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{{Short description|Three culturally treasured items from a region in China}}
'''Three ancestral treasures''' (三樣寶; ''sān yàng bǎo'', 三宗寶; ''sān zōng bǎo'', or 三寶; ''sān bǎo'') refers to  three treasured items coming from a particular region within the [[culture of China]].  Each region has its own three treasures passed down from generations.
==List of regional treasures==
The following is sorted alphabetically by region:
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! Regions
! Items
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|[[Baoding]]
|[[Baoding Balls|baoding balls]] (鐵球), [[Sweet bean sauce|flour sauce]] (面醬), ''[[Ardisia squamulosa]]'' presl (春不老)<ref>Heb.chinanews.com. "[http://www.heb.chinanews.com.cn/news/cjbd/2006-06-30/7943.html Heb.chinanews.com]." ''三百年风雨弹指过　“槐茂”兴衰几轮回.'' Retrieved on 2009-06-20.</ref>
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|[[Gansu]]
|[[Lanzhou]] [[hookah]] (蘭州水煙), Hequ [[horse]] (河曲馬), [[honeydew (melon)|honeydew melon]] (白蘭瓜)<ref name="xin1">Xinhuanet.com. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718131331/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2009-03/19/content_11034304.htm Xinhuanet.com]." ''說三與三寶.'' Retrieved on 2009-06-20.</ref>
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|[[Guangdong]]
|[[chenpi]] (陳皮), [[Ginger|aged ginger]] (老薑), [[hay]] (禾稈草)<ref>Huaxia.com. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626132954/http://hk.huaxia.com/hxjk/zhyx/zycs/2009/03/1368448.html Huaxia.com]." ''廣東三寶之一 禾稈草.'' Retrieved on 2009-06-20.</ref><ref>RTHK. "[http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio5/hellosunrise/p103810_3491_73880.pdf RTHK.org]." ''1/4/2008 three treasures.'' Retrieved on 2009-06-20.</ref>
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|[[Lin'an City]]
| [[tea leaf]] (茶葉), [[Menma|dried bamboo shoots]] (筍乾), [[hickory nut]] (山核桃)<ref name="xin1" />
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|[[Northeast China]]
|[[ginseng]] (人參), [[mink]] [[fur]] (貂皮), ''[[Carex meyeriana]]'' grass (烏拉草)<ref name="xin1" />
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|[[Qinghai]]
|[[deer]] [[velvet antler]] (鹿茸), [[musk]] (麝香), ''[[Cordyceps]]'' (冬蟲草)<ref name="xin1" />
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|[[Tianjin]]
|[[Drum tower (Asia)|drum tower]] (鼓樓), [[artillery battery]] (炮臺), small-bell chambers (鈴鐺閣)<ref name="xin1" />
|}
==See also==
* [[Three Treasures (Taoism)]]
* [[Three Treasures (traditional Chinese medicine)]]
==References==
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[[Category:Chinese culture]]
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