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Red ---- Chinese
wolfberry or Fructus Lycil
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
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Yellow -- licorice
root
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.
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Blue -- Helan stone
carving
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
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White -- Tanyang
(Tibet sheep) Lamb skin
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.
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Black -- Black Moss
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.
As for Tourist Souvenir, there are Helan ink-slabs, seals of Helan
stone, Tanang Lamb skin and other variety of local handcrafts.
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