Must-have Changsha products include: Liuyang kumquats, Ningxiang Weishan Maojian tea, Tianyanzhai tangerines, Shaping Xiangxiu, and Dawei mountain pears.
1. Liuyang kumquats
Liuyang kumquats were listed as "tribute fruits" in the Ming Dynasty. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Daguang, Dahu and Tuanluo areas produced kumquats annually. With more than 10,000 Dan, it is known as the "Hometown of Kumquats". Liuyang kumquat is a famous small fruit with local characteristics that is said to be edible, medicinal and ornamental.
2. Ningxiang Weishan Maojian Tea
Ningxiang Weishan Maojian Tea is said to be a tribute from the Tang Dynasty. "Ningxiang County Chronicle" of the Republic of China records: Weishan tea is harvested before the rain. It is fragrant, tender and mellow, and is not as popular as Wuyi and Longjing. The products are sold in Gansu, Xinjiang and other provinces, with huge profits for a long time, and the few plants in the Miyin Temple are particularly good. The ethnic minorities in the northwest border of my country have always regarded Weishan Maojian tea as the most precious gift tea.
3. Tianyanzhai citrus
Tianyanzhai citrus is a specialty of Tianyanzhai, Liuyang City, Changsha City, Hunan Province. Tianyan Village is located at the junction of Gugang Town, Yonghe Town and Gaoping Township in Liuyang City. It has 1,300 acres of fruit groves mainly composed of high-quality ponkans. In 2005, the total output of high-quality ponkans was more than 500,000 kilograms. Tianyanzhai Orchard has obtained the pollution-free high-quality fruit certification from the Ministry of Agriculture and registered the "Tianyanzhai" trademark.
4. Shaping Xiang Embroidery
Hunan embroidery is a traditional handicraft of Hunan. It is famous all over the world for its rich local cultural characteristics of Hunan and Chu and superb embroidery art. It is one of the four famous names in China. One of the embroideries. In 1995, the Organizing Committee of the first batch of 100 Hometowns of Chinese Specialty Products naming promotion event awarded the former Shaping Township, Changsha County, Hunan Province, and today's Laodaohe Town, Kaifu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, the reputation of "the Hometown of Hunan Embroidery in China".
5. Dawei Shanli
Dawei Shanli is a specialty of Daweishan Town, Liuyang City, Changsha City, Hunan Province. The flesh of Dawei sorbet is white, crisp, tender, juicy, and the core is very small. Dawei Shanpear is a national agricultural product with geographical indication protection. In recent years, the scale of specialty fruit planting in Daweishan Town has increased by 2,000 acres every year, and the total planting area has exceeded 24,000 acres. Peaches, pears and plums are the main fruits, accounting for 80% of the total fruit area.