palace lantern

Beijing Palace Lantern is exquisitely made with exquisite materials. The picture frame is generally made of precious wood such as mahogany, sandalwood and rosewood, and decorated with colored glass yarn, which is elegant and luxurious. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the streets are full of lanterns hanging high, and there is a festive atmosphere. In addition, there is a kind of silk painting lamp in Beijing, which has a stronger court color. You can buy it in a handicraft shop in Beijing.

cloisonné

Beijing is the birthplace of cloisonne technology, which has a history of nearly a thousand years since the Yuan Dynasty. At first cloisonne was mostly antique bronze. During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, craftsmen discovered a kind of dark blue glaze. The handicrafts made of this material are dignified, rich and calm, which is today's "cloisonne". During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the cloisonne process reached its peak with pure copper with good ductility as raw material. Among them, Xuande period in Ming Dynasty was the most exquisite.

Cloisonne is a unique craft that combines porcelain and copper. When making, the tire is made of red copper first, then the flat and thin copper wire is used to stick patterns on the tire, and then different colors of enamel glaze are used to embed the patterns. After this process is completed, it is repeated sintering, polishing and gold plating. It can be said that the production process of cloisonne not only uses the bronze craft, but also uses the porcelain craft, and at the same time introduces a lot of traditional painting and carving skills, which can be regarded as a master of China's traditional crafts. You can buy it in some handicraft shops in Beijing.

Glass feeder

Almost all ancient palaces and temples in Beijing are made of glazed tiles and various outdoor decorations. Standing on Jingshan Mountain, the golden glazed tiles of the Forbidden City shine in the sun; Several altars around also use colored glasses, such as the Temple of Heaven in blue, the Ditan in yellow, the Altar in red and the Moon Altar in white. Various shapes on the roof, including animals, flowers and birds, are crystal clear and smooth.

Another kind of colored glaze is an ancient blown handicraft that originated in Beijing. There was a glazed kiln in Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty called Liulichang, and similar official kilns were built in later dynasties. The raw material of glass is a colored and translucent mineral material, and the key to the process lies in the word "blowing", so Beijingers call it "live blowing". The famous feeder in Beijing once blew a bunch of grapes, which were lifelike and crystal clear, and could definitely confuse the real with the fake.

At present, there are more than 50 kinds of connectors in Beijing, which are suitable for high-end hotels and luxury office buildings, as well as personal collections of tourists or as commemorative gifts for relatives and friends.

Dough statue

Also known as dough sculpture, it is a simple but artistic folk handicraft. It uses flour and glutinous rice flour as the main raw materials, which are kneaded, kneaded and kneaded, and skillfully positioned, cut, carved and scratched with a small bamboo knife. In a short time, various figures or animal images were released. Dough figurines are small in size, easy to carry and difficult to deform and fade, so they are good souvenirs for friends and relatives. Generally, you can see noodle stands in those bustling tourist attractions.

paint

There are two main types of lacquerware in Beijing. 1. Qi Diao, which matured in14th century, has a long history. Copper is used as tire lining enamel, with gold plating on the mouth. Tires need to be painted with red, green and Huang San, and some need to be painted with hundreds of layers. Paint can't be carved until it dries in the shade. Carving methods are divided into relief and carving. The other is gold lacquer inlay, including colored lacquer goujin, mother-of-pearl inlay, gold and silver leveling, gray carving and lacquer painting. Both kinds of lacquerware are bejeweled, simple and calm, without losing the royal flavor, and they are exquisite handicrafts with strong Beijing flavor.

jadeware

People in China have always regarded jade as a status symbol, and the rich in ancient times often carried jade with them. As a result, a large number of jade artists gathered in Chongwenmen Flower Market in Beijing, and Beijing became the jade center of China.

Jade industry is a relatively advanced industry in old Beijing. Its famous artists are highly respected, and the artists are well paid, and they are honored as "Sir". From the beginning to the present, jade has inherited the old tradition in its creative style. Beijing Jade Factory once carved a pair of matchbox-sized "Dragon and Phoenix" ornaments, which were so small, but were carefully carved with patterns such as Jackie Chan, Phoenix, Butterfly and Double Happiness, and the feeling between the squares was extremely profound. Another masterpiece is Stealing Fairy Grass: The white snake is dressed in red, wrapped in plain clothes, and in the galloping chase, it holds a black ganoderma lucidum in its mouth. Surprisingly, all the colors in jade carvings use the primary colors of jade.

Peking roast duck

Roast duck is a famous dish unique to Beijing, which is famous at home and abroad. Roast duck has a long history. As early as 1500 years ago, there was a "roast duck" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. In the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1330), doctor Hu Sihui included the famous "roast duck" in Chihuo Rice, which is today's roast duck. At that time, roast duck was barbecued with pork. After taking out the duck's internal organs, mix the lamb's belly, coriander, onion and salt evenly, put them into the duck's belly, and cook them with a fork on charcoal fire. Today's Beijing roast duck is made from stuffed ducks raised in the suburbs of Beijing. Before roasting, wash the duck leg hair and take out the internal organs. Then air is pressed between the skin and the meat to separate the skin from the meat, and then malt syrup is coated on the duck and dried. In this way, the whole duck is dark red, as if painted with red paint, so some foreigners humorously call Beijing roast duck "painted duck". The roasting method is to pour boiling water into the duck cavity before sending the duck into the oven, and then release the boiling water after the duck is cooked. Hardwoods such as dates, peaches and pears are used as fuel for stoves. These fuels have less smoke and incense, and their firepower is not strong. After about 40 minutes of roasting, each duck is tender and thick. Eating roast duck is exquisite: first put a pancake on your hand, put a few pieces of roast duck on it, dip it in sweet noodle sauce, add a few onions, and then roll it up to eat, which is oily but not greasy, crisp and refreshing. Before eating roast duck, clever chefs will also make duck loin, duck heart, duck liver, duck feet, duck wings and duck eggs into various cold pots, or cook cooked dishes such as fried duck heart, fried duck tongue and fried duck loin with salt and pepper. Even duck bones can be used to make soup, which is delicious. A senior chef can process more than 80 kinds of hot and cold dishes from ducks, forming a unique "whole duck mat".

BeiJing Carved Lacquerware

Beijing Lacquer Carving was founded in the Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1400 years. Emperors and concubines of past dynasties loved and appreciated it, and it belonged to court art. 1949. After that, Qi Diao went from court to society and became a national handicraft for cultural exchange with people all over the world. Carved lacquer is unique, with brass as the inner tube, with bodiless (cloth tire) and wooden tire. Natural paint should be applied to the tire shape. Generally, at least 70 layers of carved paint should be applied, while the high-grade carved paint with hollowed-out carving should be applied with more than 500 layers of paint, with a paint thickness of about 300 mm, and then finely carved on the paint layer. Traditional carved lacquer is mainly red, black and yellow, while modern carved lacquer is mainly red and black, and various colors such as green, blue, brown, white and orange have been developed. Traditional carving methods are only relief and shallow carving, but today's artists have created round carving, semi-hollow carving and full hollow carving. After Qi Diao, there are dozens of processes such as polishing, lining and baking, all of which are manual operations. It takes at least 3 months to complete a Qi Diao, and at most 1 to 2 years.

Persimmon in big millstone

The suburbs of Beijing are rich in persimmons with a wide variety. But the most famous is the big millstone persimmon. This kind of persimmon is big, generally about 250 grams, and 500 grams big. Persimmons in big millstones are delicious and nutritious. It also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, stopping bleeding and moistening intestines.

"Six Habitats" Pickles

There is an alley called Liangdian Street outside the front door of Liubiju pickles, and there is a shop on the street, which has a long history and is famous far and near. This is the Liubiju pickles garden with a history of more than 450 years. According to historical records, Liubiju was founded in the ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (AD 1530). At first, it was a hotel. In order to ensure the mellow and sweet wine, this workshop has formulated six operating rules: millet and rice must be neat, Zhan must be clean, ceramics must be good, heat must be good, and water springs must be fragrant. "Six Habitats" got its name. According to legend, the gold plaque hanging in front of the shop was written by Yan Song, a very popular university student of Wuyingtang during Jiajing period. Although Yan Hao is a traitor, his handwriting is very good. In addition, he was a powerful prime minister at that time, which really added a lot of color to Six Habitats. Later, this restaurant became a pickle garden, and its reputation became even greater. The strict spirit and tradition of "six musts" have been passed down from generation to generation. For example, where it makes pickles, pay attention to the place of origin, specifications and season when choosing vegetables. Old seedlings and melons must be "seven inches white" mature; Cucumber must have two or two "top flowers with thorns" (an old scale); Mustard head must have a unified "two doors"; Sugar and garlic must be harvested three days before the summer solstice, with four to five or six petals each. This sauce is made here. After the Spring Festival every year, soybeans are steamed and fermented to make "yellow seeds", then dried and ground into a crock, and the crock can not be lifted until "summer". After liberation, with the increase of vegetable output and the improvement of pickles production technology in Beijing, the variety and output of Liubiju pickles have also increased greatly. At present, Liubiju pickles are red in color, crisp and delicious, and can be bought in all major vegetable markets in the city. Many traditional brand-name pickles are also canned and sold abroad.

Beijing crisp sugar

Beijing Crispy Sugar is one of the three famous sugars in China (Shanghai Milk Sugar, Guangzhou Fruit Sugar and Beijing Crispy Sugar), among which Red Shrimp Crispy Sugar is the best. Crispy sugar has a long history in China. Crispy sugar in Beijing has always enjoyed a high reputation. Before liberation, some shops and workshops in Beijing used copper molds engraved with children's shapes to process crisp candy, so Beijingers often called it "children's crisp". After liberation, dozens of private workshops merged and joined Beijing No.1 Food Factory, and "Children's Crisp" became a famous product of this factory. 1963, they successfully developed "red shrimp crisp candy", which soon became an export product and sold well in the international market. The output has been increasing for decades, but it still can't meet the needs of merchants. Red Shrimp Crisp won the the State Council Silver Award. Foreign businessmen praised: "Red shrimp crisp is not only the trump card of the United States-golden crisp, but also the crisp candy of other countries." The characteristics of red shrimp crisp can be summarized as "crisp, crisp, fragrant and sweet". In the production, the essence of traditional craft is concentrated and the materials are exquisite. All of them are made of high-quality Liu Hua sugar, high-concentration glucose syrup and "Bal sesame sauce", which are cooked, pulled and folded for many times. This kind of sugar is thin and crisp, with distinct layers of sugar stuffing. It tastes sweet and delicious, and does not stick to teeth or greasy mouth after eating, leaving no residue.

fuling cake

Fuling cake, a specialty of Beijing, was originally a court food in the late Qing Dynasty. According to legend, once Empress Dowager Cixi was ill and didn't think about eating and drinking, so it was difficult to break the chef. Chefs racked their brains and selected several kinds of traditional Chinese medicines for invigorating spleen and appetizing. They found that Poria cocos produced in Yunnan-Guizhou area is sweet and flat in nature, and has the effects of invigorating spleen, calming nerves, promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness. Therefore, pine nuts, peach kernels, sweet-scented osmanthus and honey are used as the main raw materials, and appropriate amount of poria powder is added, and then the cake crust is baked with fine starch, and the sandwich pancake is made by meticulous work. Cixi was very satisfied after eating. Later, this kind of tuckahoe sandwich cake was introduced to the people and became a popular snack in Beijing. But before liberation, only a few small vendors in Dongan market were operating, and the number was very small. After liberation, the unified management of the government has restored and developed many flavor foods. Daoxiangchun, a well-known flavor store with a history of more than 60 years, specializes in making Fuling cakes in Beijing, which is one of the key varieties produced and sold by our store. The sandwich cakes produced in this shop are exquisite in materials selection and fine in workmanship. The crust baked with high-grade starch is as thin as paper and as white as snow. The sandwich is made of various nuts, supplemented by osmanthus fragrans, honey, white sugar and pure Yunnan-Guizhou Poria powder. It is sweet and delicious, instant in the mouth, refreshing and delicious. And is low in price, and can be often eaten as health food. At present, there are many places in Beijing that produce poria cocos cakes, especially Daoxiangchun products.

Chestnut, the hometown of Beijing native products

Chestnut in Liangxiang is mainly produced in the mountainous areas in the west and northwest of Fangshan. Among them, there are most villages such as North Kiln in Fozizhuang Township, Middle Kiln in Nanyao Township, Shuiyu Village and Huagang Village. Its color is the best among chestnuts, sweet and delicious, full of fruit flavor, thrown into the water, fell to the bottom. In the Tang Dynasty, chestnuts from Liangxiang were presented to Fan Yang as local tribute and paid tribute to Chang 'an. In the Liao Dynasty, I also entered the Gongjin. "Liangxiang Chestnut" has been exported for hundreds of years. After the founding of New China, "Liangxiang Chestnut" continued to sell well in Europe, America and Japan.

Fangshan agricultural and sideline products have also created their own unique brands, which are well-known in Kyoto. Such as Jia Shuo potherb, Kaoshanju pickles, Jing Rong monkey peach, Yutang Gong Mi, Dragon Ball snow jujube, Shilin pepper seed oil, Nongle pepper, Tianci Garden flour, Hanjian cooked vegetables, Zhang Fang mopan persimmon and so on. Friends who like food, welcome you to Fangshan to taste food and Shan Ye specialties, and fully enjoy the freedom of the ancients "I don't know the taste of meat in March"

Beijing local specialty Changping Yingtao

Drive from the Xiguan roundabout exit of Badaling Expressway, take the national highway 108 and run towards the Ming Tombs, and you will see as many as a dozen cherry picking gardens. At one time, each orchard in shisanling town received more than 1000 tourists and picked more than 500 kilograms of cherries every day. Every weekend, all kinds of vehicles line up in the big parking lot at the gate of the orchard, which looks like a small downtown.

1, red light: the average fruit weight is 9.6 grams, and the maximum fruit weight is 1 1 gram. The fruit is kidney-shaped, black, bright and shiny, with thick, soft and juicy meat, sweet taste, storage and transportation resistance and maturity in early June.

2. Italian Zaohong: the average fruit weight is 9g, and the maximum fruit weight is12g. The fruit is purplish red, tender and juicy, and the flavor pulp is purplish black, delicate and juicy, sweet and sour, with strong adaptability, storage and transportation resistance and maturity in mid-May.

3. Selection: average fruit weight 1 1g, maximum fruit weight 15g. The fruit is nearly round, the fruit is purple-red, the flesh is purple-black, the quality is delicate and juicy, the flavor is sweet, the cold resistance is high, it is resistant to storage and transportation, and it matures in mid-May.

4, friendship: the fruit is big; Average fruit weight 15g. The fruit is purple, juicy, sweet and high-yielding, and it lasts for ten days in June.

5. Excellent: the average fruit weight is 6 grams, and the maximum fruit weight is 8 grams. The fruit is nearly round, the fruit is purple-red, the flesh is purple-red, the flesh is hard, juicy, sweet and sour, with a large amount of pollen, which is resistant to storage and transportation and matures in the first half of May.

6. Early ruby: the average fruit weight is 8 grams, the fruit is heart-shaped, the fruit is purplish red, the flesh is purple, the quality is delicate and juicy, sweet and sour, cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, and it matures in early May.

archaic

Many people take buying cultural relics in Beijing as their travel purpose. Indeed, Beijing, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is extremely rich in cultural relics. Liulichang Cultural Street, located in Heping Gate, has a history of 500 years and is a good place to buy cultural relics. The famous Rong Baozhai sells celebrity calligraphy and painting and Four Treasures of the Study. China Bookstore is the largest antique bookstore in China.

cloisonné

Beijing is the birthplace of cloisonne technology, and cloisonne can be seen in all kinds of shops in Beijing. From sacrificial vessels, hall screens, benches, tables and chairs to chopsticks. Earrings, sugar cans, toothpick tubes and smoking sets are all available.

jadeware

Beijing is the center of jade in China, and a large number of jade artworks are gathered in Chongwenmen Flower Market in Beijing. Jade articles in Beijing can be roughly divided into two categories: one is works, including jade stoves, jade bottles, tea sets, figures, birds and animals, and the other is small works, including rings, necklaces, seals, tubes and needles. , very small and exquisite.

paint

Pure Beijing flavor craft products. There are two main types of lacquerware in Beijing. One is lacquer carving, which has a long history. The other is gold lacquer inlay, which is also a specialty of Beijing. Both kinds of lacquerware are bejeweled, simple and calm, without losing the royal flavor.

Woven blanket

Beijing woven carpets are divided into two categories: carpets and tapestries. Beijing carpet is made of fine wool, which is firmly woven, neatly cut, soft and comfortable, quiet in color and simple in design. Beijing-style carpets are generally "Eight Treasures", "Bo Gu" and "Longfeng".

silk

You can buy all kinds of silk fabrics, interiors, coats, bedding and decorations in Beijing. You can buy high-quality silk in the Friendship Store. Xiushui Street Market and Yabao Road Market in Yong 'anli sell all kinds of silk dresses, underwear, pajamas, down jackets and bedding. Operators are all individual traders, and the trading methods are flexible. Many people can speak English, and most of them are exported to the domestic market, and most of them are western sizes, which has become a must for overseas tourists.

Dough statue

Dough sculpture, also called dough figurine, is a simple but artistic folk handicraft. Dough figurines are small in size, easy to carry, durable, free from mildew, cracking, deformation and fading, so they are deeply loved by tourists and are good souvenirs for friends and relatives.

A bottle painted inside.

Beijing internal painting pots, namely snuff bottles, are generally made of raw materials, and precious ones are made of jade, crystal, agate and jadeite. The inner painting pot has beautiful and unique shape, both ornamental and use value, and has become a popular tourist handicraft. Museums in many countries in the world have treasures of internal painting pots.

imitation antique furniture

Hardwood furniture is also a traditional product in Beijing, made of precious wood. Most of the materials used are hard and heavy wood such as rosewood, mahogany, rosewood and iron pear, and the best is Huang Huali wood, which has fine texture and bright color. Red sandalwood has the reputation of "gold in wood".

book

As the cultural center of China, books are one of Beijing's "specialties". Beijing Foreign Language Bookstore and its seven branches sell all kinds of foreign language books and periodicals, and Beijing Xinhua Bookstore has more than 200 branches. In addition to all kinds of books, there are tapes, videos, CDs, handicrafts and New Year cards. Taiwan Province guests especially like to buy books in Beijing, which are not only varied but also cheap.

Duck, Roast Duck, White Chicken, Black-and-white Cattle, Black Pig, Fried Chicken, Yali Pear, Beijing Pak Lei, Damanpan Persimmon, Liangxiang Chestnut, Jingxidabian, Mentougou Walnut, Miyun Jinsixiaozao, Miaofengshan Rose, Preserved Fruit, Queen Bee Essence, Qiuli Cream, Poria Sandwich, Crispy Sugar, Liubiju Pickles, Baifeng Pill, Angong Niuhuang Pill, Chrysanthemum.