What are the specialties of Dongguan, Guangdong?

Introduction: Dongguan, also known as "Guancheng", is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province and one of the five prefecture-level cities in the country without districts. What are the specialties of Dongguan, Guangdong? Below I have compiled the top ten specialties of Dongguan, Guangdong for you. I hope it can help you!

1. Aquilaria sinensis

Aquilaria sinensis, also known as: Aquilaria sinensis, Aquilaria sinensis, is a tree of the genus Aquilaria in the Thypeaceae family and belongs to the national second class Level protected plants. It is the only tree in China named after Dongguan. It has a long history and has been widely planted in the Song Dynasty. It has always been a local specialty of Dongguan. In recent years, Dongguan City has attached great importance to discovering local specialties and has mass-produced and promoted Wanxiang as an iconic plant. , the long-lost Wanxiang will soon be "scented" all over Wanyi. According to the "Chinese Tree Taxonomy": Yaxiang tree, also known as Nuerxiang and Wanxiang (Dongguan, Guangdong). Evergreen tree with dark gray bark that peels off easily. There are two types of leaves, big and small. The larger one is called Macrophylla, which is long and ovate; the small leaves are called Macrophylla, which are lanceolate, alternate, pointed at both ends, and the whole leaf is about two inches long and green. Flowers white. Seeds are round and black. The flowering period is from March to April, and the seed maturity period is in June. After six or seven years of growth of this species, the main stem is cut, and after five or six years, the incense head is chiseled into the shape of a horse's tooth, which is commonly known as "tooth incense". According to historical records, Agarwood (Wanxiang, also known as Baimuxiang and Agarwood) was introduced to Guangdong in the Tang Dynasty and was widely planted in the Song Dynasty. Because it was mainly concentrated in Dongguan, it was also called Wanxiang.

2. Mayong Banana

Banana is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan and one of the three traditional crops in the water towns and coastal areas of Dongguan City. It has a history of It has a long history and a long-standing reputation. As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Dongguan had banana production. "Yuan Yi Tong Zhi" records: Banana seeds are found in Panyu, Nanhai, Dongguan and Qingyuan, and they are delicious, fragrant and sweet. In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun recorded that bananas were everywhere in Jiaoli Village, Zhongtang, Dongguan. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there were more bananas than in the Mayong Jiaoli area, which shows that banana production in the water town at that time was already quite large. Dongguan bananas mainly include large varieties with high handles and large varieties with short handles. The large varieties with tall bananas have the largest planting area in Dongguan. Generally, a single plant can yield 10-25 kilograms, and some can reach up to 50 kilograms. They are famous and excellent varieties of bananas; the large varieties with short plants have shorter plants, strong wind resistance, and sweet banana flesh. It is one of the traditional fine varieties suitable for Dongguan's climate because it is tender and smooth, with bright skin and thin body, and is not prone to black spots. Others include oil bananas, Qiwei, short (high) foot mines, Vietnamese bananas, Tianbao bananas, Luogang short bananas, Guangxi high bananas, Thai bananas, Chaoan bananas, Taiwan high bananas, Guangxi short bananas, Williams, Hainan banana and other varieties.

3. Dongguan Lychee

Dongguan City, Guangdong Province is located in the central and southern region of the province, with an altitude of between 30 and 80 meters. The landforms are mainly hilly terraces and alluvial plains, with sufficient sunshine and rainfall, and the annual average temperature is 22.7°C. It is the Pearl River Delta in the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River. It is the important birthplace of Lingnan civilization, the beginning of modern Chinese history, and the pioneer of reform and opening up. After the reform and opening up, the city actively promoted the land greening work. Dongguan City has a south subtropical marine climate, which is suitable for growing fruits and trees. It is suitable for the development of economic forests. According to local conditions, forests are suitable for forests because of vigorous development of lychees, oranges, citrus, etc. The economic forest is famous far and wide. With sufficient sunlight, fertile soil and abundant water, it has become an advanced unit in plain greening in the country. It has also been famous for its abundant lychees in history. Dongguan City, Guangdong Province is listed in the second batch of the list of China’s Famous, Special and Excellent Economic Forest Hometowns. This list is published by the State Forestry Administration and is extremely authoritative. Dongguan City, Guangdong Province is named “China’s Lychee Hometown” in the list. , at the same time, Dongguan City was also awarded the title of National Advanced Unit for Economic Forest Construction by the State Forestry Administration.

4. Wangrass

Grass straw is the stems of mature crops after harvesting and threshing, and has no edible value. There is a saying in Guangzhou dialect: "Hard straw with pearls", which means covering precious pearls with worthless straw, which means that rich people do not show their wealth, and it is not visible on the outside.

Indeed, not to mention gold, silver and jewelry, even compared to ordinary food, straw and grass are cheap or even cheap. But straw is not waste. On the contrary, in terms of lowest value and widest use, straw even far exceeds ginger and tangerine peel.

5. Dongguan Thousand-angle Lamp

The Thousand-angle Lamp is a treasure of folk crafts in Dongguan, Guangdong, and was originally unique to the Zhao family in Dongguan. The Zhao family in Dongguan is a descendant of the Song Emperor's royal family. It is said that in the early Yuan Dynasty, the Zhao family began to make thousand-corner lamps, with a total of 24 lamp strips. Thousand-angle lanterns are made once every ten years and were exhibited in Pufanzong (the Zhao family ancestral hall in Jieyuanfang) before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Although the lamps are constantly being remade, the lamp strips are still from the Song Dynasty and were kept by the Zhao family until they were destroyed in the 1960s. Thousand-angle lantern production has been revived after a 40-year hiatus. The current main inheritor spent eight months making the thousand-angle lantern with the support of the Guancheng District Government. However, after all, he has reached an old age and there are no successors. Therefore, there is an urgent need to put the thousand-angle lantern into production. The skill of making lamps is passed down.

6. Shilong Maltose

The main raw material of Shilong Maltose is not malt, but glutinous rice. Dongguan glutinous rice is of particularly high quality, coupled with exquisite traditional craftsmanship, so the maltose produced is particularly good. The container for storing maltose is also very unique. It is a round ceramic cup with a lid, and each cup holds about a pound of maltose. After the maltose is filled into the cup, it is immediately covered and sealed, and then the trademark is affixed. The maltose here is of high quality, golden yellow and transparent, with a sweet and honeyy taste. Eating maltose regularly can stimulate the appetite, eliminate stagnation, nourish the skin, clear the heart and moisturize the lungs; it can treat emphysema and stomach problems; it can also be used as a condiment, and maltose is needed for barbecues and cured meats.

7. Dongguan Sausage

Dongguan Sausage is short and thick. Legend has it that the creator of this kind of sausage was a short boy who carried a long sausage on the street. Vendors, because they are short, some sausages are dragged to the ground and covered with a lot of sand, which makes them unpopular with customers. Later, he thought of a way to make the sausage short and thick, and the cooking method was different. He carried a load and went to the street. People saw the thick sausage from a distance and smelled the special fragrance of the sausage. From then on, the business started. Xinglong, no more hawking on the streets. To this day, people still use "Dongguan Sausage" to describe some short, stocky and elf people. Preparation method Dongguan sausage is less than 2 to 3 centimeters long and looks like a small oval meat ball. The production is different from ordinary sausages. It uses fresh pig casings processed on the same day to make sausage casings. It uses 8:2 ratio of lean and fat meat, chopped into pieces and evenly mixed, and mixed with sugar, salt and special light soy sauce. Soy sauce and monosodium glutamate are sprinkled with genuine Shanxi Fenjiu before being put into the intestines. After being bundled, they are naturally air-dried to a moderate degree, then placed in a fire cabinet and baked over a slow fire until they are transparent and dry. Therefore, Dongguan sausage has a unique flavor, bright color, crispness, mellow aroma, uniform saltiness, and delicious taste. It has become the top grade of Guangdong sausage and enjoys a reputation at home and abroad.

8. Xiansha Fish Balls

Xiansha Fish Balls Xiansha Fish Balls are an authentic Dongguan waterside dish. Fish balls are a traditional delicacy in Dongguan, especially the fish balls in Xiansha Village, Gaobu Town, which are the most famous, that is, washed fish balls. The fish used to wash the fish balls must be fresh dace, and ducks and geese cannot be raised in the fish pond to keep the taste of the fish pure. Moreover, among the various delicacies in Dongguan, fish balls are one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive dishes. After shaving the bones and removing the meat from the dace fish, you need to beat it repeatedly with two iron rods for more than 6 hours to release the colloid, that is, the protein in the fish meat, and then shape it into fish balls. The fish balls produced in this way will have more colloids. , Tough enough, it can bounce several feet high like a table tennis ball when thrown on the ground, and it also tastes quite chewy. The Xiansha fish balls are really chewy and delicious. I specially took a fish ball and threw it to the ground. It really bounced as high as a person. It really lived up to its reputation.

9. Oil duck with white sand

Oil duck is cured duck. The one in Baisha in Humen is the most famous. It is called salted duck in northern China.

It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a salt port was set up in Baisha, Humen. Many of the officers and soldiers were from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They were good at raising ducks. They liked the purity of the river here. When they were discharged from the army and did not return home, they raised ducks by the stream. Those who retired in Nan'an, Jiangxi Province were good at ducks. The abundant water and grain in this area provide conditions for it, so the experience of raising ducks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the production skills of Nan'an are combined to create a unique white sand oil duck. The production of oil duck is very particular. In the autumn, it is first bred for 10 days. After slaughtering, it is brushed with salt and marinated overnight. In the morning, it is washed with hot and cold water wheels. The salinity is moderate. It is sun-dried for three days, and then hung up to dry. The prepared oil duck is white in color, lean and fragrant, and is exported to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other places. Local farmers can earn an income of RMB 30,000 to RMB 300,000 per year by making oil duck. The characteristics of Baisha oil duck are fat, white and thick meat, sweet and mellow, fat but not greasy, fragrant but not vulgar. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was exported to Hong Kong and was well-known at home and abroad. For more than 100 years, it has been a leading product in foreign trade. Since the reform and opening up, duck factories have sprung up in Baisha Village. In the autumn and winter, it can be said that it is processed by all. In recent years, the technology has been improved, the products are diversified and comprehensive, and sausages and bacon have been developed. They are exported in large quantities, and the supply exceeds demand. The annual foreign exchange earnings from exports alone exceed 10 million Hong Kong dollars. .

10. Don’t throw away sugar

The origin of “Don’t throw away sugar” is said to be related to the Eight Immortals. In the 19th year of Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty, there were many drug addicts in Dongkeng Town. On the second day of February in the early spring, due to the spread of poison, the people were in dire straits. They rushed to Dongkeng to celebrate the "Selling Day". The men hired by the rich were few and strong, and most of them were sallow and thin, and their labor force had diminished. After hearing about it, Lu Dongbin, the god of the Great Bad Cave in Heaven, quickly made a magic pill to cure addiction and save all living beings. But good medicine tastes bitter, and to go down to earth privately is an offense against heaven. So Lu Xianren hid the elixir in cooked glutinous rice balls, mixed it with syrup and cooked it into a sweet, smooth and delicious "Tang Bu Shui" (which means "sugar powder sticks to the elixir and does not separate"), and turned it into a burden. The old hawker sells half the food and half gives it away from the street to the end of the market. After everyone ate it, the poison was really killed, and their physical strength and intelligence recovered. The twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar can be memorized like a stream, and Dongkeng's "candy stick" has become famous far and wide. ;