Xinyu is a compact city. Its most renowned local specialty is ramie cloth from Fenyi County. Produced in Fenyi, the Hometown of Ramie Cloth, this fabric is soft, breathable and cool. It is deeply loved by local people and has remained popular through the ages.
For shopping in Xinyu, you can head to Hongkelong Shopping Mall, which is accessible by city bus or taxi.
Local Specialties of Xinyu
Ramie Cloth
Ramie cloth is a traditional fully hand-woven textile unique to Jiangxi Province and one of the pillar industries of Shuanglin Town in Fenyi County, Xinyu. Known as the Hometown of Chinese Ramie Cloth, over 85% of the local residents here are engaged in the ramie cloth industry.
Made from locally grown ramie via traditional purely handcraft techniques, the cloth is mainly exported to South Korea, Japan and other countries.
Fairy Lake Premium Tea
This tea is crafted from tender high-quality tea buds picked around Fairy Lake with traditional processing methods. It features slender, spiral-shaped tea leaves covered in fine white hairs, a rich aroma, fresh, mellow and sweet taste, as well as bright green and clear tea liquor. It has long been regarded as a top-grade tea.
It helps relieve summer heat and thirst, clear away internal heat and toxins, refresh the mind, protect the liver and improve eyesight, eliminate bad breath, prevent tooth decay, and aid weight loss and physical fitness.
Preserved Eggs & Red-Yolk Salted Duck Eggs
Lead-free Preserved Eggs
Made with lead-free ingredients and refined through a new constant-temperature soaking process, they taste cool and refreshing with a long-lasting aftertaste. Regular consumption benefits nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and cleansing the liver.
Red-Yolk Salted Duck Eggs
Produced from eggs laid by freshwater ducks fed with natural fodder and salt-cured following ancient recipes.
Hometown of Chinese Ramie Cloth
Shuanglin Town enjoys the reputation as the Hometown of Chinese Ramie Cloth. The local ramie weaving originated in the late Tang Dynasty and flourished during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.
More than 85% of the town’s residents work in this industry. Shuanglin ramie cloth is well received in South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, holding a major market share in South Korea.
Xinyu Honey Tangerine
Back in 1977, agricultural technicians of Xinyu Agriculture Bureau selected a highly disease-resistant strain from the Huangyan Zaoju tangerine variety. After 20 years of screening and field trials, its stable genetic traits were fully verified. The variety officially passed provincial appraisal in 1997, reaching the leading level within Jiangxi Province.
Xinyu Tiandi Ren Five-Snake Liquor
This liquor is brewed with five kinds of fresh live snakes from Jiangxi: Chinese moccasin, many-banded krait, cobra, rat snake and yellow snake. It uses fine pure-grain liquor as the base, together with over 20 rare Chinese medicinal herbs including angelica dahurica, poria cocos, licorice, safflower, Chinese quince, wolfberry, fleeceflower root and cogongrass rhizome.
Combining traditional soaking techniques with modern percolation methods, the liquor has a pure and mild flavor. As a new type of health tonic integrating medical treatment, nourishment and disease prevention, it helps balance bodily functions, regulate internal metabolism, boost immunity, enhance physical vitality and nourish the skin, so as to prevent illnesses, relieve ailments and strengthen the body.
|