What are the specialties of Jinan?

1. Zhangqiu green onions

Jinan has been planting green onions for hundreds of years. The excellent variety "Dawutong" is generally 150 to 170 centimeters tall, with a maximum height of 2 meters. A single plant weighs about 1 kilogram, and some weigh more than 3 kilograms. Zhangqiu green onions are known as the "World's King of Onions."

2. Longshan millet

Jinan’s famous product “Longshan millet” began to pay tribute to the emperor during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. "Longshan millet" is concentrated in Longshan Street, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City. It is a pollution-free food.

3. Mingshui fragrant rice

Mingshui fragrant rice is named after it is produced in Mingshui area (Mingshui Street), Zhangqiu District, Jinan City. It is a famous product in Shandong Province. One of the specialties. The grains are slightly yellow and translucent, with full grains, hard texture, transparent color, oily and shiny rice; the rice tastes very refreshing, and the fragrance can increase appetite and leave endless aftertaste, so people in Jinan are commonly known as "Xiang". rice".

4. Yellow River Rice

Located in the southern Shandong Plain, close to the Yellow River, the unique water conservancy resources are a major advantage for the development of rice production in Jiyang County. The high-quality Yellow River rice water is used to irrigate the production. The rice produced in Jiyang is called Jiyang Yellow River rice. Its rice is pollution-free, of good quality, delicious and has high nutritional value, and is well received both inside and outside the province.

5. Pingyin rose

Pingyin rose was first planted in the Tang Dynasty, more than 1,300 years ago. The rose planting area has reached nearly 10,000 acres. Pingyin roses can be used to make rose jam, brew rose wine, and extract rose essential oil.

6. Pingyin donkey-hide gelatin

Donkey-hide gelatin, ginseng, and velvet antler are also called the "three treasures" of traditional Chinese medicine. They are named after they are produced in Laodong'a County (now Dong'a Town, Pingyin County) . Now Dong'e Town has been recognized as the "Hometown of E-Jiao in China" and has the "Origin of E-Jiao" mark certification. Dong'e Town's donkey-hide gelatin industry has been extremely prosperous since ancient times, reaching its peak during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. The more famous donkey-hide gelatin produced by Shudetang, Xieyu donkey-hide gelatin village, etc. China's first donkey-hide gelatin production factory built after the founding of New China - Shandong Fujiao donkey-hide gelatin was also born in Dong'e Town. Information expansion

Due to the numerous springs in the territory, Jinan has "seventy-two famous springs" and is known as the "Spring City". Jinan's eight scenic spots are world-famous. It is a tourist city with unique features of "mountains, springs, lakes, rivers and cities". It is a national historical and cultural city, one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China, and one of the birthplaces of prehistoric culture - Longshan Culture.

Jinan is connected to the Capital Economic Circle in the north, the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle in the south, and the Shandong Peninsula and Central China in the east and west. It is an important intersection between the Bohai Rim Economic Zone and the Beijing-Shanghai Economic Axis, the Bohai Rim Region and the Yellow River. One of the central cities in the middle and lower reaches.

Jinan has successfully hosted many international and national events such as the Asian Cup, National Games, China International Garden and Flower Expo, and China Art Festival. The 22nd International History and Science Conference in 2015 was also successfully held in Jinan. , marking the first time this world event has entered Asia more than a century after its inception. The 2016 China Green Companies Annual Conference and the 2017 Fifth World Photography Congress opened in Jinan.