
Nestling up to the hills and lying alongside the sea, Zhifu District, Yantai City takes pride in its nature-bestowed resources. The open fishing waters teem with the rare sea species such as prawns, sea cucumbers, abalones, scallops and so on. It is a well-known rare seafood production base in China. Zhifu District is also noted for its name of ?Land of Fruits? as it abounds in various fruits, especially the well-known Chinese Big Cherries and Yantai Apples.
Zhifu Tthorny Trepang
Thorny trepang is commonly called sea cucumber, whose name is derived from its tergal processus spinosus, a distinctive feature of echinoderm., with top-grade quality in trepangs Zhifu thorny trepang ranks first in the Eight Delicacies of Seafood .In the International Agricultural Trade Fair of the Year 1999, it was recognized a famous brand product. Thorny trepang is a rare aquatic product with high nourishing and tonic function, containing large amount of protein, saccharide and no cholesterol.
Zhifu Abalone
living along the coast of Zhifu , Zhifu abalone is of top-grade quality in abalones, which has abundant nutrients, such as protein, fatness and mineral ashes, etc. It is a real delicacy on the dining table.
Yantai Apple
As a center district of Yantai, Zhifu is a important apple production base, enjoying a renowned name of ?Apple Hometown?. Yantai apple cool in nature, sweet in taste, has such function as invigorating heart and replenishing qi, promoting secretion and relieving cough, strengthening the spleen and stomach. American nutritionists listed it as one of the Ten Most Health Foods.
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