Beyond ham: Jinhua is also the hometown of the Tang poet Luo Binwang (骆宾王) and home to Hengdian World Studios (横店影视城) in nearby Dongyang, the largest film studio complex in the world, where most Chinese period dramas are shot.
The dry-cured ham from Jinhua, prized for over a thousand years and used as the umami backbone of countless Chinese dishes - Cantonese soups, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, etc. Reportedly tribute to the Song court.
