Baoying County is a nationally famous hometown of lotus roots. There is a dense network of rivers here, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from north to south, and the five lakes are like nine pearls embedded in this fertile soil. In the early days, this was a water town with cattails, reeds and wild lotus growing everywhere. In the long-term production practice, Baoying people have cultivated many excellent varieties of high yield, high quality, and adaptable to different ecological conditions. Among them, there are many outstanding lotus root varieties in the country - deep water lotus roots and shallow water lotus roots that can adapt to different water depths. The early lotus roots and late lotus roots that are maturely cultivated can be adapted to raw and cooked food and the tender lotus roots and rusty lotus roots that are made into flour. Baoying people have explored and mastered many cultivation tips such as lotus root rotation, three-dimensional planting, multi-cropping cultivation, seedling diagnosis, rational use of fertilizers, scientific water management and field management, forming traditional cultivation experience with regional (Lixiahe area) characteristics. and advanced cultivation techniques that comply with scientific laws. Here, people, land and lotus roots have been integrated into one, forming specific resource advantages, technological advantages and material advantages.

Here, a unique lotus root food culture has naturally formed. Lotus roots, lotus whips, lotus flowers, lotus seeds, lotus pods, and white lotus root powder can be used as raw materials for cooking. They can be eaten raw, stir-fried, cooked, fried, souped, or brewed to make whole lotus root mats. People salivate. Candied beaten lotus root, lotus root flour dumplings, fried lotus root clips, glutinous rice and rotten lotus root are included in Weiyang's famous dishes. Among them, the candied and beaten lotus root is red in color, sweet and crispy, thick but not greasy, nourishing and moisturizing the lungs. It ranks first among the top ten famous dishes in Baoying. Its fragrance and taste are both outstanding.

Baoying County has lotus roots with different characteristics supplied to the market throughout the year. After the great heat, flower-flavored lotus roots come on the market. They are white in color, slightly green and translucent, with tender meat and sweet pulp. They can be eaten raw and are comparable to fresh pears. They can be fried or stir-fried in a variety of ways. Buy Mid-Autumn lotus roots before the Mid-Autumn Festival. At this time, the lotus roots begin to turn into powder. It is a good ingredient for stir-frying and making cakes, and fried lotus root cakes have more local characteristics. After the cold dew, the thick lotus root branches are covered with rust spots, commonly known as red rusty lotus roots. They are fragrant and rotten when simmered, and the glutinous rice rotten lotus roots and fried lotus root clips are especially delicious; Beginning of Winter After that, the red rust fades away and turns white again. It is called white rust lotus root, and it is a good dish to accompany the Spring Festival. Red and white lotus roots have the highest powder content, making them the most suitable for making preserved lotus root and white lotus root powder, which can be marketed every year. White lotus root powder has the characteristics of "pure, white, thin and large". It has been used as an imperial meal in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has the reputation of "goose feather snow flakes".

Lotus root has also been integrated into the customs and customs of Lotus Root Township. If a child eats lotus root, he or she will be smart; if an adult eats lotus root, he or she will have a bright future. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, people buy back lotus roots with large and small branches to express family reunion and prosperity; on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole lotus root arches over the moon to miss the relatives far away and the cicadas flying thousands of miles away. Lotus means harmony, and harmony is beautiful; lotus root means even, and both are happy. Lotus roots bring joy and hope to the people of Ou Township.

Baoying lotus root is as famous as Shao Boling and Gaoyou double yellow duck eggs. It is known as the "Three Yuan Ji Di" on the bank of the ancient canal. It is one of Baoying's ten famous local specialties. However, before liberation, Baoyinghe Ou has been in a self-destructive situation, lacking correct guidance. Fortunately, the outstanding people in Ou Township have supported the continuity of He Ou for more than a thousand years.

Nowadays, with the tide of reform and opening up, a one-stop agricultural, industrial and trade chain of lotus root is taking shape. The county has established an agricultural, industrial, trade and lotus root group to make overall arrangements, coordinate simultaneously, and participate in domestic and foreign markets. compete. Lotus root has achieved a legitimate status in agricultural production, and its output and quality have gone hand in hand. With lotus root, technology, powerful hardware and software, and the spirit of the reformers in Ou Township, the people of Ou Township left Ou Township and went to various parts of the country to develop lotus root planting industry and contract lake and swamp depressions. , occupy overseas markets, and continuously create more wealth for hometown and other places. There are seven lotus root processing plants in the county. They spend more than half a year processing salted lotus root, clear water lotus root, dehydrated lotus root slices, quick-frozen lotus root slices, preserved lotus root, multi-dimensional instant lotus root powder, Zhenlong tea, lotus dew, lotus leaf beverage, etc. A variety of lotus root products are sold well in Japan and Southeast Asia. Baoyinghe lotus root exports to Japan account for about 60% of the country's exports to Japan. Foreign businessmen believe that Baoying lotus root grows all over the swamps and fields. It is naturally moisturized, absorbs the energy of heaven and earth, grows prosperously, has clean water quality, has little pollution, and has excellent taste, nutrition, and medicinal effects. It is not only delicious and satisfying, but also can lighten the body and prolong life. Look, the two eyes of Ouxiang people are staring at the two major domestic and foreign markets at the same time. Various business service companies and lotus root wholesale markets have been established in thirty towns and villages in the county. There are more than 50,000 farmers, more than 31,000 individual transport and sales households, and more than 20,000 people engaged in lotus root sales all year round. Purchase, sale and transportation. Except for the Three Northern Regions (Northeast, North China, and Northwest), Baoying lotus root and people from Ouxiang have footprints all over the country, making Baoying the largest lotus root wholesale center in the country.

During the golden autumn harvest season, you can often see truck compartments on the highway filled with neatly arranged and square lotus roots. From a distance, they look like huge white containers; lotus roots loaded on large ships on the river are also piled high. Neat and square, like a big ship carrying a white van. The white color blends with the white concrete road and the sparkling water. It extends into the distance and complements the bank willows and street trees. They are countless holy white lotus flowers. It carries the sincerity, simplicity, enthusiasm and friendship of Ouxiang people to the domestic and foreign markets.

Ouchang people are proud of the lotus root spirit. Lotus root is not as gifted and graceful as peonies and roses, but it is noble and not aloof, cultivating the excellent qualities of enthusiasm and humility of the lotus root people; lotus root is not as iron-clad as wintersweet, but it does not follow the trend and is content with the status quo. , cultivates the strong and enterprising character of Ouxiang people; Heoujiang does not linger on the comfort and comfort of the garden, but is willing to live in the wilderness, lakes and swamps, dares to fight against strong winds and waves, and cultivates the outstanding courage of Ouxiang people to go to the country and the world. Yes, the people of Ouxiang not only possess huge material wealth of lotus root, but also possess the more precious spiritual wealth of lotus root spirit. Today, when the tide of reform is surging across the country, this will be a better opportunity for Huanouxiang people to reform and innovate, keep making progress, and work hard. The people of Ou Xiang will bring He Ou to all parts of the country and the world with this new spiritual outlook, introducing He Ou and the hometown of He Ou, which will surely attract more friends at home and abroad to come to Ou Township for construction.

The lotus root is in full bloom and has a lotus root. The people from the lotus root village are evenly matched with the lotus root. People in Ouxiang have made outstanding contributions to revitalizing Baoying's economy.