Zengcheng Gualv has been officially recorded in the literature for more than 400 years. According to the records of the county annals during the Qianlong period, it originated in Siwanggang, Xintang, Zengcheng. Later, during the Jiaqing period, due to the harassment of officials and the unbearable burden of the people, all the green lychees were cut down. Fortunately, there is only one tree left in the western suburb of the county seat (now the green square in Licheng), and the green in the West Garden is precious. The fruit of green litchi is flat and round, not too big, generally about 0.5 kg. Pedicel has a small fruit like mung bean; The fruit shoulders on both sides of the pedicel are raised, and the side with small fruit grains is slightly higher, which is called faucet and the other side is called phoenix tail.
When the fruit is ripe, it is red and purple, and a green line runs through to the end, leading to green. The flesh is tender, crisp and sweet. What is special is that it coagulates fat without overflowing the pulp and is wrapped with yarn, so the paper stays dry overnight. Qu Dajun said in "Guangdong New Language": hanging green is as crisp as a pear, but the pulp disappears. If the shell is removed, it will remain unchanged for three days. Excellent quality, it is one of the best litchi products. In 200 1 year, at the rare fruit auction held in Gualou Square, a litchi from Xiyuan Gualou sold for 55,000 yuan, making it the most expensive fruit in the world, breaking 10,000 yuan in one fell swoop. World Gilles Records; At the auction in 2000, a green litchi in Xiyuan was sold at a sky-high price of 555,000 yuan, which attracted worldwide attention.
What are the specialties in Guangzhou? Zengcheng people have deep feelings for hanging green litchi. For a long time, there has been a touching legend among the people: the legend of He Xiangu, a native of Xiaolougui Village, Zengcheng, the Eight Immortals. At the age of 0/5, He Xiangu/Kloc-was enlightened by immortals, ate mica tablets from Phoenix Mountain and learned flying spells. /kloc-When she was 0/8 years old, He Xiangu didn't agree because her parents promised her to give it to others. On the eve of the wedding, she flew to Luofu Mountain and became an immortal. Later, because I didn't forget the intoxicating litchi fruit in my hometown, I often went back to my hometown to stroll in the litchi garden. One day, He Xiangu missed the beautiful scenery of litchi in Xiyuan and sat on a branch to knit a belt. When he left, he left a green silk thread on the tree and floated around the litchi fruit, so there was a green thread on the litchi fruit, so people named it Guaqing. It can be seen that hanging green is magical and precious, and it is immortal.