Since ancient times, celebrities have emerged in Jinan in large numbers. When Emperor Qianlong and Li Qingzhao visited Daming Lake, they strayed into the depths of lotus roots. Many Jinan writers and scholars left poems and anecdotes here. Jinan is really worth a visit. The editor would like to introduce Jinan’s special gifts below.
Jinan Old Rabbit King
The Rabbit King is a clay sculpture of a rabbit with a white face, red lips, and long ears. Jinan’s Rabbit King is not only cute in appearance, but also has springs at the connection between its head and body, allowing it to swing up and down, making it very popular. Nowadays, the Rabbit King appears in front of the world as an "intangible cultural heritage" and has become a traditional cultural symbol of the spring city of Jinan.
Jinan-specific refrigerator magnet
Refrigerator magnet (pictured), purchase location: Furong Street, Qushuiting Street.
Electronic gelatin
There are three brands in Jinan’s local market: Dong’a, Fubai and Hongjitang. Hongjitang is a local "Chinese time-honored brand" in Jinan with a history of more than 100 years. In the TV series "Mansion Gate", Bai Jingqi, the owner of Baicaotang, opened a pharmacy in Jinan with his bare hands. Bai Jingqi's prototype is Le Jingyu, and the drugstore he founded is Hongjitang. Jinan Hongjitang was founded in 1907. Le Jingyu was born in Shaodong and worked in Tongrentang Pharmacy in Beijing. In 1909, he opened the Hongjitang donkey-hide gelatin factory in Jinan Guanxi Liushui Street, extending the original three-day boiling time to nine days of refining, eliminating the inherent fishy smell of donkey-hide gelatin. The produced donkey-hide gelatin is sweet and moist, and the donkey-hide gelatin has become a famous product of Hongjitang.
Pingyin roses
Jinan Pingyin roses can not only be appreciated, but the corresponding rose products can also be used as gifts, such as rose essential oil, rose tea, rose silk quilts, rose cosmetics, rose essential oil Capsules, rose wine, bath rose, dried rose buds, rose paste, rose dates, etc. It is recommended to buy it in major supermarkets.
Luxiu
Luxiu is the representative embroidery of Shandong Province. Because Shandong Province is abbreviated as "Lu", it is called "Luxiu". It is the earliest embroidery recorded in historical documents and one of the "Eight Famous Embroideries" in China. The embroidery thread used is mostly thick twisted double-stranded thread, commonly known as "clothing thread", so it is also called "clothing thread embroidery". In particular, the best hair embroidery among Shandong embroidery is Jinan's unique local embroidery. Chinese ink paintings are embroidered with hair, which are graceful, elegant and lifelike. There is a Lu embroidery shop in Kuanhou.