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What souvenirs are there in Xiamen?

Xiamen souvenirs include lacquer line carving, Xiamen bead embroidery and so on.

1, lacquer line carving

Lacquer line carving is the longest handicraft in Xiamen, Fujian. As early as hundreds of years ago, lacquer line carvings in Xiamen were well-known at home and abroad and sold well in Southeast Asian countries. Lacquer line carving uses fine lacquer lines, winding magnificent buildings, lifelike figures and clothing patterns, and special production methods, especially traditional folk themes, such as dragons and phoenixes, unicorns, clouds and water, lotus branches and so on.

2. Xiamen Pearl Embroidery

Pearl embroidery originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After liberation, this craft was gradually lost. Xiamen Pearl Embroidery is famous for its novelty, magnificence and dazzling, with a history of 100 years. Beaded slippers, beaded wall charts, beaded embroidered bags, etc. 100 varieties.

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Xiamen specialty:

1, fried oysters

Fried oyster is the most popular traditional name in Xiamen. It is made of fresh oysters as the main raw material, adding appropriate amount of sweet potato powder, adding diced fresh garlic or leek and a little salt, and frying in a hot oil pan. Its taste is fresh and sweet, waxy and nutritious. If you add a little seasoning such as sand tea and hot sauce, or add eggs to fry together, the taste will be more delicious and fragrant.

2. Garlic in the Old House

Garlic is a specialty of Guzhai Village, Xinxu Town, Xiang 'an District, Xiamen. "Old house garlic" is popular in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Hong Kong and Macao with its unique advantages of large petals, thin skin and spicy taste, and is exported to Singapore, Belgium, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Japan and other countries.