Jiangsu Fenhu local specialties

Suzhou embroidery

The history of Suzhou embroidery can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,600 years ago. Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, and Guangdong Yue embroidery are known as the "Four Famous Embroideries in China" ". And it is the first of the four famous embroideries. The themes of Su embroidery are mainly figures, landscapes, flowers, birds, and animals, and there are embroidery pieces, album surfaces, screen strips, screens, etc. After the founding of New China, Suzhou artists successfully created double-sided embroidery, and their representative work is "Double-sided Cat".

Taihu Lake Whitebait

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taihu Lake was rich in whitebait. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, whitebait was listed as a tribute, and together with plum bream and white shrimp, it was known as the three treasures of Taihu Lake. Silverbait is shaped like a hosta, ivory-like in color, has cartilage without scales, tender meat, delicious taste, and is rich in nutrients. It contains protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. The Japanese call it "fish ginseng". Whitebait can be fried, fried, steamed, or made into soup. Whitebait scrambled eggs, whitebait soup, whitebait meatballs, hibiscus whitebait, etc. are all famous dishes in Su-style cuisine.

Taohuawu Woodcut New Year Pictures

Taohuawu Woodcut New Year Pictures in Suzhou, Yangliuqing Woodcut New Year Pictures in Tianjin and Yangjiabu New Year Pictures in Weifang, Shandong are collectively known as the "Three Major Woodcut New Year Pictures in China". It started in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 350 years. The earliest workshop was on Taohuawu Street in Suzhou, hence its name. It was very popular during the reigns of Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and together with Yangliuqing paintings, it was called "South Peach and North Willow".