Features: It is one of the specialties of Jiangling. Because the orange peel is red, it is called Zhu Ju. It is small, plump, nucleated and sweet. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has been planted for a long time, and now it has cultivated seedless chrysanthemum, which is deeply loved by people.
Related verse: "Zhu Ju doesn't care about money" (Tang? 6? 1 du fu)
Jingzhou sweet and sour garlic
Features: Pickled with an unbreakable garlic, which was originally wild in kind of garlic, has become a famous Jingzhou specialty after being improved and introduced by vegetable farmers. This sweet and sour garlic has an appetizing effect, and is rich in allicin and protein, as well as vitamins and trace amounts of nitric acid, which can prevent many diseases.
Alpine vegetables
Features: Jingzhou Alpine Cuisine is one of the "Three Treasures of Jingzhou", which refers to a small basin in Jingzhou with an average elevation of more than 600 meters. The water here is good, and the vegetables grown here taste good. Jingzhou has been positioned as a high mountain vegetable base by FAO.
mung bean
Common name: Douchi
Features: Jingzhou mung bean is one of the "Three Treasures of Jingzhou", with green color and large and full particles, which can be used as the first-class cold dishes in hotels and snacks in bars.
Carya cathayensis
Features: Jingzhou Carya cathayensis is one of the "Three Treasures of Jingzhou" and a real pollution-free alpine green food. It is rich in minerals, vitamins and amino acids needed by human body, and has the functions of lowering cholesterol, preventing arteriosclerosis and promoting the growth of children's brain cells. Pecans in Jingzhou are characterized by full seeds, thin skin and full flesh.
Jingzhou embroidery
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the level of embroidery in Jingzhou reached a very high level. Silk unearthed from the Chu Tomb of Mashan No.1 Warring States Period is known as the "Silk Treasure House", which is the earliest and most complete embroidery handicraft in China and even in the world. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the tradition of embroidery in Chu State was inherited, and the needle technique developed into straight needle, loose needle and braided needle, and the color and thread blended and the inlay became more mature. Sericulture developed in the Tang Dynasty, and a large-scale embroidery industry appeared, which became one of the three centers of ancient Chinese embroidery. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jingzhou and Hankou were listed as two major embroidery bases in Hubei Province for the needs of courtiers, religions and operas. In modern times, it still belongs to the central area of Han embroidery. Embroidery bureaus and embroidery shops contact folk Han embroidery artists for processing, and the large-scale halls have the most distinctive colors, with themes such as "Hundred Single Eight Generals", "Guo Ziyi Birthday" and "Fairy Birthday". Medium-sized embroideries include car curtains, table towels, chair cushions and drum-wrapped ceilings. The themes are "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Climbing the Three Levels" and "Kirin Sending Children". Small embroidery is mostly clothing, with patterns such as dragons, phoenixes, mandarin ducks and flowers, which are colorful and lifelike. Modern Chinese embroidery bureau is concentrated in the Bianhe Bridge area of Jingzhou ancient city.
Jingzhou lacquer ware
Originated from Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Many wooden lacquerware unearthed from the Chu tomb in Jingzhou are mostly unique in shape, finely carved and beautifully painted, forming a typical Chu culture style. Buried in the ground for more than 2300 years, it is still colorful and sparkling. Jingzhou lacquerware has been handed down from generation to generation, and the technological level has been continuously improved. The gold lacquer pots and barrels produced at the end of the Yuan Dynasty are the predecessors of the current tire-shedding lacquerware. The lacquer box made in Ming Dynasty is a famous handicraft in China. Complete sets of wood carvings and lacquerware with mythical themes, such as Ten Halls of the Yanjun, Crossing the Sea by Eight Immortals and Noisy Heaven, produced in the late Qing Dynasty, are exported to Nanyang Islands, the United States, Japan, India and other countries. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jingzhou lacquerware inherited the traditional crafts of past dynasties and made antique lacquerware, which made the ancient traditional lacquerware crafts shine brilliantly. Antique lacquerware is made of ancient nanmu unearthed from the ancient tomb, and treated by matte paint (water mill lacquer). The production process is lively and exquisite, and the shape is light and beautiful. There are three main colors: painted, gilded and inlaid. In particular, lacquerware made by imitating unearthed Chu cultural relics, such as tiger bird, tiger bird drum, lying deer, mandarin duck bean, ear cup, lotus leaf and so on. , integrating exquisite decoration, durability and value-added.