What are the local specialties of Yingtan?
Convenient transportation has greatly boosted Yingtan’s economy. Located northwest of the railway station square, Gandong Shopping Mall in Yingtan is regarded as Jiangxi’s largest central market. It offers a huge variety of goods and serves as a distribution hub for commodities destined for the southeast coastal regions and northern Fujian.
Yingtan’s Eyeglasses Market, situated on Lianhua Road, boasts a century-long history and stands as a veritable “world of eyeglasses.” One of China’s four major professional wholesale eyeglasses markets, it first saw eyeglass processing and crafting workshops during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty. Over a century of development, it has evolved into a large, comprehensive professional eyeglasses market integrating processing, retail, assembly, and wholesale.
Hushan Shiitake Mushrooms
Description: Grown in the mountain forests of Longhu Mountain, these mushrooms are large, thick-fleshed, tender, and highly aromatic. They are carefully selected and dehydrated over charcoal fires, preserving their pure natural quality. Rich in essential amino acids and carbohydrates, they offer a fragrant, tender taste. They are highly effective in preventing cerebral hemorrhage, high blood lipids, and gastrointestinal discomfort, making them a top-choice green health food.
Gexian Tea
Description: The village of Gujiadian has a long history of tea cultivation. Its unique climate produces tea with a distinctive aroma, which was served as a tribute to imperial courts throughout history. The tea is emerald green, with a refined, intense fragrance and a mellow, sweet taste. It retains its aroma even after multiple infusions, earning it the title “King of Green Tea.” It was awarded the title of Jiangxi High-Quality Famous Tea in 2000.
Yujiang Wood Carving
Description: Yujiang Wood Carving encompasses over a hundred products, including carved camphor wood chests, jewelry boxes, Buddhist shrines, and coffee tables. Renowned for its wide variety and exquisite craftsmanship, it has been hailed by Japanese woodcarvers as “the Finest Carving Under Heaven”. Popular for over a decade, it remains highly appealing to consumers in daily-use, religious, and decorative carving categories.
“Shaoguan” Brand Kuding Tea
Description: Contains a variety of essential amino acids and trace elements. Regular consumption quenches thirst, cuts grease, refreshes the mind, and invigorates the spleen and stomach. It also offers specific benefits for malaria, pharyngitis, hypertension, obesity, and delaying vascular sclerosis, making it a precious natural health product.
Tianshi Health Preservation Tea
Description: Formulated based on traditional Chinese medicine principles for health and wellness, this tea targets middle-aged and elderly health needs. Developed by a medical doctor from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, it integrates the latest anti-aging research with Taoist health preservation wisdom. It is crafted from precious herbs and wild tea leaves harvested from bamboo forests in the Zhangping She ethnic area at an altitude of 1,500 meters. It enhances immunity, improves digestion and eyesight, delays aging, nourishes the skin, and promotes longevity. The product meets advanced domestic technical standards. Enjoy it daily for wellness and relaxation.
Taqiao Early-Ripening Pears
Description: With a long cultivation history, Taqiao Pears are prized for their attractive appearance, excellent quality, crispy-sweet flavor, rich nutrition, and early harvest. As early as 1959, they were served to central government leaders during the Lushan Conference and received high praise. By the 1960s, annual production exceeded 2.5 million kilograms, with exports to Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asian countries
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