Putian City is located on the coast of the East China Sea and the west bank of the Taiwan Strait. Because of its unique geographical and climatic resources, it is extremely suitable for planting subtropical precious fruit trees such as longan. Among them, longan, loquat, litchi and honey pomelo are four traditional famous fruits in Putian, which have always been famous at home and abroad, especially longan, and are known as "Xinghua Longan is the best in the world".

Putian longan has bred many varieties and excellent quality because of its unique cultivation area. There are more than 80 varieties in the city, the largest in the country. Putian is located in the northern edge of China's longan planting area, with abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night, which is conducive to the accumulation of soluble solids (mainly sugar). Therefore, the flavor of Xinghua longan is sweeter than that of other producing areas, and many excellent varieties have been cultivated.

Putian longan is characterized by large fruit, high yield and high soluble solid content (that is, high sugar content). "Shuinan 1" and "Youyi 106" have reached the national first-class longan standard, leading in China. "Songfengben" and "beginning of winter Ben" are popular because of their late maturity. The main varieties are Wulongling, Youguanben, Shuinan 1, Songfengben, beginning of winter Ben, etc. They mature from mid-August to mid-October, with an average fruit weight of 13- 19g and a yield of 65-72%.

Four famous fruits: loquat

There are more than 0/00 loquat varieties in Putian, including Jiefangzhong, Changhong No.3, Puxuan 1, Zaozhong No.6 and Pak Lei. And the single fruit weight is the largest in China (the largest single fruit weight of Jiefang Bell 172g, ranking first in the world).

The technology is the most advanced, and Changtai Town, the main producing area, is known as "the first town of loquat in China". The existing area of the city is 1. 1.000 hectares, with a production area of 0.5 million hectares and an annual output of more than 30,000 tons. Sold to large and medium-sized cities across the country. "Jiefangzhong" loquat is selected from Putian City, Fujian Province.

The "big bell" in the embroidered clothes of Yinglong Street in Chengxiang District really changed its taste, and it was named after it was discovered in the liberation year of Putian 1949. Its maximum single fruit weight can reach172g. It won the gold medal in the international agricultural exposition held in West Germany from 65438 to 0954, and was known as the "king of loquat". "Jiefangzhong" loquat tree has strong growth, strong branches, strong resistance, good fruiting habits, high yield, inverted or long inverted oval fruit (pear-shaped), orange-red peel, easy peeling, moderate thickness and storage and transportation resistance; The average fruit weight is 70-80 grams. According to Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the pulp thickness is 0.93cm, the edible rate is above 7 1.46%, the soluble solid1-kloc-0/2%, the acid content is 0.5 1%, and the vitamin is 65.72 mg/65438.

Four famous fruits: litchi

Litchi in Putian began in the Tang Dynasty, and Cai Xiang's Litchi Book in the Northern Song Dynasty called Xinghua Litchi the strangest. Its taste is sweet, hard core rate is high, and it has the effect of quenching thirst and nourishing. When Mr. Guo Moruo visited Putian in the early 1960s, he wrote the poem "Litchi is everywhere in Licheng" and praised Litchi in Putian. Excellent varieties include "Chenzi", "Songjiaxiang" and "Zhuangyuanhong".

Four famous fruits: honey pomelo

Putian honey pomelo, also known as "Wendan pomelo", is a delicious fruit suitable for both eating and drinking. It was once listed as a tribute by the Qing Dynasty, with excellent fruit quality, fragrant smell and tender and sweet juice.

With moderate acidity, good taste and unique flavor, President Li Xiannian called it "seedless honey pomelo" after tasting it.

Xinghua rice noodles:

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, it has been a famous specialty of Xinghua. It is refined from special rice. Now the main products are Xinghua refined rice flour, silver silk rice flour, instant rice flour and coarse rice flour. Xinghua rice noodles, as fine as silk and as white as silver, are good in quality and taste, resistant to storage, convenient to carry, full of toughness, suitable for cooking, frying and frying, and have a unique local flavor. For home use and as a gift to Xianyi, it is a treasure for giving to relatives and friends and entertaining guests, and it sells well at home and abroad.

Painted wooden bowl:

Putian City selects high-quality wood and uses exquisite craftsmanship to make bowls, saucers, plates, cups, bowls, pots, flowerpot covers and 150 kinds of traditional wooden lacquerware with elegant and exquisite shapes and bright colors, which are both daily necessities and handicrafts. The lacquered wooden bowl is exquisite in materials and fine in production. There are traditional "red fading" and "black fading" in lacquer art, which are as bright as mirrors and gather light and shadow; There are "faded decals" and "painting in picture", which can be felt without trace and regarded as scenery; There are "raw lacquer mill" and "transparent mill", and the wood grain is naturally clear and beautiful. There are more than 20 kinds of lacquered wooden bowls, such as "Qingshi Julie Bowl", "Transparent Dark Flower Yuanyang Bowl" and "Golden Bead Covered Bowl". Painted wooden bowls are an excellent choice for furniture, travel and tableware. They are not only elegant in shape, excellent in texture, bright in color, simple and beautiful, but also tasteless, nontoxic, durable and non-peeling. Boiling water is not hot, acid and alkali are not corrosive, and it is a world-famous excellent tableware. Displayed in the hall, it looks like a full moon on the front and half a pearl on the side. It is a handicraft for appreciation. At the same time, the lacquer wood bowl is no more than three inches high and only three points thin, so it is very light to carry around.

Xinghua dried longan

Xinghua dried longan is a dried longan processed and baked by Xinghua Real Estate, which enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.

Dried longan is rich in nutrition and has the effects of nourishing blood, calming nerves, nourishing heart and strengthening spleen. It is a nourishing product for postpartum health care of asthenia and anemia. Dried longan made of fine variety "Wulongling" is especially precious. According to the specifications of Xinghua longan varieties, there are three kinds of dried longan, four kinds of dried longan, five kinds of dried longan, middle dried longan and sand dried longan.

sucrose

Puxian has been a famous "hometown of sugarcane" since ancient times. The history of sugarcane cultivation can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty more than 700 years ago. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, sugarcane planting and sucrose production had developed, and sugar products had been sold all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But until the 1940s, it was still in a relatively backward state. The sugarcane is an old variety with low yield and sugar yield. Local workshops produce board sugar, brown sugar and a small amount of white sugar.

After 1950s, the people's government attached great importance to sugar production and actively supported and encouraged farmers to grow sugar cane. After 1983 was established, the municipal government took effective measures to promote the continuous expansion of sugarcane planting area and the continuous improvement of yield, which promoted the development of sugar industry. 1983, Jianhua Brigade of Longhua Commune in Xianyou County won the title of "National Advanced Sugarcane Production Unit". 1985, the planting area of sugarcane in the city reached 226,000 mu, the total output of sugarcane was 6.5438+0.26 million tons, and the sugar production in the cropping season was 6.5438+0.410.000 million tons, which was the best period in history. Known as one of the "sugar warehouses" in Fujian.

crystal sugar

Rock candy is made of sucrose and protein by steam boiling and static crystallization. Crystal sugar is crystal clear, sweet and delicious, which has the effects of moistening throat and clearing heart, relieving annoyance and quenching thirst. It is a good food.

Ancient Xianyou folk used earthen stoves and cauldrons to cook rock sugar. Products are exported to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were more than 30 private rock sugar workshops in Xianyou, with an annual output of over 100 tons. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the production of rock sugar developed rapidly. Since 1956, the people's government has paid attention to giving full play to the advantages of the hometown of sugarcane, developing the production of rock sugar, constantly carrying out technological innovation and equipment transformation, and gradually improving products. The crystal sugar produced by Xianyou Food Factory ranks first in the same industry in the province in terms of output and quality. The crystal sugar produced by Xianyou is sold to Shanghai, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong, Hunan, Hebei, Jiangsu and other places. The annual sales volume in Shanghai alone is 1000 tons.

After 1972, there was a new breakthrough in the production of Xianyou rock sugar. Deng Shuang brand single crystal rock candy has become an export product and sold to Singapore and Yemeni countries.

"Licheng brand rock candy" and "Licheng brand single crystal rock candy" produced by Xianyou comprehensive food factory won the title of 1985 excellent product. 1988 The city's crystal sugar output was 74 1 1 ton, of which 2 19 tons were exported. 1989, the output of rock sugar decreased to 2946 tons.

Xinghua rice noodle

Xinghua rice flour is a specialty of Putian, which was exported in the Ming Dynasty. The producing areas are mainly Xihong and Qingjiang villages in Huangshi Town, Putian County, followed by Zhang Lin and Yangcheng villages in Xia Di, Xili, Shang Hui, Xiahui and Quqiao townships, and there are sporadic processing and production in other parts of the city. Yellow-pointed rice, such as rice flour and above, is best. It goes through nine processes. It used to be manual operation, but now it is mostly semi-mechanized. Xinghua rice noodles are characterized by thin and even strips, white color, refreshing and crystal clear, easy to cook and fry, dry soup, convenient diet and unique flavor. It is a favorite food for the masses and a good gift for relatives and friends on holidays. Xinghua rice flour has a broad market, which is sold to Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places except all parts of the province. At present, local workers set up workshops in other provinces for production and sales, or are employed for processing. 1949 was exported to Southeast Asia, America and Europe, and was deeply loved by overseas Chinese. In recent years, the annual export volume is between 800 ~ 1000 tons.

putian black pig

Putian Black Pig is one of the local excellent breeds in Fujian Province, which is mainly distributed in Changtai, Huangshi, Hushi, Lingchuan, Wutang, Xitianwei,? Lujiang, Hanjiang and suburban townships (towns). The county can breed more than 40,000 sows, with an annual output of more than 500,000 piglets (according to the statistics of the county animal husbandry and veterinary service station, 1988 was 330,000 piglets), and the output of piglets reached more than 200,000, which sold well in the province. It is the main sow base in Fujian Province.

Black pig has the characteristics of strong adaptability, roughage tolerance, fast growth, high meat yield, good meat quality, many litters, strong maternity, heat resistance and disease resistance. Adult boars weigh 350 Jin and sows weigh 300 Jin. Generally, multiparous sows give birth to 10 ~ 12 per litter, exceeding 15 at most. With Landrace or Duroc as male parent and black pig as female parent, the first generation of hybrid has the characteristics of large size, fast growth, easy fattening, high meat yield, high lean meat rate and good meat quality. Therefore, Putian Black Pig is the ideal maternal provenance for utilizing heterosis in Fujian Province.

Putian black duck

Putian black duck is a unique breed of laying black duck in Fujian Province. According to the survey, Lingchuan Township is the cradle of black ducks, which is distributed in the coastal areas of Putian City and the two ocean plains of north and south (commonly known as the two plains of Chengguan Center). At present, there are 350,000 ducks in the city, with an annual output of nearly10,000, which are exported to Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces (regions). Its main characteristics are light posture, fast walking, strong salt and heat tolerance and good egg laying performance. The mother duck lays 270-290 eggs a year, with an average egg weight of about 70 grams. The semi-muscovy duck produced by crossing white duck with Putian female duck is an excellent meat duck variety.

black-boned chicken

Black-bone chicken is also called white velvet chicken, fluffy chicken or fluffy silky chicken. Putian county has a breeding history of more than 700 years. There are more than 60,000 chickens in the county, with an annual output of more than 3 million, including more than 2.5 million chickens in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan provinces. Black-bone chicken has high economic value and has nutritional and medicinal functions. The Wuji Baifeng Pills and Baifeng Liquor made from it are very popular in the domestic and foreign markets and are precious products for export.

Putian footwear industry

In the Ming Dynasty, Putian's footwear industry was developed, and its products were well-known in southern Fujian and Fuzhou. According to legend, Chen Jingbang, a Buddhist in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a signboard at the invitation of a friend in a shoe store and happily splashed ink on it. The vigorous "A" character jumps on the plaque, which is both interesting and chewy: the "A" character is like an awl of shoemaking equipment, and the "B" character is like a shoemaking knife. So far, handmade leather shoes workers are still using such tools. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there were 6 shoe stores (front stores and back factories) in Dalu Street, the county seat. In the early years of the Republic of China, there were 20 shoe stores on Dalu Street, and after 15 (1926), there were more 15, and three shoe stores were opened on Wenxue Road and Shengli Road. There are also 14 cloth shoes shop and 1 leather shoes shop in Hanjiang town.

1September 1958, Putian Chengxiang Shoe Co., Ltd., Hanjiang Shoe Co., Ltd. and Hanjiang Shoe Repair Co., Ltd. all merged to become local state-owned Putian Shoe Factory. 1960 September, Putian shoe factory and Putian leather factory merged into local state-owned Putian shoe leather factory. At that time, the products were mainly cloth shoes, which were purchased by county department stores and supplied to all provinces and cities in China, and were famous for their cheap and good quality. 1979 after the reform and opening up, products have moved from domestic sales to international markets. 1987, with the support of the state, shoemaking production equipment was introduced, and manual production moved towards mechanized production. Hemp-bottom hiking shoes won 1983 honorary certificate of high-quality products of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and 1988 national excellent new product award and silver award. The local state-owned shoe leather factory has become the shoemaking industrial base in Putian County. The factory has adopted the method of "scattering flowers", dispatched technicians and equipment, set up 57 satellite factories in 17 townships, and engaged in shoemaking production with as many as 200,000 people, forming 47 urban-rural joint export shoemaking production groups. After the establishment of 1983 market, it was praised as "shoe city" by the whole country, attracting businessmen from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States to invest in shoe factories. By the end of 1989, there were as many as 25 local state-owned, collective, Sino-foreign joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned shoe factories (excluding Chengxiang District and Hanjiang District), and 6438+065438 exported 380,000 pairs from 65438 to 0989, with a value of 370 million yuan, accounting for 55% of the province's exports, making it the largest "shoe city" in China. There are seven categories of products, including injection-molded shoes, viscose shoes, hemp shoes, manual cloth shoes, PU leather cold-bonded shoes, tee brand sports shoes and PV leather injection-molded shoes, with more than 5,000 varieties, which are exported to 25 countries including Europe, Asia and the United States and Hong Kong and Macao. Famous products are not uncommon. Putian Shoes and Leather Factory was awarded the title of provincial-level advanced enterprise by the provincial government in 1988, and was approved as a national second-class enterprise by the Ministry of Light Industry in May. 1990 was rated as a national advanced export enterprise of light industry by the Ministry of Light Industry, and won the only "Golden Dragon Soaring" gold cup award in the same industry in China. 1989, tee brand and Bao Lei brand sports shoes, ski shoes, pigeon brand foam shoes and viscose shoes won the gold medal in the first Beijing Expo, and viscose women's shoes won the title of quality products of the Ministry of Textile.