Special Local Products

Whitebaits from Dongting Lake
In the round-strip shape, whitebaits from Dongting Lake are silvery in color and transparent, without scales and fish bones, and with delicate and tender meat. Such whitebaits can help improve the stomach, nourish yin and invigorate the kidney. In 1918, the whitebait from Dongting Lake was named one of the world-famous products at the Panama International Fair.

Junshan Silver Needle Tea
Junshan silver needle tea produced in Junshan is one of the 10 famous types of tea in China. A cup of Junshan silver needle tea features standing tea leaves, apricot yellow color and a strong aroma.

Yuezhou Fan
The several hundred years old Yuezhou fan enjoy the same reputation as Suzhou fan and Hangzhou fan. Of rich variety, the Yuezhou fan features exquisite workmanship. They are artistically made and durable. The 10 leading categories include paper fan, feature fan, bone fan, cap fan, portable fan and fragrant wood fan.

Yueyang County Pigeon

The Hunan Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department, and Hunan Development and Reform Commission recently publicized a list of 10 candidate counties (county-level cities/district) as Hunan’s superior areas for local agricultural specialty production in 2018. Yueyang County was on the list, with its pigeon as one of Hunan’s top 10 local specialties.

Source: yueyang.gov.cn; enghunan.gov.cn