342423 The ID card starts with Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province.

Huoqiu County, affiliated to Lu'an City, Anhui Province, is located in the west of Anhui Province. It borders Sanhejian Town, Xuji, Chenji and other places in Gushi County, Henan Province to the west, faces Fuyang across the Huaihe River to the north, borders Lu'an City and Shouxian County to the east, and is connected to Jinzhai in the south. The total area is 3239 square kilometers, with hills in the south and plains in the north. The overall landscape is mainly plains. It has jurisdiction over 25 towns and 5 townships.

Huoqiu was called Liao State in ancient times. Huoqiu County was established in the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang’s reign in the Sui Dynasty (599), with a history of more than 1,400 years. Huoqiu is one of the first counties in the country to produce commercial grain and high-quality rapeseed, as well as a key county for livestock and aquatic products production.

In December 2021, with the approval of the provincial government and the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, it agreed to abolish Linhuaigang Township in Huoqiu County and establish Linhuaigang Town, using the administrative area of ????the original Linhuaigang Township as Linhuai The administrative area of ????Gang Town, Linhuaigang Town People's Government is located in Xiaoxin Village. It was agreed to abolish Feng Ling Township and establish Feng Ling Town. The administrative area of ??Feng Ling Township will be the administrative area of ??Feng Ling Town, and the Feng Ling Town People's Government will be stationed in Feng Ling Village.

Local specialties in Huoqiu County:

1. East Lake whitebait

Freshwater fish, found in saltwater and freshwater in East Asia, has a long and slender body, like salmon. Scaleless or with fine scales, about seven to ten centimeters long, rarely longer than 15 centimeters. It has a large mouth with large and sharp teeth for preying on fish. Silverbait is so named because its body is slightly round, tender and transparent, and its color is like silver.

It is produced in the Yangtze River Estuary and is commonly known as noodle fish, noodle fish, ice fish, glass fish, etc. Taihu whitebait is the representative. As early as the Ming Dynasty, it was closely related to Songjiang perch, Yellow River carp, and Yangtze River shad. , also known as "China's four famous fish".

2. Huoqiu Willow Weaving

The willow weaving crafts in Huoqiu County have a long history, originating from the Zhou Dynasty, first flourishing in the Ming Dynasty, and then flourishing in the Qing Dynasty. The varieties of willow weaving have evolved from dozens of traditional crafts for daily household utensils to fine weaving, fine weaving, open pattern weaving, color weaving, dyeing weaving, mixed weaving (willow and bamboo mixed, willow and linen mixed, willow mixed, willow mixed with grass and wood), etc. Dozens of knitting techniques.

It renovates and creates samples every year, with more than 2,000 types of samples. It not only inherits the traditional manual craftsmanship, but also carries it forward, forming a unique new willow weaving craft technology. Huoqiu willow weaving has been approved as a national geographical indication product, and its traditional craftsmanship has been included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

3. Huoqiu Gorgon Fruit

Also known as chicken head rice, chicken head bract, chicken head lotus, spiny lotus root, Zhaoshi, etc., it is the dried and mature seed kernel of the Nymphaeaceae plant Gorgon. Gorgon seeds are better if they have full, uniform particles, sufficient powderiness, no brokenness, dryness and no impurities. In addition, Gorgon is a foliage plant. In Chinese-style gardens, water features are planted with lotus, water lilies, cattails, etc., which is particularly wild and interesting.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huoqiu County