Inner Mongolia has a vast territory and rich natural resources. There are more than 600 kinds of wild plants with high economic value in the whole region, among which more than 70 kinds of fiber plants such as apocynum venetum and reed are important raw materials for papermaking, rope making and artificial cotton. Hazelnut, apricot, Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge and red bean are good oil plants and wild fruit for wine making. More than 50 kinds of plants such as acorn and Elaeagnus angustifolia are rich in starch, which can be processed into flour, vermicelli, syrup and sugar color. Inner Mongolia is also one of the production bases of Chinese herbal medicines in China. More than 500 kinds of medicinal plants have been discovered, including licorice, astragalus, China cistanche and dozens of other medicinal materials, such as Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Herba Ephedrae, Radix Platycodi, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Radix Bupleuri, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Cortex et Radix Polygalae, Semen Plantaginis and Herba Hedyotidis Diffusae. Birds and beasts include geese, ducks and pheasants; Sable, red deer and moose, etc. Nose, bear's paw and deer's tail are known as the three treasures in Daxing 'anling cuisine. Inner Mongolia is also the hometown of cattle, sheep, camels and horses, rich in humps, camel's paws, bullwhip, bezoar and Ma Bao. There are also Yellow River carp, Hetao honeydew melon, Chinese medical stone and rare Bahrain colored stone, all of which are specialties of Inner Mongolia.

Inner Mongolia specialty

Specialty products include auricularia auricula, squirrel skin, melon seeds, fennel, musk and so on.

Famous products with characteristics include Mongolian containers, small horse-headed piano, Mongolian knives, Baotou antique carpets and so on.

There are Yimeng cashmere, United camel hair, grassland mushrooms, Nostoc flagelliforme and other precious medicinal materials such as yellow grass, licorice and ephedra.

Dishes include roast whole lamb, roast leg of lamb, milk tofu and koumiss.

Inner Mongolia specialty

Black moss

The western Inner Mongolia is rich in Nostoc flagelliforme, which is called the "hometown of Nostoc flagelliforme". It can be used for cooking and cooking, and it is also a good gift for relatives and friends. Nostoc flagelliforme has high nutritional value. Compared with eggs, the protein of eggs is 65% higher, the calories are nearly 2 times, and the carbohydrate is 35 times. In addition, Nostoc flagelliforme has a high therapeutic effect on hypertension, obesity, rickets and tracheitis.