COUNTY PROFILE · HEBEI

Yu County蔚县

City · Zhangjiakou

A national historic-cultural city; Yu County paper-cutting is inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list, while Yuzhou tribute millet and Yuzhou apricot kernels are national GI products.

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Industry entries

Zhangjiakou

Prefecture city

INDUSTRIES IN YUXIAN

Industries & Factories

4 industry entries covering the pillar and specialty sectors of Yu County

Yu County Paper-cutting

蔚县剪纸

A Ming-dynasty knife-cut and color-dotted paper art listed in the first batch of national intangible heritage and on UNESCO's Representative List, the county's signature cultural industry.

  • paper-cut crafts
  • millet

Export markets: Europe, North America

Yuzhou Tribute Millet (Taohua Millet)

蔚州贡米(桃花小米)

Taohua millet is one of China's four famous millets with over a thousand years of cultivation as imperial tribute; Yuzhou tribute millet is a national GI product.

Apricot Kernels

杏扁(仁用杏)

Yu County is the 'Hometown of Kernel-apricot in China' with over 600,000 mu of orchards; Yuzhou apricot kernels are a national GI product.

Cultural Tourism

文化旅游

Boasts Yuzhou ancient city, Nuanquan ancient town, the Dashuhua molten-iron fireworks show and Xiaowutai Mountain, with 22 nationally protected heritage sites.

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