What are the specialties of Yixing?

Yixing is located in Taihu Lake Basin in the Yangtze River Delta, belonging to Wuxi City, 64 kilometers west of Taihu Lake, bordering Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, and is the southernmost county-level city in Jiangsu Province. Fertile land, mild climate, abundant rainfall, four distinct seasons, rich in rice, bamboo, tea, crabs and Taihu Lake fish and shrimp, is a famous land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River; Known as Jingxi in ancient times, it has a long history and many cultural relics. The territory is mountainous and watery, with mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery. Yixing is rich in many traditional handicrafts, among which ceramic handicrafts are the most famous, which are of great commemorative significance and collection value. Simple purple sand pottery, dignified and even pottery, elegant celadon, gorgeous and exquisite pottery and unique and beautiful painted pottery are unforgettable. Exquisite Yixing bamboo products are also a must-buy souvenir for tourists. In addition, the traditional Xushe shortcake, He Qiao dried bean curd and Yangxian tea are the best gifts for friends and relatives. Yixing's specialty is Yangxiantang tribute tea, Jinsha spring water, purple sand lifting beam pot, also known as "Yixing Three Musts". Yixing tea was listed as a tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, "Yangxian Snowbud" and "Jingxi Yunpian" won special prizes in the national famous tea appraisal. There are also many characteristic fruits with great development value in Yixing mountain area. Chestnut, Phyllostachys pubescens, Pleurotus ostreatus and delicacies are collectively called "Three Treasures of Yixing". Plum blossom, bayberry and citrus also have broad development prospects. Yixing Lily has the reputation of "Taihu Ginseng". Yixing Phyllostachys pubescens Yixing/kloc-0.8 million mu of Phyllostachys pubescens produces millions of bamboo shoots every year. Compared with the bamboo shoots in Jiangxi and Fujian, the bamboo shoots in Yixing are more tender and delicious, and less astringent. Phyllostachys pubescens contains a variety of nutrients, and it is fibrous, easy to digest and beneficial to the stomach. Bamboo shoots can not only be eaten fresh, but also dried into dried bamboo shoots and canned bamboo shoots. Yixing chestnut is rich in starch, fat, protein and vitamins. It is a nutritious woody grain and a high-quality raw material for various dishes and snacks. It can be eaten raw, cooked and fried together, or ground into powder to make chestnut cake, chestnut soup and preserved fruit. Jade girl plum wine "Jade girl brand" plum wine is high-quality rice wine and high-quality plums imported from Japan. Relying on science and technology and reforming production technology, the new fruit wine has the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, astringing lung and astringing intestines, and is suitable for men, women and children. Taihu Pearl Taihu Pearl is famous for its pure color, natural beauty and crystal clear. Pearl necklace is the patent of knowledgeable ladies, pearl powder is a good health care product, and various handicrafts made of pearl are waiting for you to enjoy. White fish in Taihu Lake is a high-quality economic fish in Taihu Lake area. Its meat is white and tender and delicious. When eating, stew or stir-fry is better. The whitebait in Taihu Lake is named for its scale-free, crystal clear and white as silver. Its meat is tender, white and delicious, rich in protein, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other elements, and convenient to eat. Lotus whitebait, crispy whitebait and scrambled eggs with whitebait are all feast foods, and Yixing lily with Gaocheng pork belly, together with Lanzhou lily and Longya lily, are three kinds of edible lilies in China at present. However, Yixing Lily is the one that can be listed in Compendium of Materia Medica. Yixing Lily contains a variety of alkaloids, starch, protein, fat and other ingredients, which have the functions of nourishing and strengthening, moistening lung and relieving cough, clearing away heat and diuresis, regulating spleen and invigorating stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and can also play some roles of ginseng. Fresh lily, lily powder, canned lily in syrup and lily soup are all very popular. Yixing purple sand pottery Yixing ceramics has a history of four or five thousand years, among which purple sand pottery is the most distinctive. Its unique shape, exquisite craftsmanship, simple colors and excellent practical functions enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad. There are thousands of varieties of purple sand pottery, such as pots, cups, bottles, pots and so on. Among them, purple sand teapot not only has high artistic value, but also has the unique advantages of not losing flavor when making tea, not changing color when storing tea, and not deteriorating easily in summer. 1984, the bamboo slip purple sand tea set won the gold medal in Leipzig International Expo. In addition to purple sand pottery, there are Yixing celadon, which is known as the "Oriental Emerald", as well as Jun pottery, Jing pottery, painted pottery and arts and crafts pottery. In the world of teapot, the elegant tea fragrance moistens the thick context of the Chinese nation.