What are the specialties in Hanshou County?

Hanshou County specialties: soft-shelled turtle, pearl, lotus root with jade arm.

Hanshou County is located in the north of Hunan, on the west bank of Dongting, with paddy field area of 4 1.98 thousand hectares. Taibai Lake, Xin 'ao Lake, Nanhu Lake, Di Wei Lake, Niqing Lake, Dananhu Lake and Qingshui Lake in the county are rich in wild turtle resources. The territory belongs to the monsoon humid climate zone, with unique climate characteristics, and is a transitional zone from the central subtropical zone to the northern subtropical zone. Annual average air pressure 10 12. 1P, annual average temperature 16.7℃, monthly average temperature above 10℃ for 9 consecutive months, active accumulated temperature ≥20℃ 86400 h, frost-free period 274d. There is abundant rainfall, and the annual average relative humidity is 82%. The annual average total solar radiation is 106.87 kl /cm2. It provides a good ecological environment for the growth and reproduction of Hanshou soft-shelled turtle, and makes Hanshou soft-shelled turtle have a dormancy period of up to 6 months. Hanshou soft-shelled turtle has unique quality and flavor. Compared with other soft-shelled turtles, Hanshou soft-shelled turtle is bigger and thinner, with a wide and thick skirt and egg-yellow belly fat. Strong physique, flexible crawling, strong immunity, fast growth and high survival rate. When eaten, its meat quality is pure, tender and delicious, chewy, and its nutritional value and medicinal value are superior to those of other people. Hanshou soft-shelled turtle contains a high proportion of umami amino acids, especially aspartic acid, glutamic acid, GLY, alanine and arginine, accounting for 42.89% and 59.23% of the total amino acids respectively.

Hanshou is the birthplace of artificial culture of freshwater pearls. The county covers an area of 6,700 hectares with an annual output of 60 tons of pearls. Freshwater pearls have matured for three years, and the pearls are round and moist, crystal clear and radiant. They are not only exquisite jewels, but also precious medicinal materials, which have many functions such as beauty, health care and treatment.

Hanshou West Lake is rich in a kind of lotus root, which is very special. Ming and Qing dynasties have always been a tribute. According to legend, when an emperor of the Ming Dynasty ate this kind of lotus root, he saw that the lotus root in the West Lake was white, crisp and sweet, as white as the arm of a maid-in-waiting, and he loved it very much. So it was named "Jade-armed Lotus Root". Jade arm lotus root is rich in starch, carotene and other ingredients, with high nutritional value, and is a treasure on the table. Clever chefs can use it to make delicious dishes of various colors, such as "golden bees returning to their nests", "triumphant" and "jade carving and silver tower".