A comprehensive inventory of Hong Kong and Macao tourist souvenirs. What are the special souvenirs from Hong Kong and Macao tourism?

To put it simply, a "souvenir" is a token sent from hand to hand. It is not an expensive thing, but represents an emotional connection. Memories, persistence, endorsement

Hong Kong Hengxiang wife cake. Summer is the peak season for mainlanders to travel to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. When traveling to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, it has become a "designated action" to buy local special "souvenirs" for relatives and friends. Among “souvenirs”, food has the most options and is the most popular. There are many time-honored food brands in Hong Kong that have grown up with Hong Kong people and carry memories of old Hong Kong. For example, Hang Heung’s wife cakes, Shao Heung Yuen’s egg rolls, Tai O Friends’ shrimp paste, Chen Yizhai’s blind man cakes, Mo Feng’s preserved fruits, etc. Hang Heung, which opened in the 1920s, started out by making wife cakes stuffed with winter melon paste. It was deeply loved by Hong Kong movie stars and Cantonese opera actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. Now it has branches all over Hong Kong and makes more than 25,000 wife cakes every day. Mo Feng is a time-honored traditional herbal fruit brand that has been in business for 60 years. Its signature Plum Blossoms cost HK$100 a tael, with an average price of HK$20. Although it is expensive, demand exceeds supply. Macau Xiang Kee Egg Roll. In Macau, many delicacies are prepared and sold immediately, and the preparation of traditional food is rigorous to the point of stubbornness, which goes without saying about its reputation. Macau's "souvenir" street is located on two small cross-shaped streets, Qingpingzhi Street and Fulong New Street. Shops of all sizes are filled with local specialty foods, from boxed almond cookies to Bulk dried meat, egg rolls, ginger candies, plums in glass jars, etc. Among the hundreds of "souvenir" brands in Macau, Ju Kee and Tsui Heung Yuen are the largest. Tsui Heung Yuen is a time-honored brand, while Ju Kee started by selling peanut candies and ginger candies from a pushcart and now has nearly 10 branches. Taiwanese pineapple cake. In Taiwan, "souvenirs" are called "souvenirs". It is said that in the early days, Taiwanese compatriots were doing business everywhere and were away from home for a long time. When they wanted to go home, children often waited at the intersection to receive gifts, which was also called "waiting on the road." After mainland China allowed residents to travel freely to Taiwan, sales of souvenirs in Taiwan surged. Alishan's tea, Taipei's pineapple cakes, Taichung's sun cakes... have become Taiwan's best tourism marketing endorsements. Diversity, packaging, expansion Of course, "souvenirs" are not just food, but "handicrafts", "gold jewelry", "medicines", etc. are also favored by tourists. Especially in the past two years, some Hong Kong medicines, such as carminative oil and heart-saving pills, have become popular "souvenirs" for mainland customers. Walking on the streets, you will find that there are pharmacies and pharmacies in the busy alleys of various districts in Hong Kong, making shopping very convenient. With the development of economy, "souvenirs" are also constantly changing. Taiwanese people who are good at marketing skills combine creativity to upgrade traditional gifts and inject new life into the "ancient taste". Take the agricultural products produced in Taiwan as an example. Onions produced in Sanxing Township, Yilan County are a well-known local product on the island. In recent years, the local farmers' association has developed finely processed products such as shallot paste, shallot powder, and scallion oil, and has also designed gift box packaging such as "Scallion Man Gifts". While selling well in the Taiwan market, it has also begun to enter the mainland market. Another example is a time-honored soy sauce brand in Tainan that insists on handcrafted craftsmanship. It has been passed down from father to son for nearly 50 years and created the "Douyoubo" brand, which is favored by mainland tourists for its rich and fragrant taste. It is worth mentioning that the popularity of Taiwan’s “souvenirs” is inseparable from the close cross-strait relations. As the number of mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan increases, Taiwan’s reputation for “souvenirs” becomes even more famous. In recent years, not only have Taiwanese merchants set up Taiwanese "souvenir" stores in the mainland, but also merchants have built "Taiwan Famous Brands City" in the mainland. Promote, return, and warm. Souvenir culture precipitates the civilization of the city, and the local government is vigorously promoting the "souvenir" industry. Recently, the first scenic area with the theme of traditional and nostalgic Hong Kong food was established in Hong Kong Ocean Park, named "Hong Kong Old Street", which gathers Hong Kong's "souvenirs" and food and beverages that have been spread to China and abroad. In order to promote the "souvenir" culture, a number of Hong Kong celebrities, including the former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Donald Tsang and Eric Tsang, played different characters and performed different stories to showcase Hong Kong's "souvenir" culture. “If the trunk of a tree is used as a metaphor for Macao’s unique tourism industry, the ‘souvenirs’ industry is one of its branches, and both grow from the same root.” This is how Macao people view “souvenirs”. In the middle of last year, Macau’s “Souvenir Museum” was born in response. The museum displays some of Macao’s souvenir products with great historical value over the past century, including mooncake wrappers, “souvenir” containers, “souvenir” imitations, etc. The Taiwanese movie "Cape No. 7" caused malasan millet wine and aboriginal glass beads to be out of stock. The Taiwan authorities struck while the iron was hot and vigorously launched a "souvenir" vote to help. Of course, the Taiwan authorities not only promote the expansion of souvenirs to the mainland, but also "win over" local young people. In recent years, driven by the craze for Taiwanese pastries, many young people in Taiwan have re-recognized Taiwanese brands. For example, traditional pastries, which were considered by young people in the past to be "alien food", have begun to attract the attention of young people and bring traditional pastries home. "Enjoying the old taste with mom" has become a warm action.