As Yuanping is an agricultural county, this traditional craft of making maye is an important source of income for local people and also an effective way for them to get rich.

• 原平麻叶是当地著名特产。我跑遍晋西北许多县城，吃过神池月饼、五寨烩菜、五台蘑菇、静乐碗托，唯独很少见原平麻叶上市，其真谛只有土生土长的原平人才能品味出来。