Hengshui is home to a wealth of renowned local products and famous brands. Highlights include Shenzhou honey peaches, Fucheng pears, Wuyi golden thread jujubes, Anping wire mesh, Zaoqiang fur products, and the Laobaigan liquor series. In addition, the city boasts the Three Unique Treasures of Hengshui: Ji-style inside-painted snuff bottles represented by master craftsman Wang Xisan, Houdian writing brushes, and imperial goldfish. These treasures enjoy a high reputation both at home and abroad.

New Year paintings in Hebei are mainly produced in Wuqiang, Handan, Daming and Ninghe. Among them, Wuqiang New Year paintings from Hengshui stand out as a top representative of Chinese folk New Year art. They originated in the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. Featuring large production scale, high output and wide popularity, these paintings are sold across more than a dozen provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions nationwide. They are widely used as festive decorations to enliven holiday atmospheres.

Hengshui has a long-standing tradition of making writing brushes and is hailed as a "Sacred Land of Writing Brushes". Houdian Village, the major production base, is known as the "Hometown of Writing Brushes in Northern China".

Hengshui writing brushes are exquisitely crafted with superior quality. The brush tips are made from carefully selected resilient animal hairs, including yellow weasel tails, civet cat tails and south mountain goat hair, processed with meticulous workmanship. The finished tips strike a perfect balance between firmness and softness, hold ample ink and are extremely durable.

Brush handles are mostly carved from fine bamboos from southern China such as Buddha belly bamboo, phoenix-eye bamboo, spotted bamboo and purple bamboo, as well as precious redwood. The ferrules and end caps are inlaid and assembled with ivory, bone, horn, bamboo and wood carvings, presenting an elegant and delicate look.

Hengshui writing brushes come in a great variety with elaborate decorations. The brush factory in Houdian Village alone has developed over 170 new styles, including Fengyun, Shuiyue, Guyu, Jianhao, Xueyan, Yunque and Wenmiao. Some are carved with classic patterns like Single Dragon Coiling around a Pillar, Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl and Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony. Others feature vivid figures such as Mu Guiying Taking Command, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, as well as symbols of fortune, prosperity, longevity and joy. A number are engraved with poems by celebrated literati, adding extraordinary charm to this foremost treasure among the Four Treasures of the Study.

Once a tribute exclusively enjoyed by emperors and imperial concubines in the royal palace, Shenzhou honey peach is ranked the finest fresh peach in China. Each peach weighs about 250 grams, with a graceful shape and bright color. It has thin skin and tender flesh filled with honey-sweet juice. One bite reveals luscious nectar that refreshes the palate, winning great favor among consumers at home and overseas.

There are more than ten varieties, among which Red Honey Peach and White Honey Peach are the finest. The Red Honey Peach is also called the "King of Peaches", living up to its reputation as the premier peach variety.

Specially brewed Hengshui Laobaigan is a famous local liquor in Hebei and ranks first among all fen-flavor liquors in the province. It has enjoyed a stellar reputation since ancient times. As an old saying goes about Hengshui liquor in the Ming Dynasty: Three households nearby get drunk by the wall; its fragrance drifts ten miles when the jar is opened.

Legend has it that during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, craftsmen building a wooden bridge in Hengshui often gathered to drink at a well-known tavern named Deyuanyong. They praised the liquor: "Pure and strong indeed!" Later, the liquor was officially named Laobaigan.

It delivers a delicate fragrance on the nose, a sweet mellow taste on the palate, and a lingering aftertaste. The liquor was exhibited at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1934, showcased in Hungary in 1948, and presented as a premium local gift to comfort Chinese soldiers in Korea in 1952.