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Special Products
Red ---- Chinese wolfberry or Fructus Lycil
Yellow -- licorice root
Blue -- Helan stone carving
White -- Tanyang (Tibet sheep) Lamb skin
Black -- Black Moss |
Byname: Phoenix City. Arising northwest Chinese industrial city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.between the rolling grasslands of Inner Mongolia to the east and the mountains and deserts of Gansu to the west. This region, the smallest in China, is little visited and little known about, making trips here an interesting and hard experience. Nowadays the city is well spread out, with the New City (Xincheng) in the east of little interest beyond holding the railway station and for its proximity to the airport. A famous historical and cultural city as well, and capital of the Western Xia. Major attractions: Tembhs of Western Xia Kings, Haibao Pagoda, Shahu Scenic Zone, Helan Mountain, Chengtian Temple Pagoda, Twin Pagodas at Baisikou, and Nanguan Mosque.
It is bright red, fleshy, sweet and has few seeds. It also has high tonic properties. It will help resist cancer and protest the liver, stimulate hormone, cure general debility, soothe the nerves and prolong one's life span. Now there are a variety of products made from it such as Fructus Lycil wine, tea, sweets and etc. 
Licorice root, the King of chinese herbal medicines, is a wild plant growing in dry and sunny areas. The licorice roots produced in Ningxia have a highest quality and finest texture, and sell very well in international market. 
It is collected from the Helan Mountain since ancient times There has been a great fame for the ink-slab made of Helan stone. There is a Helan. This fine-textured stone is hard but not brittle. The colour is Helan. This fine-textured stone is hard but not brittle. The colour is predominently deep blue and is sometimes inlaid with light green patterns. Such stone is ideal for carving. Items such as pen-racks, seals and water pots for brushwriting made of Helan stone are quite exquisite and valuable. It's said that ink-rub-bing slabs (used in Chinese calligraphy and painting) made of this stone can help to dissolve the ink particles, retain the ink, and protect the hair of the bruches. 
The Lamb skins produced at the east slope of Helan Mountain are in very good quality with fine, soft and glistening like a piece of jade. The curly wool (up to 9 curls) when stirred gives the impression of ripples in a lucid lake. Ningxia Tanyang Lamb skin is a unique native product over the world.
Black Moss is a wild alga plant and looks like black hair, long and thin.It is quite nutritious and very rich in protein (up to 20%). It is easily prepared and serves as a superb dish at banquets. As its Chinese name is pronounced as "facai" (meaning: 'good fortune' and 'making a lot of money'), it is therefore an ideal gift sent to your relatives and friends.