| Tianshan Snow Lotus | | When summer comes in July and August, Snow Lotus blossoms on cliffs below the snow line in the Tianshan Mountain. As the wild herb lives in area perennially covered with ice and snow and tucked away with an elevation of some 4,000 meters, it boasts unique medicinal curative effect and for this reason it is held as "the best of the best medicinal herbs." | |
| Yengisar Knife | | The Yengisar Kife is knife as well as traditional famous brand handicraft. Made with exquisite skill, such knife comes in beautiful shapes and delicate designs that display the unique Uygur style. The handle is cast with brass, and adorned with yak horns and artificial gems; the cutting edge, made of quality stainless steel, is sharp and durable; the hilt, carved with different decorative patterns, is smooth and bright. The Yengisar knife is one of the products specially needed by the Uygur men as it is object of aesthetic beauty as well as a daily necessity used, say, to cut water melons and meat. | |
| Dorpa | | The Uygur people call the colored hats which they have made and wore for over 100 years as "Dorpa." People use twilled cotton to make the linings and corduroy or pleuche as surface and then sew them on the top. Finally, people put it on a model of cap to sew the lace. There are 18 kinds of colored caps in various places. The colored hats in south Xinjiang adopt the big sparse designs; those in Turpan are covered with four groups of big bright designs each; and those in Hetian are decorated with glittering golden patches. On important festivals, Uygur people would wear the beautiful colored caps. | |
| Home of Melons and Fruits | | As a Xinjiang Ballad goes, "Grapes of Turpan, melons of Hami, fragrant pears of Korla receive praise far and wide, and megranates of Kargilik are equally admired." Melons and fruits produced in Xinjiang are numerous in variety and excellent in quality. Dried and fresh melons and fruits can be found on the market during the four seasons of a year. The sweetness of melons and fruits produced in northwest China's Xinjiang benefits from long time sunshine and great difference in temperature between day and night, because fewer nutritive materials lose but more sugar accumulates under such natural conditions. | |
| Nang (Pancake of Wheat Flour) | | Making a Nang is similar to cooking the pancake by the Hans. Add a little salty water and yeast into the flour, knead dough evenly and fully, and roast it over a special oven after it rises when fermented. With brittle exterior and tender interior, it tastes crisp and savory. With a little moisture, it is not easy to go bad, so it is the portable food, fitting in with the dry climate in Xinjiang. Xinjiang people have been eating the Nang for more than 2,000 years ago. "They can have dinner without dishes, but not miss eating a Nang any day." Legend has it that the food that Tang Monk Xuan Zang carried the Nang with him when crossing the desert to go on a pilgrimage for Buddhist scriptures. | |
| Idili Silk | | The Idili silk adopts the natural silk and old tie-dyeing craft. It is dyed according to the requirement of the designs. Each procedure is exquisite and complicated. The Uygur women are very fond of this kind of silk. The clothes made of it are light and elegant. It is particularly suitable to be used for making summer clothes. The silk cloth of this kind is usually only 40 cm in width, featuring long and narrow designs. Its bright color makes sharp contrast with the drab environmental color of the areas by the desert. | |
| Xinjiang Carpet | | Xinjiang is the birthplace of the carpets in the world. Xinjiang people are highly skilled at manufacturing carpets. The thin and flat Xinjiang carpets have been famous for the superior raw materials, exquisite texture, dense piles and complicated and precious designs. The carpet is full of ethnic characteristics and local manner in terms of style, design and color. The colors are bright and in sharp contrast and designs symmetrical and tidy with straightforward lines. Usually, the designs in similar colors or contrast colors are juxtaposed. | |
| National Stone and Jade | | The Exploitation of the Works of Nature says, "All the precious jade come from Xinjiang." Hetian jade is deemed the best of its kind in the world. The materials of such jade are drawn from the Kunlunshan Mountain. With exquisite nature and pure color, Hetian jade is the most famous, costliest treasure. It is famous for its warm and humid nature. Since the Yin and Shang (1600 BC –1100 BC) dynasties, Hetian jades have been introduced into the Central Plains. Through a long way, they were carried from Xinjiang, through Gansu, Shaanxi or Shanxi to Henan, so they were more valuable. In ancient times, they were exclusively used by the emperors. Most of jade articles in the imperial palaces, especially the imperial jade seal symbolizing the imperial power, were made of Hetian jade. | |
| Ili Heavenly Horse | | With comely appearance, big and bright eyes, a long neck, small but sensitive ears, strong limbs, and hair of Chinese date color all over the body, Ili horse was dubbed as the Heavenly Horse by Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) over 2,000 years ago. Having great strength and fast speed, it is suitable to pull and ride on. Ili horses can run 800 meters in one minute. | |