The eight specialties you must buy when visiting Chongqing are as follows:
1. Hechuan peach slices: Hechuan peach slices are one of the traditional snacks of the Han people in Hechuan District, Chongqing. Founded in 1840. It is made of refined glutinous rice, walnut kernels, white sugar, honey roses and other raw materials. In 1917, he won the Panama Gold Medal at the Panama Expo.
2. Fuling mustard: Fuling mustard, a specialty of Chongqing, uses Fuling green cabbage heads as raw materials. Fuling green cabbage heads are nearly round, oblate or hammer-shaped, with green skin. It is similar to French pickles and pickles. German sweet and sour cabbage is also one of the three most famous pickles in the world, and is also one of the three most famous vegetables exported by China (mustard, mustard, and bamboo shoots).
3. Shizhu Coptis: a specialty product of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing City, and a national geographical indication product of China (regional product of origin). Because it is produced in Huangshui Forest Park of the county, it is also called "Huangshui Huanglian". Shizhu County is the original production area of ??Huanglian and the hometown of Huanglian in China. Due to its excellent quality, the products produced have been identified as "national medicine" and "authentic Huanglian".
4. Wanzhou Red Orange: Known as Danjie in ancient times, it is a famous specialty of Wanzhou District, Chongqing City. It is one of the ancient crop varieties with the longest cultivation history in the world. Wanzhou Red Orange has obtained the National Geographical Indication Protected Product Certification, is a geographical indication trademark, and has been rated as one of the top 100 regional public brands of Chinese agricultural products.
5. Liangping pomelo: Liangping pomelo and Liangshan pomelo refer to Liangping Pingding pomelo. Liangping pomelo has large fruit, rich aroma, juicy and sweet taste, and rich nutrition. It is called "natural canned fruit". It is also known as the three famous pomeloes in China together with Guangxi Shatian pomelo and Fujian Wendan pomelo.
6. Fengjie navel orange: Fengjie navel orange, a specialty of Fengjie County, Chongqing City, and a Chinese geographical indication product. Citrus cultivation in Fengjie County began in the Han Dynasty and has a long history. It has won honors such as high-quality fruits from the Ministry of Agriculture and gold medals at the China International Agricultural Expo.
7. Dianjiang Danjiang: Dianjiang Danjiang is the dry root bark of peony. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Dianjiang County, Chongqing City, Taiping has a peony planting history of more than 2,000 years. About 20,000 acres and more than 60 varieties of peonies are planted in five towns including Chengxi, Xinmin, Guixi and Shaping. Among them, Taiping Town, which has the largest planting area, is also known as the "Hometown of Danpi".
8. Jiangjin Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Jiangjin has always been known as the "Hometown of Zanthoxylum bungeanum". Jiangjin Zanthoxylum bungeanum has been cultivated since the Yuan Dynasty, which has a history of more than 600 years. The maturity level of Jiangjin peppercorns reaches about eight, and they are bright green or yellow-green. They have the inherent taste and smell of fresh peppercorns, without any peculiar smell, and maintain the original shape of fresh peppercorns.