bronze group relief in the park reproduces the historical scene of Zheng Chenggong's troops crossing eastward and driving Holland back to Taiwan Province. Hao Yue has beautiful gardens, and the architectural features of the Ming Dynasty are in harmony with the Sha Ou, trees and seascapes by the sea, forming a natural picture. It takes about five minutes to walk to the left from the ferry pier on the island to enter the park.

Longzhuang garden

Liu Zhuang Garden, built in 19 13, is located in the south of Gulangyu Island, facing the sea and backed by rocks, with Guanhaiyuan Tourism Village in the east and Gangzi Houtan in the west. It used to be the private villa of Lin Erjia, a famous local gentleman, and was named after the homonym of his uncle Zang. 1955 was designated as a park. Xinzhuang garden uses natural terrain, hides the sea by mountains and has a clever layout. The whole park is divided into two parts: Tibetan Sea Garden and Bushan Garden, each with five views. The five scenic spots in the Tibetan Sea Garden are: Meishou Hall (also known as Danyingxuan), Renqiu Pavilion, Lv Zhenting, No.44 Bridge and Zhaoliangting; The five scenic spots in Bushan Garden are: Hard Rock Mountain House, Twelve Cave Days, Love My Side, Tingchao Building and Xiaolan Pavilion. Later, Odabashi, Du Yueting, Qianboting, Xichun Pavilion, Maoting Pavilion and Umbrella Pavilion were built one after another. Xinzhuang Garden has recently expanded more than 3,000 square meters. In addition to restoring the Stone Mountain House (the original owner's bookstore), there are other landscapes such as "Tingtaoxuan" and "Snake Ridge Garden". The winding "forty-four bridges" in the park are like treading waves; The rockery built on the mountain, that is, the "Twelve Cave Heaven", is circuitous and runs through, hovering up and down, which has a unique interest. The scenery in the park brings out the best in each other, scattered and orderly, and integrated; The garden is on the sea, and the sea is in the garden. There is both the exquisiteness and elegance of the small courtyard. There are also magnificent waves flying gulls; Dynamic and static contrast, complement each other, tourists are here, lingering.