What are the specialties in Dongguan?

1, Dongguan sausage: Dongguan sausage is short and thick. Legend has it that a short boy first started making this sausage. He picked up long sausages and sold them in the street. Because of his short stature, some sausages were dragged to the ground and stained with a lot of sediment, which was not very popular with customers. Later, he tried to make sausages short and thick, and the processing methods were different. He took the burden to the street, and people saw the thick sausage from a distance and smelled its unique fragrance. From then on, business is booming, so there is no need to peddle along the street. Until now, people still use "Dongguan dachshund" to describe some short and elf people.

2, Xiansha fish balls: Xiansha fish balls Xiansha fish balls are authentic Dongguan watercress. Fish balls are a traditional food in Dongguan, especially in Xiansha Village, Gaozhen. The fish taken from the sand-washed fish balls must be fresh shad, and ducks and geese can't be kept in the fish pond to keep the taste of fish pure.

3. Figs in Dongguan: At present, there are 800 varieties of figs, most of which are evergreen varieties, and only those growing in temperate regions are deciduous varieties. The fruit is bulbous with a small hole in the tail, and the pollen is spread by wasps.

4. Dongguan Thousand Corner Lamp: Thousand Corner Lamp is a folk craft treasure in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, which was originally unique to the Zhao family in Dongguan. Dongguan Zhao is a descendant of Song Taizu's royal family. According to legend, in the early Yuan Dynasty, Zhao began to make thousand-horn lamps, with 24 kinds of accessories. Thousand-horn lanterns are made every ten years and exhibited in Pufan School before the founding of the People's Republic of China.