The Top Ten Local Specialties of Jinzhou
1. Heishan Peanuts
Heishan Peanut is a specialty of Heishan County, Liaoning Province and a national Geographical Indication product of China.
It enjoys a high reputation in domestic and international peanut markets for its premium quality, round grains, high protein content and especially the absence of aflatoxin. Professional European peanut magazines have specially covered this feature and spoken highly of Heishan Peanuts. The product is always in short supply in Japan and European markets.
Peanuts under the brand “Green Fangshan” have been exported to Japan and the European Union for 20 consecutive years without exceeding the aflatoxin limit.
Heishan Peanuts are plump and round, rich in fat and protein with high nutritional value. Tests show the fat content reaches 44%–45%, protein 24%–36%, and sugar about 20%. They also contain thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and other vitamins, as well as abundant minerals and essential amino acids that boost brain cell development and improve memory.
2. Heishan Brown-Shell Eggs
At the second expert review meeting for agricultural product geographical indications organized by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2012, Heishan Brown-Shell Eggs passed evaluation and entered the public notice period for national geographical indication certification. This marked the large-scale, standardized and industrialized development of laying hen breeding in Heishan County and greatly lifted the popularity of local eggs.
All feed for laying hens is green, pollution-free corn grown within Heishan County. The region enjoys long sunshine hours, a long frost-free season and a long corn growing period on fertile land. The corn boasts high nutrition with crude protein above 11%, 3 percentage points higher than the national standard, and lysine content 2–3 percentage points higher than corn from other regions. Free of aflatoxin and other harmful substances, it is ideal poultry feed. Consequently, the eggs are rich in amino acids, minerals and vitamins with unique nutritional value.
In addition, the hens are raised under healthy breeding conditions. Probiotics are added to the feed throughout the breeding cycle to suppress harmful bacteria and enhance immunity. No medicine is administered during the laying period, and sick hens are culled individually. This effectively reduces drug residues and guarantees top egg quality.
3. Jinzhou Apples
Jinzhou is China’s largest seedling production base for fruit trees and the hometown of the “China King of Apples”.
Linghai Yecun Horticultural Company alone runs 1,000 mu of seedling orchards with 270 new varieties. Seedlings have been sold to 28 provinces and municipalities nationwide, and 18 new apple varieties fully meet the demands of local fruit growers.
The variety Zhongxing was awarded the title of “China King of Apples” by the China Fruit and Vegetable Experts Committee and China Fruits and Vegetables Magazine in the 2nd National Popular New Fruit Contest.
The famous remark “Apples grow in Jinzhou…” made by Chairman Mao highly praised the PLA soldiers who put people’s interests first, and made Jinzhou apples famous all across China.
4. Heishan Jinfeng Pears
Jinfeng Pear was cross-bred by the Fruit Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, using Pingguo Pear as the female parent and Zi Pear as the male parent.
Fruits ripen in late September to early October in Heishan County. The average single fruit weighs 240 grams. The fruit is spherical with yellowish-green skin that turns golden yellow after storage. The lenticels are large and distinct. The flesh is fine, crisp, juicy, sweet and sour with a pleasant aroma, containing 13.5% soluble solids. It is a high-quality variety with excellent storage performance and even better flavour after preservation.
The pear features smooth yellowish-green skin, white fine crisp flesh, small core and abundant sweet-sour juice, with an average weight of 250 grams.
Jinfeng Pear was officially listed as one of the first batches of agricultural geographical indication products by Announcement No. 1054 of the Ministry of Agriculture, and won the gold medal in the High-Quality Fruit Competition hosted by the Liaoning Provincial Government in 1996.
Pingguo Pear won silver medals in the same provincial competition in 1996 and 1998. Two brands, “Fangshan” and “Huangma”, have been registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
5. Heishan Sweet Potatoes
Heishan County has a temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 8℃, annual precipitation 568.4 mm, frost-free period 165 days, and sunshine duration 3,300–3,500 hours, with rainfall and high temperature occurring in the same season.
The contiguous loose, slightly acidic fertile soil, low rainfall, strong sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night create ideal natural conditions for nutrient accumulation and high-quality sweet potato cultivation.
Quality Characteristics
- External features: Fusiform tubers with smooth purplish-red skin and milky white flesh. The average tuber weighs 200 grams, and the maximum can reach 450 grams. Cooked sweet potatoes taste soft, sweet and fine with little fibre.
- Nutritional indexes: Total sugar (calculated as glucose): 3.5~5.5 g/100g; protein: 3~4.5 g/100g; starch content >20%; potassium: 180~220 mg/100g.
6. Beizhen Grapes
Beizhen City is nationally known as the Hometown of Grapes and China’s largest fresh grape storage base. More than ten varieties are cultivated, including Kyoho, Muscat, White Chicken Heart and Red Late Grape.
Beizhen grapes feature uniform shape, high sugar content, zero pollution, excellent quality and long shelf life. The city has been officially named “China’s Hometown of Grapes” by the Agricultural Development Center of the State Council, the Chinese Society of Agronomy and China Special Local Products News.
7. Jinzhou Mixed Pickled Vegetables
Features
This preserve is brined with shrimp sauce together with ten kinds of fresh vegetables: small cucumbers, chili peppers, cowpeas, celery, kohlrabi, baby eggplants, kidney beans, water chestnuts, ginger shreds and almonds, with strict quality standards for all raw materials.
- Colour: Cucumbers, peppers, celery and beans stay emerald green; ginger is golden yellow; almonds snow-white; kohlrabi reddish yellow; water chestnuts dark brown.
- Taste: Crisp and fresh, free from bitterness, excess salt or strange off-flavours.
- Appearance: Clean whole vegetables without impurities, intact and well-trimmed.
8. Daoguang Twenty-Five Centuries-Old Imperial Liquor
In June 1996, during the relocation of the old Lingchuan Distillery, workers unearthed four ancient wooden wine containers buried underground in the Yisi year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1845 AD). They held approximately four tons of raw liquor sealed underground for 151 years.
A panel of archaeologists and brewing experts organized by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and Jinzhou Municipal Government appraised the century-old liquor as “a rare national treasure worldwide”, and named it Daoguang Nianwu (Daoguang Twenty-Five).
The discovery attracted high attention from senior national leaders. In October 1997, a senior central leader issued instructions on the handling plan for the unearthed ancient liquor, requiring scientific preservation to prevent volatilization and careful research with experts before limited sales.
9. Jinzhou Blood Clams
Product category: Aquatic product
Issuing authority: Aquatic Product Quality Supervision Station of Jinzhou
Producing area: 25 administrative villages across 5 towns including Dayou Township, Jianye Township, Niangnianggong Town, Wangjia Subdistrict and Tianqiao Subdistrict in Binhai New Area and Linghai City, Jinzhou.
Geographic coordinates:
Longitude: 121°07′00″ ~ 121°31′47.67″ E
Latitude: 40°37′57.69″ ~ 40°50′00″ N
10. Jinzhou Shrimp (Acetes Chinensis)
Product category: Aquatic product
Issuing authority: Aquatic Product Quality Supervision Station of Jinzhou
Producing area: 25 administrative villages across 5 towns including Dayou Township, Jianye Township, Niangnianggong Town, Wangjia Subdistrict and Tianqiao Subdistrict in Binhai New Area and Linghai City, Jinzhou.
Geographic coordinates:
Longitude: 121°00′02.71″ ~ 121°31′47.67″ E
Latitude: 40°37′57.69″ ~ 40°51′18.63″ N
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