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Red ---- Chinese wolfberry or Fructus Lycil It is bright red, fleshy, sweet and has few seeds. It also has high tonic properties. It will help resist cancer and protest the liver, stimulate hormone, cure general debility, soothe the nerves and prolong one's life span. Now there are a variety of products made from it such as Fructus Lycil wine, tea, sweets and etc. Yellow -- licorice root Licorice root, the King of chinese herbal medicines, is a wild plant growing in dry and sunny areas. The licorice roots produced in Ningxia have a highest quality and finest texture, and sell very well in international market. Blue -- Helan stone carving It is collected from the Helan Mountain since ancient times There has been a great fame for the ink-slab made of Helan stone. There is a Helan. This fine-textured stone is hard but not brittle. The colour is Helan. This fine-textured stone is hard but not brittle. The colour is predominently deep blue and is sometimes inlaid with light green patterns. Such stone is ideal for carving. Items such as pen-racks, seals and water pots for brushwriting made of Helan stone are quite exquisite and valuable. It's said that ink-rub-bing slabs (used in Chinese calligraphy and painting) made of this stone can help to dissolve the ink particles, retain the ink, and protect the hair of the bruches. White -- Tanyang (Tibet sheep) Lamb skin The Lamb skins produced at the east slope of Helan Mountain are in very good quality with fine, soft and glistening like a piece of jade. The curly wool (up to 9 curls) when stirred gives the impression of ripples in a lucid lake. Ningxia Tanyang Lamb skin is a unique native product over the world. Black -- Black Moss Black Moss is a wild alga plant and looks like black hair, long and thin.It is quite nutritious and very rich in protein (up to 20%). It is easily prepared and serves as a superb dish at banquets. As its Chinese name is pronounced as "facai" (meaning: 'good fortune' and 'making a lot of money'), it is therefore an ideal gift sent to your relatives and friends. As for Tourist Souvenir, there are Helan ink-slabs, seals of Helan stone, Tanang Lamb skin and other variety of local handcrafts.