The special snack favored by the common people is the richest in the world.

　　In recent years, General Secretary Xi Jinping has inspected and investigated local snacks many times.

There are big industries and people's livelihood behind snacks, and thousands of households' expectations for a happy life are entrusted.

On February 1, 2019, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Xi Jinping walked into a snack bar located in Shitou Hutong, Qianmen, Beijing, to visit workers who were still working and learn about their work and living conditions.

On April 22, 2020, Xi Jinping inspected the pedestrian street of Datang Never Sleeping City in Xi'an and walked into the time-honored Xi'an Restaurant.

Mutton bubbles, gourd chicken, Roujiamo, water basin mutton, rice cakes in northern Shaanxi... He said kindly, "These are the flavors of my hometown."

On March 23, 2021, when Xi Jinping inspected Yubang Village, Xiamao Town, Sha County, Sanming, Fujian, he had a cordial conversation with the villagers at the snack stall to learn more about the development status and prospects of Shaxian snacks.

On April 26, 2021, Xi Jinping visited the snail powder production cluster in Liuzhou, Guangxi, to learn more about the special industries of snail powder to promote employment and increase farmers' income.

Above: The exhibits of the Snail Noodles Food Culture Museum in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, taken on April 29, 2021.

Below: On January 2, 2020, workers were processing sour bamboo shoots in the production workshop of a company in Liuzhou City Luzhou Noodles Industrial Park, Guangxi.

In recent years, instant snail powder products have developed rapidly and become "Internet celebrity" food.

By extending the snail powder industry chain, Liuzhou has built a batch of snail powder raw material production bases in various districts and counties, such as snail powder, beans, fungus, sour bamboo shoots, etc., to further optimize and strengthen the snail powder industry, and help the masses to increase employment and income.

In 2021, the sales revenue of Liuzhou snail powder industry chain will reach 50.16 billion yuan, and the products are exported to more than 20 countries and regions around the world.

Above: On June 11, 2021, in Sha County, Sanming, Fujian, Wang Shengbin, the inheritor of Shaxian Templemen Flat Meat, was making Shaxian Flat Meat.

Below: On November 18, 2020, workers are producing dumplings in the Shaxian Industrial Park in Sanming, Fujian.

Flat meat, noodles, steamed dumplings, stewed soup are the representatives of Shaxian snacks.

Shaxian snacks are developing in the direction of "standardization, chaining, industrialization and internationalization", the production process is constantly upgraded, and the production efficiency is greatly improved.

In 2021, there will be more than 88,000 Shaxian Snack stores nationwide, with an annual turnover of more than 50 billion yuan, driving 300,000 jobs.

From small workshops to large factories, from small basket shops to chain operations, Shaxian snacks have gradually developed into a large industry of "national cuisine".

Above: On January 2, 2021, at the time-honored Tongshengxiang Restaurant in Xi'an, a chef makes mutton steamed buns.

Below: On July 27, 2022, customers break buns at Tongshengxiang Restaurant.

The mutton steamed bun with rotten meat soup and attractive aroma is a famous snack in Xi'an.

A delicious bowl of steamed buns is the result of a collaboration between chefs and diners.

Diners do it by themselves, breaking, tearing, pinching and shaking to make the buns into small pieces, which are more delicious after cooking.

There are now more than 4,000 steamed bun restaurants in Xi'an, each with its own characteristics.

Above: Soy bean juice and coke circles taken at Huguosi Snack Red Lotus in Beijing on July 13, 2022.

Below: On July 13, 2022, citizens eat breakfast such as bean juice and coke circles at the snack shop of Huguo Temple.

Soybean juice and jiaoquan are traditional snacks in Beijing. Time-honored restaurants such as Huguo Temple have inherited traditional techniques and retained the old taste of snacks, which are very popular among citizens and tourists.

Above: On April 28, 2020, chefs set fire to a noodle restaurant at a burning noodle restaurant in Yibin, Sichuan province.

Below: On April 28, 2020, children eat burning noodles in a restaurant in Yibin.

Yibin burning noodles is a special snack in Sichuan. Because of its heavy oil and no water, it burns immediately after ignition, so it is called burning noodles.

In recent years, Yibin City has further unified the standards of Yibin burning noodles in the national catering market by formulating technical specifications for burning noodles and applying for "geographical indications" to promote the standardization, branding and large-scale development of Yibin burning noodles.

Above: On April 2, 2020, at a restaurant in Jiang'an District, Wuhan, a chef makes Sanxian Doupi.

Below: On July 28, 2022, at a snack bar in Liangdao Street, Wuhan, customers enjoy Sanxian bean curd.

Sanxian Doupi is a famous snack in Wuhan. It is made of glutinous rice, diced meat, and tofu skin. It is golden in color and delicious in taste. It is a "premature" specialty snack of Wuhan people.

In recent years, the catering industry in Hubei has become bigger and stronger, and the "Jingchu Taste" has promoted the integrated development of the snack industry.

The traditional Sanxian Doupi has opened brand franchise stores in some cities, which are favored by diners.

Above: On February 15, 2015, sticky bean buns are very popular at the Puhe Village Market in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.

Below: On January 24, 2018, in the processing workshop of a farmers' professional cooperative in Siping City, Jilin City, workers make sticky bean buns.

Sticky bean bag is one of the representative snacks in Northeast China.

The large yellow rice, corn, etc. are proportioned in proportion, wrapped in red bean filling and steamed. The steamed sticky beans are wrapped in yellow like gold and white like jade.

By optimizing raw materials and improving production techniques, many townships in Northeast China have established professional cooperatives to sell adzuki buns across the country, becoming one of the channels for farmers to increase their income.

　　Producer: Sun Chengbin

　　Planning: Liu Jie, Zheng Weilan, Hongguang, Lai Xiangdong, Wang Jianhua

　　Coordination: Yu Lan Bi Xiaoyang

　　Editor: Ju Huanzong, Wei Dagan, Jiang Kehong, Liu Xiao, Xu Jinquan, Xu Liang, Qi Wenjuan, Chen Junqing

　　Photography: Ju Peng, Wang Yecaiyang, Li Yibo, Lin Shanzhuan, Xie Jianfei, Li Xin, Huang Xiaobang, Li Mengxin, Jiang Kehong, Zhang Nan, Pan Yulong, Wu Zhizun, Zou Jingyi, Li Hanchi

　　Produced by the first studio of Xinhua News Agency

　　Produced by the Photography Department of Xinhua News Agency