What are the specialties of Hezhou?

1. Kaishan Baimao Tea

Kaishan Baimao Tea has a long history of cultivation and is one of the famous teas in Guangxi. It is mainly produced in Kaishan Town, Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi. It grows in mountains with fertile soil, abundant rainfall, and mist-shrouded mountains. The picking and processing technology is mainly manual frying, and the quality characteristics of the tea produced are: green soup, green leaves, sweet aftertaste; thin, round and straight shape, with white pekoe exposed; green buds and leaves after brewing, slightly bitter when you first drink, and then turn sweet , fragrant and fragrant, filling the mouth with saliva; its apple aroma is unique.

2. Xindu Red Melon Seeds

Babu ??Red Melon Seeds are famous for their large seeds, thick flesh, deep red color, fragrant taste, long-term storage, no fading, and no mold and insect infestation. . It is one of Guangxi's famous traditional export products and is sold to more than 30 countries and regions around the world. Xindu red melon seeds, also known as "Babu red melon seeds" and "Hezhou red melon seeds", have been cultivated in Hezhou for more than 400 years and are one of the traditional export products of Hezhou City.

3. Hejie Huaishan

Hejie Huaishan is a specialty of Hejie Town, Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi. Huaishan cultivation is the advantage and characteristic industry of Hejie Town. The Huaishan tubers grown in this town are round and straight, very attractive in appearance, have good taste and high starch content, and are favored by merchants from all over the world. Hejie Huaishan is a national agricultural product with geographical indication protection. Hejie Town, Babu District, has a long tradition of growing vegetables and is known as the "Centennial Vegetable Town". In recent years, the town has continuously increased its support for characteristic agriculture, making full use of the advantages of land resources along the Lin and He rivers, and actively guiding farmers to plant high-yield and high-quality Huaishan.

4. Hezhou stuffed vegetables

Hezhou's stuffed vegetables also have regional characteristics. For example, Daning's stuffed tofu must be made with Ningjiang water to have a unique flavor. Legend has it that there is a huge square tofu stone on the Ningjiang River. The ancestral processing method of Daning tofu is: use the soybeans soaked in the Ningjiang River water to grind the soybeans into raw soy milk with a stone mill, cook it, and then press it with huge stones from the Ningjiang River. The processed white tofu is quickly fried with wild camellia oil into four cubes of fried tofu. It is large and square in color, white inside and yellow outside, with white and tender meat. It is known as "gold wrapped with silver" and is said to be a tribute to the court in feudal society. On every festive occasion, the delicious aroma of Daning tofu stuffed in large pots is wafted to every restaurant, making you want to drink more.

5. Hezhou Lizhu

Lizhu is a specialty of Hezhou, and its main origin is the local Butou Town. Li bamboo has the characteristics of straight bamboo stems, thick walls, thin branches, sparse leaves, flat nodes, thin rings, smoothness, toughness, strong elasticity, not easy to be eaten by insects, corrosion resistance, etc., and has the beauty of "steel bamboo". Brief description of the origin: Butou Town is located in the southeast of Hezhou City, eight steps away from the urban area, 36 kilometers away. It borders Huaiji County of Guangdong Province to the east, Cangwu County to the west, Xindu Town to the south, and Hejie Town to the north. . The original hometown is located in Butouwei. It was built in the Qing Dynasty and was the port of Hejiang Waterway. It is commonly known as Butou, hence the name. In 1970, the Jianhemianshi Power Station was flooded, and the township station was moved to Meihua, with the original name still used.