Here are some local specialties you can bring home when visiting Guiyang:
- Food:
- Qingyan Rose Candy: A traditional Guiyang delicacy, its craftsmanship has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou Province. Made from malt, glutinous rice, rose petals, and spring water, it's sweet, crispy, and has a delicate rose fragrance. It comes in black and white, depending on the sesame seeds used in the wrapping: black sesame seeds have a stronger rose flavor, while white sesame seeds have a stronger sesame flavor.
Qingzhen Huangba: A traditional local specialty of Qingzhen City, it's also one of Guiyang's eight famous snacks. It's soft, sweet, delicate, and sticky without being mushy. After removing the wrapping leaves, it stays put and the skin remains intact, offering a rich aroma.
Roxbirica: A Guizhou specialty fruit, rich in vitamin C, roxbirica offers a variety of products, including dried roxbirica, jelly roxbirica, walnut cake, and peach cake. These products are sour, sweet, healthy, and delicious. Danjia Crispy Duck: A Guiyang specialty, this dish features duck meat, necks, and legs fried to a crisp and sprinkled with a special seasoning. It's incredibly spicy and delicious, and comes vacuum-packed for easy portability and storage.
Weining Buckwheat Pastry: Once a birthday gift presented by Lady Shexiang of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Yuanzhang, it's made with buckwheat flour and various other ingredients. It's golden in color, crispy, and fluffy, with a sweet and refreshing taste, known for its cooling and antipyretic properties.
Tea: Guizhou has a long history of tea production, and Guiyang offers a rich selection of specialty teas, such as Duyun Maojian, Meitan Cuiya, and Shiqian Moss Tea. These teas offer a rich, fragrant flavor and a delightful aroma, making them an elegant gift. Handicrafts:
Anshun Batik: Known as the "Hometown of Batik," batik patterns are elegant and refined, beautiful and elegant, embodying strong ethnic characteristics and the rustic flavor of the Guizhou Plateau. Blue-on-white and white-on-white patterns are the most common, but colorful batik patterns are also available. Batik handkerchiefs, scarves, hanging paintings, and other gifts are highly artistic.
Dafang Lacquerware: Along with the national liquor Maotai and Yuping flutes, known as one of the "Three Treasures of Guizhou," it is renowned for its unique craftsmanship and distinctive shapes. The inlaid scenes are vivid, and the patterns recreate Guizhou's natural and cultural landscapes. The vibrant colors evoke a rich ethnic atmosphere. A wide variety of lacquerware ornaments and jewelry boxes are available.
Silver Jewelry: Guizhou silver jewelry boasts exquisite craftsmanship. Silver jewelry from Xijiang and other regions offers a wide variety, including silver crowns, necklaces, bracelets, and rings. These exquisitely designed and uniquely crafted pieces, imbued with a strong ethnic flavor, make excellent gifts and collectibles.