What are the specialties of Luotian County, Hubei Province?

1. Luotian chestnut

Luotian chestnut has good color, aroma and taste. It has the crispiness of southern chestnut and the sweetness of northern chestnut. It is bright in color and mellow in the mouth. , rich in nutrients, suitable for both raw and cooked food, and its processability is particularly outstanding. It has been rated as "Famous Brand Product" and "China's Famous Fruit" at the China International Agricultural Expo, and won the gold medal at the National Women's and Children's Expo.

2. Poria cocos

Jiuzihe Poria cocos is a rare Chinese medicinal material, a national geographical indication product of China, and a well-known specialty of Hubei. It is mainly produced in Jiuzihe Town, Luotian County, Hubei Province and named after it.

3. Luotian sweet persimmon

Luotian sweet persimmon is a naturally deastringent sweet persimmon variety. When mature in autumn, it does not need to be processed and can be eaten directly. It is characterized by a large, bright color, a round body and a square bottom, thin skin and thick flesh, sweet and crispy taste. Sweet persimmons produced in other places generally have more than eight seeds, while chisel stone persimmons have no more than three seeds, so they are easy to eat and process. Luotian County is the “Hometown of Sweet Persimmons in China”.

4. Wild orchid

Orchid is an epiphytic or terrestrial herb with several to multiple leaves, usually growing at the base of the pseudobulb or on the lower node, bi-row, ribbon-shaped or rarely Oblanceolate to narrowly elliptical, usually with a broad sheath at the base and surrounding the pseudobulb, with joints.

5. Luotian Hanging Pot

Luotian Hanging Pot is also called Paradise Hanging Pot or Dabie Mountain Hanging Pot. Farmers dig a fire cage with a diameter of 50 to 70 cm and a depth of about 30 cm in a corner of the house. At the same time, an iron pot (or copper kettle) is hung from a wooden sliding rod on the roof beam, and the fire cage can be raised and lowered at will.

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