Himachal Pradesh is famous for its traditions, kullu shawls, art , weaving and tea plantations. Languages spoken in Himachal Pradesh  are pahari and hindi.

some of the famous festivals Himachal Pradesh of  are pori, fulaich festival 

Its state animal is snow leopard, state bird is western  tragopan, pink rhododendron is a state flower and deodar is state tree

shimla  is the capital of Himachal Pradesh . Its famous tourist attraction are kulu, dharamsala, manali,shimla and shimla was the summer capital of british india.

pin valley NP,Greater himalayan NP,chail WS, renuka WS are some of the wildlife santuaries in Himachal Pradesh

                                  ravi, beas, sutlej,chenab are some of the rivers in Himachal Pradesh            

                   FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

                                    APRICOT

                                  Apricot are an important fruit produce of Himachal Pradesh. Wild apricots, popularly known as zardalu, are indigenous to India, while cultivated apricots originated in North – eastern China. According to historical accounts, apricot were introduced in Greece by Alexander the great. Later, the roman general Lucullus (106 to 57 BC) imported apricot and cherry trees to Rome. These plants finally found their way to the Himalayas by traders that visited India.

                                      Apples

                                  Apples are said to have come in India via a doctor couple, Mr. and Mrs. Carleton, who were working with the leprosy mission of India. During a visit Philadelphia , USA, the couple had been asked for donations at local church in India. A young man named Samuel Evan Strokes met with couple and volunteer for the mission in India. Stokes came to Shimla with lepers with intension of working with lepers.he ended up playing an active role in india’s freedom struggle and was even jailed  by british. In 1961, Stokes is said to have planted a few Apple saplings in his barobagh orchard in thanebar.some also thank captain R C Scot of the British army for introducing apples to the kullu valley in 1870.

   KANGRA TEA

 According to historical accounts,the superintendent of the botanical tea gardens in Peshawar, dr. jameson,visited Kangra in 1846. He discovered that the lower slopes of the dhauladhar mountain range were ideal for tea cultivation. The commercial plantation was thus established at holta near palampur in 1852 at an elevation of 1260 m above sea level. The seeds  were obtained from china and by 1892 tea was planted across 9000 acres in Himachal Pradesh. These tea gardens were looked after by Europeans and local proprietors. Kangra tea reached European markets through London ,Barcelona and Amsterdam. It won gold and silver medals in tea exhibitions in Europe between 1886 and 1895.