Friday, May 2, 2014

Speciality of ningxia

  The unique geography has endowed Ningxia with a great number of elegant specialties, among which the most renowned are the “five treasures” of Ningxia-- Chinese Wolfberry, licorice root, Helan Stone, Tanyang Lamb Skin, and Taixi anthracite Coal.


Chinese Wolfberry

  There have been a large variety of stories about the mysterious effects of Chinese wolfberry, which is an invaluable traditional Chinese medicine. According to the Compilation of Material Medica, the ancient medical book, it can enrich the blood, invigorate the Yin and Yang, and relieve intense heat and cure arthritis. Also, in accordance with the scientific analysis, Chinese wolfberry is rich in carotene, riboflavin, thiamine, Vitamin C, hydrochloric acid, calcium, iron and phosphor and so forth, which is quite conducive to clearing away liver fire, nourishing the lung, supplementing the vital energy, curing eye disease and helping to resist cancer.
Ningxia has grown Chinese wolfberry for more than five centuries. Since being listed as a fruit for tribute in the Ming dynasty, the Ningxia Chinese wolfberry has been famous for its pure taste, high quality and largest production capacity in China for years. Scientific institutes in Ningxia have also managed to develop the Chinese wolfberry series of products as the precious gifts for relative and friends.


Licorice Root

  The licorice root belongs to the bean family and is the perennial herb. The Ningxia licorice root is renowned for its rich in body part and powder, straight branches, fresh and dry taste, and fine processing.
It has the functions of lessening virulence of any pathogenic organism, eliminating phlegm, relieving pain and convulsion, and anticancer, and the effects of invigorating spleen and replenishing Qi, nourishing Yin and moisturizing the lung, and harmonizing all kinds of medicines.


Helan Stone

  Abundant in the Helan Mountain, the Helan Stone has an even structure and fine quality. It is hard, but not brittle. What is particular about it is its natural elegance---pea green dots scatter on the deep purple base, forming patterns like that of cloud and the moon. Ink slab (used in Chinese calligraphy and painting) made of Helan Stone has a surprising effect of dissolving the ink particles, preventing ink from becoming dry and smelly, and protecting brush hair. And ink slabs with a huge variety of forms, carved on the basis of the original Helan Stone’ structure, can be collected as a precious handicraft. Apart from ink slab, Helan Stone is also the superior material for large ornamental carvings.


Tanyang Lamb Skin

   Tanyang lambs are killed in 30 days after their birth, and then the skins will be processed into refined ones, which are as thin as a piece of paper, soft and light superb-textured. The glittering and crystal-clear curly wool (up to eight cm) has been called as Nine Curves as it gives the impression of ripples in a lucid lake when stirred. Held upside down, the curly wool hung down naturally, as white as snow. The fur coat made with refined lambskins is the traditional export commodity for its beauty, comfort and superior property of keeping warm. Also, it can be used to make rim of high-grade clothing, having a rare elegance and charm of its own.


Taixi anthracite Coal

  The Taixi anthracite washed coal, produced by the Ningxia Shitanjing Coal Office Taixi Coal Washing Plant, known as the Coal King, is the ideal industrial raw material. As the major product earning foreign exchanges for Ningxia, it has been well known both at home and abroad for many years due to its unique properties of low ash, sulfur and phosphor, and high thermal power.

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