And edible antiques? There is something wonderful about litchi in Lingshan, Guangxi that you can't expect.

When it comes to litchi, a complete image suddenly comes to mind: a small round fruit with a slightly sharp edge and a deep red skin. When you open the shell to reveal milky white flesh, take a bite of litchi meat, squeeze out full juice from your teeth, and the refreshing and sweet taste rolls into your throat. It tastes delicious!

No wonder even Su Shi, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, wanted to "eat 300 lychees a day"!

Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? There is a place in Guangxi called "the hometown of litchi in China". The "Lingshan Litchi" produced there was awarded the certificate of "National Geographical Indication Protection Product" by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine in 20 12.

Lingshan litchi is not only a favorite fruit of Guangxi people, but also a national gift of China for many times. Even the Soviet Union, the United States, North Korea and other heads of state have tasted the delicious litchi in Lingshan, Guangxi!

This little fruit and crystal clear pulp have such great charm. Let women, children, old and young, leading friends at home and abroad love it so much. But Lingshan litchi can be more than delicious!

There is a Dengjia Village in Xinwei Town, 7 kilometers away from the southern suburbs of ling shan, Guangxi. 196 1 year, Guangdong Fruit Research Institute sent researchers to Lingshan to review litchi variety resources and found an ancient litchi tree in the village.

1963, Pu Zhelong, a famous biologist in China, led an investigation team and preliminarily determined that the age of ancient litchi trees was above 1460.

At present, it is the oldest existing mother tree of Lingshan Li Xiang in China. Relevant personnel also consulted ancient documents and found that there were records in Lingshan County Records and Guangdong Litchi Records.

This ancient tree has survived for thousands of years and experienced numerous storms. Can it blossom and bear fruit now

The answer is of course!

Although it is old and some trunks are hollow, it can still bear fruit. According to records, there are 4000 kilograms of fragrant litchi in a year with the highest yield! It can be called the highest yield record of litchi in Guangxi.

In addition to this thousand-year-old tree, there are tens of thousands of old litchi trees before the Qing Dynasty in Lingshan. Lingshan has a good climate and few wars, so these ancient litchi trees can be well preserved.

Now the litchi in Lingshan market is basically produced by these old trees. Needless to say, the taste and taste of the pulp are delicious. In this way, is Lingshan litchi not an edible "antique"?

Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? In fact, "litchi" was not called "litchi" at first, but "litchi". About the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Litchi" was written as what we now know as "Litchi".

In the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Xiangru wrote "leaving branches" in "Shang Lin Fu", which means "cutting off branches". Later, the ancients realized that litchi would rot in a short time as long as it was picked alone. If the branches and leaves are cut off, the shelf life will be extended.

This statement is also recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty. "According to Bai Juyi, if you leave this branch, it will change color in one day and taste in three days. Then leave the name of the branch or take this meaning. "

The cultivation of litchi in Lingshan has a long history, which can be traced back to the period of Emperor Gaozu and developed greatly in the Song Dynasty.

There are records in Qinzhou Chronicle during Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, Lingshan County Chronicle of Gengxu during Yongzheng period, Lingshan County Chronicle of Chen Geng during Jiaqing period and Lingshan County Chronicle during three years of the Republic of China.

Lingshan belongs to Qinzhou City, Guangxi, with subtropical monsoon climate, hot in summer and warm in winter, and hot in rain. The local soil belongs to granite lateritic red soil and sand shale lateritic red soil, with deep soil layer and rich organic matter.

This unique water, soil and climate conditions make Lingshan the most suitable golden zone for litchi growth.

When it comes to ancient poetry related to litchi, most people's first reaction is Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. He said, "Riding a princess in the world of mortals and laughing, no one knows it is litchi." Yang Guifei likes litchi so much that Tang sends 300 fast horses to Chang 'an from the far south every day.

We all know that litchi preservation is not easy. Once it changes color, the taste will change in three days! How did the ancients transport litchi?

In ancient times, there was a special way to keep litchi fresh. People wrap litchi with oil paper, and in the process of transportation, they constantly change cold water in the middle of oil paper to reduce the temperature to keep it fresh. Is this method still in use in modern times?

Of course not! Although the methods are different, the essence is the same, cooling down. Lingshan used a brand-new micro-freezing technology to freeze litchi in 20 minutes. Through quick freezing, the temperature difference between inside and outside litchi is consistent. Just like litchi goes into hibernation, its body can recover.

In other words, litchi can remain bright red after freezing for 6 months. This micro-freezing technology not only overcomes the problem of litchi preservation, but also solves the problems of slow-moving and anti-season sales of litchi, and improves the income and added value of fruit farmers.

Now people all over the country can also eat fresh and delicious Lingshan litchi.

Family litchi fresh-keeping method: spray some water on litchi and put it in a plastic fresh-keeping bag, and try to squeeze out the air in the bag and put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration. This method can keep fresh litchi fresh for more than a week.

Lingshan litchi is not only delicious, but also nutritious, which is very beneficial to human health. It can strengthen spleen, promote fluid production, regulate qi and relieve pain, and improve insomnia, forgetfulness and dreaminess.

There are many kinds of litchi in Lingshan, and there are currently 35 varieties. Among them, Li Xiang is a unique Lingshan in the local area for two thousand years. Known as the "national fruit", it is regarded as a precious nourishing product.

Contemporary scientific research has found that Lingshan Li Xiang contains fructose, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, citric acid, pectin and a lot of free arginine and tryptophan.

Regular consumption of Lingshan Li Xiang can promote the blood circulation of tiny blood vessels, make the skin smooth and delicate, and prevent the occurrence of pigmentation spots such as freckles.

Litchi is delicious, but you can't eat more. There are some precautions for eating litchi, do you know?

1. Drink some salt water, herbal tea or mung bean soup before and after eating litchi, or peel fresh litchi, soak it in light salt water, and then freeze it in the freezer before eating. This can not only prevent deficiency fire, but also have the effect of strengthening the spleen and resolving food stagnation.

2. Try not to eat soaked litchi. Many lychees on the market now are soaked in water and contain a lot of water. After a large amount of water enters the gastrointestinal tract, it will dilute the digestive juice, cause loss of appetite or indigestion, and also cause temporary hypoglycemia.

Some blister lychees may contain toxic ingredients such as detergents, which may also cause dizziness.

Don't eat litchi on an empty stomach, it's better to eat it half an hour after meals. Eating too much on an empty stomach will lead to "hyperosmotic coma" due to sudden addition of too much high sugar in the body.

Today, the planting area of litchi in Lingshan is 27,000 hectares, and the county's output is about10.2 million tons.

In order to strengthen industrial support, Lingshan Municipal Government has further promoted industrial poverty alleviation, guided local poor households to develop litchi industry according to local conditions, and listed litchi as a key project for industrial poverty alleviation with awards instead of subsidies.

As early as 1992, Lingshan held a special festival for litchi-Lingshan Litchi Festival, which has been held every June and July since then, becoming a cultural festival in Lingshan.

If you think that only people eat litchi on holidays, you will miss many wonderful activities.

Lingshan Litchi Festival attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world to gather in Lingshan every year to celebrate the harvest of litchi.

Come to Lingshan, eat enough litchi fruit, and don't forget to bring these litchi gifts when you leave:

Lingshan people say that "in Lingshan, every family has litchi trees", "there is no village without litchi", and the culture of "Laizi" (a dialect of litchi) is deeply rooted in Lingshan, and the litchi industry has also promoted the continuous development of the local economy.

Lingshan litchi, an edible antique, carries the culture of Lingshan and also contains the expectations of Lingshan people for a sweet and beautiful life.