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Huayi Staff's Hometown Specialty Products Tour - Shaoxing

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

　　The Spring Festival is approaching, and the "taste-seeking journey" of Huayi Foreign Trade Comprehensive Service Platform sets off again. Following the special New Year's goods such as Youzanzi, crispy rice cakes, and intangible cultural heritage small yellow cakes at Ningbo Station in 2024, this year we came to Shaoxing, which is full of the charm of the water town, and carefully prepared a series of authentic Shaoxing New Year's goods for everyone. It is worth mentioning that 19 of Huayi's partners are from Shaoxing, and their love and longing for their hometown are also integrated into the preparation of this New Year's goods. I hope that these New Year's goods full of the taste of hometown can make every partner feel the warmth and care of home in their busy work.

　　Shaoxing, a cultural city with a thousand-year history, not only gave birth to the customs and paintings written by Lu Xun, but is also famous for its unique food and handicrafts. Huayi Foreign Language School takes the hometown specialties of employees as the starting point, hoping to bring warmth and comfort from their hometown to everyone in their busy work. This year's Shaoxing New Year goods, we carefully selected the following features:

Shaoxing Yellow Wine

　　Shaoxing wine, a specialty of Shaoxing City, is a national geographical indication product of China. Shaoxing wine, also known as Shaoxing Yellow Wine, becomes stronger with the passage of time, so Shaoxing wine is called old wine, and the older it is, the more fragrant it is. According to historical records, Shaoxing winemaking was already very common during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Among the many types of wine in the country, Shaoxing Old Wine is one of the most award-winning varieties. On September 25, 2015, during President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, Shaoxing rice wine was used on the menu of the White House state banquet.

Xianheng Zaoji

　　"Zaoji" uses Yue chickens, which are said to have been raised in the Yue Palace more than 2,000 years ago for the emperor and his concubines to watch and play with. Later, they were introduced to the people for breeding, so they are also called Yue chickens. Yue chickens grow fast and weigh a lot. Adult castrated chickens can weigh up to 4 or 5 kilograms. The meat has a low fat content and is an excellent meat variety. This chicken is made with fermented rice wine, the meat is tender, the fermented rice wine is fragrant, and it is unique in style. It is a good winter delicacy.

Zhuji socks

　　Zhuji socks industry has a long history. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was mainly hand-knitted. In the 1950s, it began to transform to large-scale mechanized production, and the output increased rapidly. Today, Zhuji has become the world's largest socks production base, with an annual output of more than 25 billion pairs, accounting for about 70% of the country's total output. Especially in Datang Street, the annual socks output per square kilometer is as high as about 180 million pairs, making Zhuji a leader in China's socks industry.

Yueyao Celadon

　　Yueyao Celadon is a famous celadon kiln in ancient southern China. It was produced from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was the period when its craftsmanship was most exquisite. Yueyao Celadon is famous for its thin body, uniform glaze, and green and lustrous glaze color. In addition, the firing technique of Yueyao Celadon was included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in 2011. As one of the important birthplaces of Yueyao Celadon, Shangyu, with its unique regional culture and rich porcelain soil resources, provides unique conditions for the birth and development of Yueyao Celadon.

Chongren stewed duck

　　Chongren stewed duck is a traditional famous dish in Shengzhou. It originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It was widely circulated in Shengzhou and other places during the reign of Emperor Gaozong Hongli. It has the effects of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Its meat is fragrant, soft and glutinous, and the soup is thick and mellow. When eating it, you can enjoy the deliciousness and gain health.

Xiao Jingsheng

　　Xinchang peanuts (Xiao Jingsheng) were introduced from Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty. In the early Republic of China, they were famous at home and abroad. They are characterized by thin and shiny shells, fragrant and sweet, oily but not greasy, crisp and refreshing, and good color, aroma and taste. According to the test, the kernel contains 27% protein and 48% fat, and the nutritional value is higher than eggs and milk. On July 16, 2005, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Xinchang Peanuts (Xiao Jingsheng)".

Shaoxing scenery · Hometown love

Huayi and you enjoy the New Year atmosphere  

　　I hope that through these New Year goods full of hometown flavor, every partner can feel the warmth and care of home in their busy work. At this beautiful moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, let us taste the customs and customs of Shaoxing together and spend a warm and peaceful Spring Festival together!

　　At the same time, we also hope that everyone will actively offer suggestions and share more characteristics and stories of their hometowns, so that our "taste-seeking journey" will be more colorful. Looking forward to next year's taste-seeking journey, continuing to convey the taste and warmth of home, and writing a warm chapter with every Huayi partner! I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year and a happy family!