When traveling to Zhangjiajie, buy souvenirs: the Three Treasures and One Marvel
Zhangjiajie tourism souvenirs Zhangjiajie is especially rich in local specialties, especially Zhangjiajie's kudzu root powder, fern root powder, rock ear, and eucommia tea, which are most favored by tourists and are known as Zhangjiajie's "Three Treasures and One Marvel" Kudzu root powder: Zhangjiajie is rich in kudzu, and it is also one of the foods locals love most. It can be taken with boiling water or pan-fried with meat to become a delicacy. It has the functions of reducing liver fire, relieving summer heat toxins, strengthening the stomach and spleen, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and tonifying deficiency and boosting qi, as well as anti-aging and fitness benefits, etc.…
Zhangjiajie Travel Souvenirs
Zhangjiajie is exceptionally rich in local specialties, especially its kudzu root powder, fern root powder, rock ear fungus, and eucommia tea, which are most favored by visitors and are known as Zhangjiajie's "Three Treasures and One Marvel."
Kudzu Root Powder: Zhangjiajie abounds in kudzu, and it is also one of the foods locals love most. It can be taken dissolved in boiling water or pan-fried with meat to make a delicacy. It has the functions of reducing liver fire, relieving summer-heat toxins, strengthening the stomach and spleen, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and tonifying deficiency and boosting qi. It also has remarkable health benefits such as anti-aging and fitness enhancement, hence its great reputation as an "imperial food."
Puerarin extracted from kudzu root has the effect of dilating coronary arteries and cerebral arteries, can lower blood pressure, and can significantly increase blood supply to ischemic tissues. It has a B1 receptor blocking effect, can markedly slow heart palpitations, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, alleviate myocardial ischemia, limit and reduce the scope of myocardial infarction, resist rapid arrhythmia, lower cholesterol and blood viscosity, inhibit platelet aggregation, and improve microcirculation. Kudzu powder contains more than ten kinds of amino acids and more than ten kinds of trace elements needed by the human body, among which calcium, zinc, and phosphorus are the highest in content. The selenium-rich element contained in kudzu powder has a certain anti-cancer effect. Kudzu powder also has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and antibacterial detoxification. It has good therapeutic effects on coronary heart disease, sore throat caused by colds, mouth and tongue sores, and clearing fire and stopping diarrhea in children. It can also treat typhoid, stroke, and headache, treat chest and diaphragm irritability and mania, stop bloody dysentery, free the small intestine, discharge pus and break blood, promote urination and defecation, relieve alcohol, and treat diarrhea due to weakness of the spleen and stomach. Kudzu powder is widely consumed, with the highest content in liver, kidney, and heart tissues, and is especially suitable for the elderly and children.
Legend has it that Peng Zu "did not eat the food of ordinary mortals, but could not go without kudzu root," taking kudzu root as the foundation of life. Kudzu root is the mother of Chinese herbal prescriptions, with the effect of "harmonizing hundreds of medicines and leading tonics." It makes very cold prescriptions not cold and very dry prescriptions not dry. Among Chinese herbal medicines, it has the reputation of being one of the "Four Gentlemen" (ginseng, deer antler, kudzu root, and notoginseng) and a "universal tonic." The Compendium of Materia Medica once recorded: "Kudzu stops dizziness, quenches thirst, detoxifies, removes fat, and is a top-grade sobering agent." It is a fine medicine for herbal compatibility through the ages and is called the "dragon root of longevity" in Japan.
★The Legend of Kudzu Root★ It is said that in ancient times, the daughter of a certain Tujia chieftain in Xiangxi fell in love with a Han young man. Because both sets of parents strongly opposed them, the two agreed to flee into the deep mountains and old forests of Wulingyuan. After several days in the mountains, the young man contracted a serious illness, became delirious, had a red complexion, and broke out in lumps all over his body. The chieftain's daughter suspected it was caused by her father's sorcery. Believing her husband's life was in danger, grief welled up in her heart and she cried loudly. Her crying alarmed a local hermit surnamed Guo, who told her that her husband's illness was caused by heat toxin and could be cured by eating earth dragon root, and showed her the shape of the earth dragon root. Following the hermit's instructions, the chieftain's daughter dug up several earth dragon roots, mashed them into juice, and gave them to him. Within about ten days he recovered. The two then took it for a long time and felt light of body and strong, with rosy complexions, achieving longevity and beauty. Later generations passed this down as a much-told tale and renamed earth dragon root as Guo root. Because the Tujia people do not distinguish between Guo and Ge, over time the name became kudzu root.
Fern Root Powder: It belongs to ferns. Taken dissolved in boiling water, regular consumption has the functions of reducing inflammation and fire, and lowering blood pressure and removing fat. Fern grass grows on the tops of high mountains rarely visited by people, far from pollution. Because 100% pure wild fern powder is rich in iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and other trace elements, rich amino acids, and unique pharmacological properties, it is an extremely rare food therapy product. In particular, it has significant effects in lowering blood lipids, eliminating inflammation in the body, clearing heat, and promoting diuresis. It is an ideal supplementary food for diabetes, hypertension, weight loss, and beauty. Because the raw material of fern root requires decades to grow, production is limited, making it especially precious.
Rock Ear: Also known as stone ear, it grows on the sandstone cliffs of the scenic area and belongs to the fungus family. Although Zhangjiajie has many kinds of fungal foods with different colors and flavors that are much loved by visitors, rock ear ranks first among Zhangjiajie's fungal foods because of its unique special effects and is rated as one of Zhangjiajie's "Three Treasures." Because its growing environment is completely pollution-free, the rock ear grown here is top-grade in quality, delicious in taste, crisp, tender, and fragrant, and is a famous delicacy for banquets. It has effects such as beautifying and anti-aging, preventing cancer and strengthening the stomach, clearing heat and improving eyesight, lowering lipids and blood pressure, and enhancing immunity. Kangqian brand wild rock ear is purely a green edible fungus, used both as food and medicine, suitable for all ages, and a good choice for homes and restaurants. "Rock Ear Stewed Local Chicken" is a delicacy among foods, delicious in taste, listed as tribute in ancient times, and has the function of clearing fire and nourishing the body.
Eucommia Tea: Zhangjiajie can be said to be the source of tea, with especially rich varieties. Qingyan Mingcui tea, lobster tea, Maojian tea, Ganlu tea, and so on are all among the famous teas of Wulingyuan. But the "king of teas" is eucommia tea, known as "Zhangjiajie's One Marvel." Eucommia is a unique tree species with separate male and female plants. It is a perennial deciduous tree of the genus Eucommia in the family Eucommiaceae, a "living fossil" surviving from China's Quaternary glacial period, and a rare second-class nationally protected plant. Eucommia is a precious medicinal material unique to China. It has been used as medicine for more than two thousand years. China's first pharmaceutical monograph, the Shennong Bencao Jing, listed it as a "top-grade medicine." The Compendium of Materia Medica once said: "In ancient times there was a man named Du Zhong who attained the Way by taking this, hence the name. Its effects are to tonify the liver and kidneys, strengthen the bones and muscles, and regulate blood pressure... Long-term use can lighten the body and delay aging." The Compendium of Materia Medica records: "For deficiency of the lower burner, nothing but eucommia can tonify it; for dampness of the lower burner, nothing but eucommia can benefit it; for soreness of the feet and shins, nothing but eucommia can remove it; for pain of the waist and knees, nothing but eucommia can eliminate it." It is revered as a top-grade medicine and health product.
Eucommia has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, regulating blood pressure, strengthening tendons and bones, and eliminating fatigue. The pinoresinol diglucoside contained in eucommia is currently the world's best natural active ingredient with no side effects for bidirectional blood pressure regulation, and its effect in prolonging resistance to bodily fatigue can reach 100%. Hehe, these are all specialties of Zhangjiajie. Buy them as souvenirs...
Speaking of souvenirs, I must mention recent news.
2010 Xiamen Tourism Souvenir Collection and Display and Tourism Commodity Exhibition and Sales Event Held
The 2010 Xiamen Tourism Souvenir Collection and Display and Tourism Commodity Exhibition and Sales Event was held on the morning of May 1 at the new Xiamen Museum.
Nearly a hundred tourism commodity exhibitors from Xiamen and Taiwan, as well as leaders of relevant departments and units, senior experts, and industry professionals, gathered together with Xiamen citizens and thousands of domestic and international tourists to watch the display and sales of tourism souvenirs and tourism commodities. This event was hosted by the Xiamen Municipal Tourism Bureau and organized by the Xiamen Asia-Pacific Tourism Development Center and the Commodity Branch of the Xiamen Tourism Association. Its purpose was to understand the design ideas and development context of tourism souvenirs from other regions through displaying and selling tourism souvenirs from around the world, so as to provide inspiration and help to Xiamen's tourism souvenir enterprises. At the same time, it also provided a platform for display and sales for Xiamen's tourism commodity enterprises and merchants, enriching the holiday tourism cultural life of citizens and tourists.
It is understood that more than one thousand citizens participated in the souvenir collection for this tourism souvenir collection and display and tourism commodity exhibition and sales event. The organizers collected more than 2,000 items in more than 100 categories, and nearly a hundred tourism souvenir (commodity) production and trading merchants exhibited. It was expected that from May 1 to 3 the number of visitors and transactions would reach more than 100,000. The solicited tourism souvenirs (commodities) were mainly in four categories: ornamental crafts, decorative crafts, cultural tourism promotional products, and local specialty products, fully reflecting Chinese style, Minnan style, and ethnic style. The organizers set up ten related awards.