Red osmund grows in grasslands and high mountains at an altitude of over 1,200 meters in Xiacun township, Yanling county. Red osmund can help cure obesity and high blood pressure.
In the round-strip shape, the whitebaits from Dongting lake are silvery in color and transparent without scales and fish bones. With delicate and tender meat, whitebaits can help maintain stomach, nourish yin and strengthen the kidney.
Yiyang's bamboo art has a long history. It produces more than 800 bamboo woven articles, bamboo carvings and bamboo ornaments, of which the summer sleeping mats made of Shuizhu (a kind of bamboo named Phyllostachys heteroclada Oliver in Latin), furniture made of Xiaoyu bamboo and Yiyang paper umbrellas are the most famous ones.
The main ingredients of Yongfeng chili sauce are chili pepper, soy beans and glutinous rice flour, which are all Yongfeng local products. The mixture is steamed, fermented, ground and aired in cool morning to be matured. The sauce goes well with wine and food.
The duck is soaked with rare Chinese medicinal herbs and processed in a dozen steps. The cooked duck has a crimson luster and a lasting flavor. This specialty of Changde can help promote blood circulation and alleviate stifling feeling.
Yuanling is abundant of tea. Its main brands are "Beirong Jietan", "Guanzhuang Jieting" and "Guanzhuang Ganfa". The "Guanzhuang Ganfa" series have won the honorary title of "Famous Chinese Tea" It sells well in Japan and Southeast Asia.
