Special local products-Shaoyang

Shaodong day lily

The shaodong day lily is one of the eight famous vegetables in China and it is recorded as one of four treasures in mountains. Day lily is also called lily flower or worry-forget plant. With a strong smell of aroma, its color is golden and it tastes fresh, tender, and smooth. Rich in nutrition such as protein, amino acid and minerals, it has hemostatic and pain-relieving functions. It can also decrease cholesterol in blood serum and protect stomach. Modern Chinese medical science shows that day lily can cure verve debility, HTP high blood pressure, AS arteriosclerosis, glomerulonephritis as well as blistering.

Xuefeng tangerine orange

Shaoyang is the home of tangerines, and those produced at the foot of Xuefeng mountain in Dongkou county are most famed. Xuefeng tangerine orange, also called nonnuclear tangerine orange has brilliant orange yellow, rich juice, and thin skin. It is famous for its delicious and sweet tastes. After examined and approved by Premier Zhou Enlai at the beginning of 1970s, it has been exported with the brand of Xuefeng tangerine orange.

Longhui honeysuckle

Longhui is known as the hometown of honeysuckle in China. The honeysuckle is sold to major cities as pharmaceutical plants to be used as a rare ingredient of Chinese traditional medicine for heat-clearing and detoxifying and treating dysentery.