Beijiang Lentinus edodes: produced in Shaoguan counties, Shixing Lentinus edodes is the representative of "North Lentinus edodes", which is a traditional export product with the characteristics of short handle, thick meat, tender fragrance and smoothness. Mushrooms are rich in nutrients and contain seven essential amino acids, which have the functions of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, preventing liver disease and adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer.
Winter bamboo shoots and dried bamboo shoots: mainly produced in Renhua, Shixing, Wengyuan and Ruyuan counties. Winter bamboo shoots are big and thick, sweet, slippery and crisp. They can be used as condiments and side dishes, and also as main courses. The dried bamboo shoots smoked with winter bamboo shoots are magnolia slices, which are crispy and delicious with meat dishes, and have the same effect as winter bamboo shoots.
White Cat Tea: It is one of the famous special teas in China. White cat tea in Lechang, Renhua and other counties is famous for its unique fragrance, sweetness, thirst quenching, refreshing, digestion promoting, appetizing, degreasing, stain removing, prevention of furuncle and vomiting, prevention of dental caries, elimination of halitosis, lowering blood pressure and other functions. "White Maojian" tea is the treasure of tea, named after its thick buds and dense hair. Renhua and Lechang in Shaoguan City are the main producing areas of "White Maojian".
Lechang horseshoe: It is famous for its big size, thin skin and tender meat, abundant moisture, sweet without residue, crisp and delicious. Has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst, treating spleen heat, warming middle warmer, invigorating qi, stimulating appetite, relieving swelling, and removing toxic substances.
Nanhua Li: It is a famous fruit in Qujiang County. Its meat is crisp, sweet and delicious, juicy and residue-free.
Sanhuamei: It is produced in Sanhuaxiang, wengyuan county, with many varieties, among which Jima plum and honey plum have the best flavor. It is characterized by large fruit, thick meat, no residue, small core, sweet and refreshing, and fragrant.
Ganmutong is a wild medicinal plant growing in the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. Clinical trials have proved that Ganmutong is effective in treating hypertension and coronary heart disease, and it has the advantages of less dosage, long efficacy and no side effects. It is a medicinal plant with commercial production prospect. Dayaoshan, Lechang and Ruyuan have turned Akebia into wild species.
Borneolum Syntheticum: Also known as Plum Tablets, it is a valuable spice and traditional Chinese medicine. D-borneol is an important component of Yunnan Baiyao, Liushen Pill, Hou Feng Powder and many other precious Chinese patent medicines. There are plum trees that can produce natural D-borneol in the mountainous area of northern Guangdong.
Morinda officinalis: It is a famous authentic medicinal material in Guangdong, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad. Wengyuan and Shixing have wild distribution.
Giant salamander: commonly known as "frog frog fish", it is named because it can make sound. It grows between less polluted mountains and streams and is distributed in Lechang and Ruyuan counties.
Echinothorax frog: locally called "stone clam". Its meat is delicious, it is a very popular food, and the market is in short supply.
Maba oil glutinous rice: it is a traditional high-quality rice variety in Qujiang County. Known for its fine grain, hard texture, crystal clear and high oil content, it has been one of the main rice varieties exported from China. Maba oil glutinous rice is a famous specialty in Qujiang County. Once regarded as the "Gong Mi" of feudal society. Its rice grains are slender, crystal white, smooth and soft, and fragrant after meals.
Nanxiong Yellow Smoke: It is famous for its golden color and strong flavor, and is exported to more than 30 countries and regions. From 1984, American Luzhou-flavor G28 cigarettes were introduced, and have grown to hundreds of thousands so far, maintaining the original flavor and high quality of tobacco leaves. Yellow tobacco leaves produced in Nanxiong and Shixing counties are well-known overseas for their flammability, gray, golden color, mellow smoke and low nicotine content.
Kiwifruit: It is a specialty of China, and Shaoguan is mainly distributed in Lechang, Shixing, Ruyuan, Nanxiong and Renhua.
Cold water pork tripe (Gui Long cold water pork tripe): This is a special dish of Qujiang. Actually, it's made of pork belly, but it's delicious, crisp and tender.
Stir-fried snail in Shankeng: Snail meat in Shankeng has a unique fresh and refreshing feeling and unique eating method. Because Shaoguan is a mountainous area with many hills and streams, snails like to grow in such a natural environment. Snails are small and long, conical, such as the size of a little finger. Snails are listed in Shaoguan counties (cities) in four seasons, and autumn wind is the best season for snails. [Edit this paragraph] The customs of Shaoguan, a folk dialect, have strong Lingnan Hakka and Han colors, and Yao and She nationalities also have their own national characteristics. In agricultural production in Han areas, it has become a habit to arrange production according to the law of 24 solar terms. It has become a tradition to go out early and return late for farm work, and ask relatives and friends for help. There are also various customs in mountainous areas, such as planting beans in spring, releasing bison in winter, crossing ponds and inspecting camellia oleifera. In business and trade, we pay attention to auspicious opening and signboard, and have customs such as market day (regular market) and credit sale. In terms of residence, rural areas are mostly inhabited by clans with surnames, paying attention to geomantic omen and choosing land. There are many types of houses, including ancestral hall (Yanjie house), dragon house, "four-cent gold" house, arcade house, enclosed building, "well-off house" and so on. Diet, pay attention to holiday food, pay attention to eating "reunion dinner" and "reunion dinner". There are more than a dozen special new year's goods such as fried rice cakes, rice cakes, oil cakes, grey water cakes and mugwort. People generally attach importance to traditional festivals, except Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. In terms of marriage customs, there are still ancient customs in rural areas, such as crying for marriage, welcoming the bride, paying homage to the bride and making trouble in the bridal chamber. People attach importance to carrying on the family line, and their children support the elderly. There are traditions such as genealogy, ancestor worship during the Spring Festival, making family rules, and rewarding reading. Yao and She nationalities have their own unique customs and habits, which are rich in local ethnic characteristics in terms of names, daily life, costumes, holiday taboos and social customs.
Shaoguan has a long history of religion and a long history of religious culture, including Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Catholicism. There are many followers of Buddhism and Taoism. Some religious temple fairs, such as South China's Birthday, have influenced so far that believers have some religious colors in diet and clothing.
There are many dialects in Shaoguan, Cantonese is the main dialect in Shaoguan, while Hakka is the main dialect in other jurisdictions outside Shaoguan, which is widely used in towns and villages and has become a tool for Yao people to communicate with local Han people. Besides Cantonese, Mandarin is widely used in Shaoguan city, county and industrial and mining areas. In addition, a few rural areas use Xiang dialect, Minnan dialect, Beijiangchuan dialect and Peyo dialect. The Yao people in Shaoguan use Yao language, while the She people give up their national language and switch to Chinese. Shaoguan is rich in folk culture and art, including tea-picking opera, flower drum opera, lantern opera, mountain opera, folk songs, storytelling, Allegro, Cantonese opera, dragon and lion dance, as well as folk crafts such as wood carving, weaving, embroidery and paper cutting. [10][ Edit this paragraph] Tielong Cave, Ji Yun, Dajian Temple, Ruyuan Grand Canyon and Twelve New Scenes of Danxia: Danxia Watching the Sun, Elephant Crossing the River, Cliff Rising, Jade Girl Blocking the River, Biechuan Bai Fan, Xianshan Qiongge, Jin Yan Waterfall, Antenna, Youdong Tongtian, Jiusuo Changhong and Bihailong. Twelve ancient scenes of Danxia: camel stone sunrise, autumn moon, Hongqiao Green, Luoding Pagoda, Ruquan Spring Walk, Danti Iron Lock, Double Marsh Green Lotus, Bamboo Slope Misty Rain, Songxi Blowing, Jiege Morning Bell, Fish Terrace Fresh Breath, Sound of Tight Water Beach, Shikenggan, Tongtian Luoxia Cave, Shuangfeng Village, Yaozhai and Ancient Buddha Rock, which must be recited.