Introduction: What are the specialties of Dalian? What are the specialties of Dalian?
The main specialties include: sea cucumbers, kelp, abalone, prawns, scallops, snails, red shrimp candies and other seafood products, fruits such as ruby apples, golden peaches, Dalian cherries and glass products, embroidery, shell carvings and other handicrafts.
What are the specialties of Dalian?
Specialties of Dalian
The Dalian area is mostly mountainous and hilly, with some plains along the coast and river valleys, making it suitable for agricultural production. Dalian is rich in agricultural resources. Its famous crops include rice, fruits, peanuts and other eight categories. Among them, fruit production occupies an important position in the country. There are more than 120 varieties of apples, and it is known as the hometown of apples. At the same time, a large number of excellent varieties such as cherries, peaches, pears, and grapes have been bred and cultivated. There are many tussah forests in the northern mountainous area, which provides favorable conditions for releasing silkworms. The output of tussah silkworms ranks second in Liaoning Province. Dalian has many excellent livestock breeds, among which the famous ones at home and abroad include Jinzhou horse, Fuzhou cattle, Xinjin pig, Zhuanghe chicken, Zhuanghe cashmere goat, Dalian dairy goat and Dalian standard mink.
Dalian is rich in aquatic product resources and is rich in a variety of fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish and algae. It is one of the key aquatic product bases in the country. There are about 280 species of fish along the coast of Dalian, mainly small yellow croaker, hairtail fish, cuttlefish, cobbler fish, six-line fish, etc. There are about 400 kinds of marine invertebrates, among which the ones with high economic value include prawns, prawns, jellyfish, conches, sea snails, oysters, etc. Dalian’s coastal Haicheng produces more than 150 kinds of algae, among which kelp, wakame, seaweed, and Gelidium have the highest economic value. Dalian’s coastal seawater has a high sodium chloride content and abundant salt resources. In addition, there are many tidal flats suitable for drying salt. Dalian has become one of the main sea salt production areas in the country.
Dalian is also rich in plant resources, wild animal resources and mineral resources. Dalian currently has more than 20 mineral deposits and more than 500 mineral sites, including the largest diamond mine in China. Other non-metallic minerals are most famous for limestone, asbestos, silicon, marble, phosphate rock, barite, refractory clay, etc. There are also certain reserves. The ferrous metal ores are mainly iron ore, the non-ferrous metal ores are mainly copper ores, and the precious metal ores are mainly recent. In addition, some geothermal and mineral water resources also have broad utilization prospects.
Dalian is rich in wildlife resources and is one of the areas with the largest number of bird species in small areas across the country. There are 314 species of birds in the region, of which 12 species are listed as national first-level protected animals, 45 species of mammals, more than 10 species of marine mammals alone, 11 species of national second-level protected animals, and 78 key protected animals. species, including 13 species of first-level protected animals and 65 species of second-level protected animals. There are 327 species of trees in Dalian, among which magnolia, ash willow, yew, etc. are more precious. Ginkgo and metasequoia, which are known as living fossils, are widely cultivated. The cypress growing in Dalian area is affected by the climate. It has a unique flame shape and is commonly known as the flame pine. It was selected as the city tree of Dalian. Rose is commonly cultivated in the open air in Dalian and grows very well. It is favored by Dalian people and was selected as the city flower of Dalian.
Dalian is rich in apples, and the output of hawthorn, grapes and yellow peaches is also large. In recent years, strawberry planting has been carried out. There are more than 150 kinds of coastal algae, belonging to green algae, brown algae and red algae. More than 50 kinds of them have economic value. Artificial cultivation of kelp and wakame is carried out on a large scale. The annual production capacity of coastal organic carbon averages 1.4 tons per hectare. The coast is rich in fish and shrimp, and there are rich resources of marine treasures such as abalone, sea cucumber, scallops, purple sea urchins, and snails. Mussels, scallops, etc. are stocked in large areas in the bay. The domestication of pheasants and other wild animals has been carried out in the northern mountainous areas. There are about 4,850 species of invertebrates and about 765 species of wild vertebrates in the entire region. Among them, there are 132 species of invertebrates with economic value or common ones, and 442 species of wild vertebrates.