Longsheng is a mountainous county famous for its rich local specialties. Longji tea, peppers, watery wine, glutinous rice, soapstone wares, bamboo wares and the green food in Longsheng area are quite popular among visitors.

Longji tea, Longji peppers, Longji watery wine and Longji glutinous rice are four treasures produced in the world-famous terraces of Longji.

The Longji tea had been a tribute of the Qing Dynasty, and has a special flavor. Tasting the tea, you will find it bitter at first, but faint and sweet soon after.

Longji watery wine, made from the Longji glutinous rice, is mellow and refreshing.

Longji peppers are especially spicy. Its rinds are thick, seeds are tiny, and the piquancy is mild.

Longsheng soap stones are the best-quality materials for carving handiworks. Folk artists engrave on the stones, adopting subjects from a wide range, from great places, animals and plants in Longsheng to the production, lifestyle, local conditions and customs here. These stone carvings are good souvenirs for tourists, and preserve the rich local flavor.

The mountainous areas of Longsheng abound with the bamboo, especially the Sifang, Luohan and Zi bamboos peculiarly growing here. Local inhabitants make various walking sticks with the bamboo, engraving characters, like "Longsheng Memento", on the sticks. Tourists like this kind of souvenir, which is useful as well as commemorative.

Various handicrafts and art made by minorities can be bought here, such as Zhuang brocades, Dong blankets, Dong kerchiefs, Dong brocades, Yao embroidery clothes, Yao embroidery ties, Yao embroidery shoes, coloured silk balls, insoles, and perfume pouches. These handmade pieces of art are embroidered by girls here. Tourists can have a look at the process as well as have a try themselves if they would like to.