Ningxia only accounts for 0.69% of the country's land area, but it has 95 kinds of tourism resources in 10 categories, 8 categories, 46 species, mountains, canyons, wetlands and deserts, and has the reputation of "China tourism miniature bonsai". In this rich "south of the Yangtze River", there are many colorful specialties in addition to the red Lycium barbarum exported for 40 million dollars a year, which add luster to the magical and beautiful Ningxia.
Licorice has been used as medicine for a long time. As early as more than 2000 years ago, Shennong Herbal Classic listed it as a good medicine. Tao Hongjing, a medical scientist in the Southern Dynasties, honored Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch as "the old man of the country" and called it "the king of all medicines".
Ningxia has less rainfall, abundant sunshine, compatibility of cold and warm, and deep soil, which accords with the characteristics that licorice mainly grows in arid and semi-arid desert grassland, desert edge and loess hilly area, so licorice has become one of the "five treasures" in Ningxia. Ningxia Ural Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch is especially famous in the field of traditional Chinese medicine because of its red skin, thin bones, smooth strips and fresh mouth. Tang dynasty became a tribute and became famous in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
Purple: wine
The eastern foot of Helan Mountain is located at 38 degrees north latitude. Thanks to abundant sunshine, abundant heat, good soil permeability and large temperature difference between day and night, it has become a golden area for wine grape cultivation, one of the protected areas of "wine geographical indication products" in China and a beautiful "purple business card" in Ningxia.
The wine at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain began in the early 1980s, and the planting base was distributed on the alluvial fan formed at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. The grapes planted and the wine brewed can be comparable to the world-class quality. The existing base is 570,000 mu, distributed in six producing areas, and has cultivated 2 1 1 winery enterprises. In 2065,438+09, the annual output of wine was 65.438+300 million bottles, nearly 65.438+0 million tons, forming a cluster of five major wineries. The products of this producing area are exported to more than 30 countries and regions such as France, Germany and Spain, and the fine wines have made great achievements in international competitions.
Not only that, wine grape planting also created an ecological barrier for Helan Mountain, which not only kept the green mountains and green hills, but also created the "Jinshan Yinshan".
Snow-white Yanchitan sheep is one of the most iconic industries in Ningxia.
This mutton, which grew up listening to music and eating grass every morning and evening, is fresh, tender and tasteless, and delicious. It contains eight essential amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize. Medium-chain fatty acids and flavor amino acids are 35%-80% higher than other kinds of mutton, especially the trace element selenium 0. 16mg/kg and linoleic acid content 65438+kg.
Today, Yanchi Tanyang has entered 40 large and medium-sized cities in China and opened more than 200 sales outlets nationwide. This kind of "the best among sheep" in the eyes of local people is not only famous all over the country, but also boarded the table of G20 Hangzhou Summit and Xiamen BRICS Summit.
Helan stone is a very rare stone, which is called "sapphire" in Ningxia. It is natural dark blue and bean green, with uniform structure, fine texture and suitable hardness. The minerals that make up Helan stone are very fine, only a few tenths of the hair, and they are very close to each other. On this delicate substrate, there are many hard quartz powder and iron mineral particles scattered evenly, just like "cemented carbide" embedded in Helan stone.
He Lanyan carved with Helan stone can not only develop ink quickly, but also remain in the inkstone for several days after being stamped. Like sealing mud, it is known as "keeping ink for three days" and is as famous as the top stone in the world. This advantage is deeply loved by painters and painters.
According to the preliminary forecast, the Helan stone resources in western Yinchuan are 24.5 million tons, of which 2.5 million tons can meet the technological requirements and 300,000 tons can be processed into He Lan Yan.
Selenium sand melon, also known as "Gobi watermelon", grows in the cracks of stones and is mainly produced in Xiangshan area of Zhongwei, Ningxia, also known as "Xiangshan selenium sand melon". This kind of melon is big, one can grow to more than 30 kilograms, the flesh is bright red, the juice is rich, sweet and refreshing, and what is more rare is that it is rich in trace elements and vitamins such as selenium and zinc. Known as "the essence of arid areas in Central China" and "the watermelon treasure growing in the cracks of stones".
However, if you want to eat this good melon, you must be patient. Selenium melons are planted in April-May every year and mature in July-September. In order to crack down on counterfeit goods, Zhongwei shapotou district, a major producer of selenium-enriched melons, has also formulated the Implementation Plan for the Development of Selenium-enriched Functional Agriculture in shapotou district in 2020 and the Support Plan for the Improvement of Quality and Efficiency of Selenium-enriched Melon Industry in shapotou district to ensure the quality and protect the beautiful business card of selenium-enriched melons. In 2020, shapotou district has planted 3510.9 million mu of selenium sand melon.
From: China is a through train.
Author: Li Xiaoyu Li Peishan
Editor: Wei