Nanjing’s specialty gifts include Nanjing Salted Duck, Nanjing Yuhua Tea, Gucheng Lake hairy crabs, Honglan Jade Belt Cake, Qingshan Biluochun, Jinling Gold Foil, Nanjing Yunjin, Nanjing Yuhua Stone, Jinling Folding Fan, Baguazhou Artemisia, White horse blackberry etc.

1. Nanjing Salted Duck

Salted duck is a famous specialty of Nanjing. It belongs to Jinling cuisine and is one of the representatives of Jinling cuisine. It is also called Osmanthus duck and is a Chinese geographical indication product. Because Nanjing is nicknamed "Jinling", it is also called "Jinling Salted Duck". It has a long-standing reputation and has a history of more than 2,500 years.

2. Nanjing Yuhua Tea

Nanjing Yuhua Tea belongs to the green tea category and is a specialty of Nanjing. It is a tea treasure introduced and created in the late 1950s. It has won the silver medal at the China Food Expo. Award is a classic Chinese tea and one of the top ten famous teas in China. Nanjing Yuhua tea is a treasure among fried green teas and one of the three needles in China. It is a high-quality, delicate needle-shaped spring tea. When the tea buds sprout to one bud and three leaves, it is mined about ten days before Qingming until Qingming. Only one bud is selected. A tea bud with a length of 2 to 3 centimeters is picked from one bud, dried, rolled, shaped and dried, then hand-fried with black tar oil. Only 250 grams of tea can be fried in each pot.

3. Gucheng Lake hairy crabs

Gucheng Lake hairy crabs are produced in Gucheng Lake, Gaochun District, Nanjing City. They are also called "Gucheng Lake crabs" or "Gaochun crabs". It has always been known as the crown of crabs. In 2007, it was recognized as a national geographical indication protected product by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. In 2009, it was recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. It is also China’s first aquatic product well-known trademark and the first Chinese It is a national geographical indication product and was rated as "Chinese mitten crab model brand". In September 2017, it won the Product Gold Award of the International Agricultural Fair.

4. Honglan Jade Belt Cake

It is a traditional cake snack in Lishui, Nanjing. During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River and came to the prestigious Wuxiang Temple in Lishui. The monks in the temple dedicated it to the local people. The specialty "Baiyun Piece Cake", Emperor Qianlong tasted it, put it into a cloth bag and tied it around his waist, and said with a smile: "This cake is also my imperial belt!" From then on, the Honglan Imperial (Jade) Belt Cake became widely circulated and has been developed to this day. , has become a local specialty and enjoys a high reputation.

5. Qingshan Biluochun

It is a famous local tea in Gaochun, Nanjing. It is produced in the beautiful Qingshan Mountains in the east of Gaochun, where the land is fertile, the scenery is beautiful, and the forests are beautiful. Legend has it that Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty visited the south of the Yangtze River and saw this tea, which was green like jasper and curled like a snail. He picked it in spring and gave it "Biluochun".

6. Jinling gold foil

Jinling gold foil is a specialty product of Nanjing, Jiangsu. Jinling gold foil has a long history, which can be traced back to the Southern Dynasties. From ancient times to the present, it has been hammered by hand and is a special traditional craft in my country. There are more than ten steps in processing gold foil, so that the gold bars are beaten into gold foil as thin as cicada wings. Nanjing gold foil is famous for its high quality.

7. Nanjing Yunjin

Nanjing Yunjin is a traditional Chinese silk handicraft. It is known as "every inch of brocade and every inch of gold". Its history can be traced back to 417 (the tenth year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty). Three years ago), an official office specializing in the management of brocade was established in Jiankang (now Nanjing), the capital of the country. It has a history of 1,600 years. Today, only Yunjin still maintains its traditional characteristics and unique techniques, and has always retained the traditional jacquard wood machine weaving. This traditional hand-weaving technique that relies on human memory cannot be replaced by modern machines.

8. Nanjing Yuhua Stone

Yuhua Stone is a natural agate stone, also known as aragonite, ornamental stone and lucky stone. It is mainly produced in Liuhe District, Nanjing City and Yuetang Town, Yizheng City This area is a famous specialty of Nanjing and Yizheng. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, literati and scholars have been obsessed with landscapes and proud of the haze. It reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties. There are countless good stories about stone appreciation in the anecdotes of elegant history. The magical Yuhua Stone has become a treasure among stones, and is known as the "Queen of Stones" , known as "a God-given national treasure, a unique thing in China".

9. Jinling folding fan is a traditional handicraft in Nanjing, China. It is a foldable fan made of bamboo wood and tough paper or silk. It is not only a traditional practical product for cooling off the heat, but also an art appreciation product. The main varieties include bamboo folding fans, wooden folding fans, silk palace fans, etc. In 2009, it was successfully included in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Jiangsu Province".

10. Baguazhou Artemisia

Baguazhou Artemisia is a specialty of Baguazhou Street, Qixia District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Qixia covers an area of ??more than 380 square kilometers and has a population of less than 400,000. However, the area of ??perennial vegetables is quite large, reaching more than 80,000 acres. Among the Qixia vegetable industry, Baguazhou Artemisia is the most famous. Baguazhou is surrounded by rivers. There are no polluting companies on the island, and the climate conditions are very suitable for the growth of wild vegetables such as Artemisia annua.

11. White Horse Blackberry

White Horse Blackberry is a specialty product of Lishui District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products. The fruit shape of blackberry is correct, inverted conical oval shape, the fruit is purple-black or purple-red, sweet and sour. On December 20, 2011, the Ministry of Agriculture of the former People's Republic of China officially approved the implementation of national agricultural product geographical indication registration protection for "White Horse Blackberry".