Xiantao fragrant rice (long-grain appearance, full rice grains, translucent and translucent, bright surface; the rice is soft and slightly sticky, with an oily surface on the rice grains, and has a light and slightly sweet taste. Xiantao has the reputation of "the land of fish and rice", originally The rice that produces Xiantao is deeply loved by the people)

Eel farming is a traditional industry in Xiantao and plays an extremely important role in aquaculture. Xiantao is the eel capital of China. Trademarks such as "Tianxing" brand, "Mianzhou" brand and "Zhanggou brand" have been registered. Currently, there are nearly 20,000 farmers in Xiantao specializing in eel farming, with an area of ??80,000 acres and an annual output of 40,000 tons. The eel production accounts for the country's total. With more than 40% of the total, it is the largest artificial eel farming market in the country.

Three treasures of Mianyang: Miancheng lotus root (lotus seeds are known as "white lotus ginseng", a tribute from the royal family), Shahu salted eggs (also known as Shahu salt eggs, a tribute from the Qing royal family), and red temple radish.

Mianyang Sanla, cured fish, bacon, and cured chicken are as famous as Mianyang Sanzao. They have unique flavor and are well-known in Jingchu. Around February before the Spring Festival, preparations begin and the ingredients are carefully selected.

Mianyang Three Steamings (there are various steaming techniques such as powder steaming, steaming, steaming with buckles, steaming with soaking, and pattern steaming. Xiantao is a famous "hometown of steamed vegetables.").

Maozui Braised Chicken (won the gold medal at the first China International Food Expo, and the 1996 Hubei Province Industrial Quality Famous Brand Consumer Goods Exhibition Quality Award)

Jiuzhu Preserved Egg (won the gold medal at the Beijing International Food Expo, formerly known as Mianyang Songhua Preserved Egg) Fanguan Wine (the royal wine ordered by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, also known as Bitan Wine)

Red Temple Crispy Cake

Huchang sugar molded fairy peach shell carvings, fresh peach freshwater shell carvings, We use freshwater shellfish shells, use decorative techniques, absorb traditional artistic expression techniques such as Chinese painting and jade, ivory, wood, and stone carvings, and skillfully use their natural color, texture, and shape. After cutting, grinding, polishing, stacking, Pasting and other processes, carefully carved into handicrafts of various forms and specifications such as flat pasting, relief, inlay, and three-dimensional. The most distinctive feature of Xiantao freshwater shell carving is the production of shell carving boats, which has attracted the attention of peers in national peer evaluations. In 1985, Xiantao's three-dimensional freshwater shell sculpture "Audio Multifunctional Three-dimensional Shell Sculpture Yellow Crane Returns" won the Fifth China Arts and Crafts Hundred Flowers Award. In 1983, Xiantao's three-dimensional freshwater shell sculpture "Dragon and Phoenix Boat" won the Jade Award at the First China International Tourism Expo in Beijing. In 2007, Xiantao's three-dimensional freshwater shell sculpture "Yellow Crane Tower" won the "Hundred Flowers Cup" gold medal at the 8th China Arts and Crafts Masters Exhibition. In 2008, "Yellow Crane Tower Jade Dragon Boat" won the 9th China Arts and Crafts Masters Award. Won the China Arts and Crafts Excellence Gold Award at the International Art Expo. Among them, "Jade Dragon and Yellow Crane Boat" has been collected by the Hubei Department of the Great Hall of the People as a masterpiece of shell carving craftsmanship.

"Xiantao" brand Raschel blanket (from 1989 to 1991, it won the Silver Award for Provincial Excellence, Ministry Excellence and National Excellence). From 1993 to 1995, it won the "Golden Bridge Award" for the national best-selling domestic product for three consecutive years. ", and won the first place in the "Golden Bridge Award" Raschel blanket category in 1995. In 1996, he won the title of "Hubei Famous Brand Product")

Xiantao wheat straw painting, also known as wheat straw painting, etc. , can be traced back to the Sui Dynasty, with a history of more than 1,400 years. The Xiantao wheat straw painting was roughly formed during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Deng Chuotang (also known as Yaru), a son from Mianyang Prefecture in Huguang, entered the imperial palace examination. During the waiting period, he ran out of money and made wheat straw paintings from the countryside. Princes and ministers rushed to buy them. , everyone gathers in Beijing to raise a son but is surprised and envious. Therefore, when he was a Jinshi, he was appointed to the Hanlin Academy, where he edited and polished his painting skills in his spare time, and gradually perfected it, forming a unique art that was secretly passed down to his heirs. After resigning and returning to the fields, he returned to his ancestral home and began to spread in Xiantao, and gradually formed Deng's wheat straw paintings that are in line with the customs and public aesthetics of Xiantao area. Wheat straw paintings can last for thousands of years without aging or fading. They can be used in homes, offices, hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. Xiantao wheat straw painting boldly absorbs paper-cutting, shell carving, bark painting, feather painting, calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, pyrography and many other artistic elements to create a bas-relief wheat straw painting that combines traditional techniques with modern aesthetic consciousness. The foundation is simple and elegant, dignified and beautiful, lifelike and full of rich local flavor.

Mianyang carved paper-cut has a lush and complete composition, clear black and white, clear and true, fluent and correct knife skills, fine and rigorous workmanship, beautiful and well-proportioned dots and lines, stretched and rounded lines, connotative scenery, full and balanced patterns, and is realistic. It has the characteristics of freehand brushwork, deformation without losing the original shape, rich artistic language, and strong decorative flavor. Mianyang carved paper-cutting is contrary to the rough and unrestrained characteristics of northern paper-cutting, and appears to be delicate and nuanced.

First of all, its composition is rich, using "scattered perspective" to express three-dimensional characters on a plane, with points, lines and surfaces organically combined. The contrast between hardness and softness, the contrast between black and white, the interplay between virtuality and reality. There is movement in the stillness, and stillness in the movement. Therefore, the characters have both form and spirit. The emphasis is on conveying the spirit through form, lifelike, smooth and round lines, using both inverted and positive carvings, and both hollow and solid. In 2008, it was approved by the State Council to be listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. In 2010, it was selected into the United Nations Representative List of Cultural Heritage. Xiantao City was awarded the title of "Hometown of Paper-cutting Art in Hubei Province" by the Hubei Provincial Government.

Mianyang sugar sculpture, also known as sugar mannequin, is a folk food craft that uses edible sugar as raw material to shape images, usually for children to enjoy and eat. The techniques for making sugar sculptures are based on "blowing" and "pulling". "Blowing" is the most basic technique of Mianyang sugar sculpture. In addition, rubbing, pulling, pinching and pressing, picking and cutting are also commonly used techniques. The sugar sculptures come in four colors: red, green, black and yellow. The sugar sculptures are lively and lifelike. The themes of Mianyang sugar sculptures are mostly common birds and beasts, people and animals from myths and legends. They are funny, lively, playful and interesting, and have profound meanings.

Miansi embroidery

Yi Wang glasses.