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.
The following is sorted alphabetically by region:
| Regions | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| Baoding | baoding balls (鐵球), flour sauce (面醬), Ardisia squamulosa presl (春不老)[1] | |
| Gansu | Lanzhou hookah (蘭州水煙), Hequ horse (河曲馬), honeydew melon (白蘭瓜)[2] | |
| Guangdong | chenpi (陳皮), aged ginger (老薑), hay (禾稈草)[3] [4] | |
| Lin'an City | tea leaf (茶葉), dried bamboo shoots (筍乾), hickory nut (山核桃) | |
| Northeast China | ginseng (人參), mink fur (貂皮), Carex meyeriana grass (烏拉草) | |
| Qinghai | deer velvet antler (鹿茸), musk (麝香), Cordyceps (冬蟲草) | |
| drum tower (鼓樓), artillery battery (炮臺), small-bell chambers (鈴鐺閣) |