Jinxi Lotus Root Candy Making Handicraft (Second Batch Provincial Level) Jinxi specialty lotus root candy looks like a ball of white and tender lotus root, with sesame, osmanthus, and orange cake as fillings. It is sweet but not greasy, crispy, soft, and melts in the mouth, with a long aftertaste. Each lotus root candy is less than 10 grams, the size of a pigeon egg, and there are more than 60 per catty. It is packed in a non-toxic plastic bag and covered with a beautiful paper box. Lotus root candy has a long history of production and is deeply loved by the masses. According to a famous old Chinese medicine practitioner, this product uses maltose as the main ingredient, has the effect of the ancient prescription "Daxiao Jianzhong Decoction", and is supplemented with osmanthus, money orange cake, sesame, bean powder, etc., so its nature and taste are sweet and mild, and it has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, regulating the spleen and lungs, promoting fluid and moisturizing dryness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and promoting digestion. It is especially beneficial for the body of spleen and lung deficiency and cold. Lotus root candy is sweet but not greasy, nourishing but not blocked, and is a nutritious product among winter pastries. Jinxi lotus root candy is produced by small family workshops in various places. The main production areas are Langju, Huwan, Shancheng, Xiugu and other places. It is usually sold at temple fairs and markets. It is sold as soon as it is made and eaten immediately after purchase. It cannot be stored for a long time. After the founding of New China, state-owned, collective and individual food factories in Jinxi County began large-scale production and improved packaging to enable transportation and storage. The annual output of the county is about 6,080 tons. In 1984, it was rated as a high-quality product of Jiangxi Province. In 1988, it participated in the first China Food Expo and was listed as a featured high-quality product for exhibition and sale. Now Jinxi lotus root candy is well-known in the local province, and it is exported to major cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Guangzhou. Merchants from neighboring Zhejiang and Hunan come to purchase and wholesale during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival.