But here's the problem. The distance from Lingnan to Chang 'an is more than 2 100 kilometers, and it takes more than 30 hours by train. In ancient times when traffic was underdeveloped, couriers delivered goods. Even if you don't eat or drink, it will take about 10 days to change horses, so as to ensure that "the taste has not changed to Beijing" and let the imperial concubine eat fresh and delicious litchi.
That picture, just thinking about it makes people sweat. If anyone slows down on the road and lets the imperial concubine eat stale litchi, I'm afraid everyone is born to die. It's really scary Next, Bian Xiao will introduce you to "Sky-high Litchi", which is one of Yang Yuhuan's favorite litchi varieties. It was sold at a sky-high price of 555,000 yuan.
It is called "Gualv" and is considered to be the best variety of litchi. Its meat is tender and smooth, sweet and delicious, and its flavor is unique. According to historical records, hanging green is a court tribute of the Qing dynasty, which is specially prepared for the Qing palace. It can be seen from the side that the quality of hanging green is first-class.
Gualv is produced in Zengcheng City, Guangdong Province, and is currently only planted in Zengcheng City, Guangdong Province. There is only 1 authentic "Gualv mother tree" in China. The reason is that during the Jiaqing period, officials kept squeezing the people, and the people were overwhelmed, so they cut all the green lychees. Fortunately, a tree in Sai 'angji (now hanging green square in Licheng) in the western suburb of Zengcheng County has survived and has been preserved to this day. It has a history of more than 400 years.
In 2002, a litchi from the "green mother tree" was auctioned for a sky-high price of 555,000 yuan, setting a Guinness World Record for "the most expensive fruit in the world", while several other litchi from the "green mother tree" were also auctioned for 500,000 to 500,000 yuan respectively. The key point is that such an expensive litchi is still in short supply every year, and many people still regret not buying it.
So why are lychees produced by "hanging green mother trees" so expensive? On the one hand, because it has a history of more than 400 years, on the other hand, 10 has no results for many years, and now it has results, which is naturally more precious.
With the increasing popularity of "high-priced litchi", many media came to Zengcheng for interviews, which attracted the attention of the people all over the country and greatly promoted the development of local tourism. Therefore, every year in the season of "hanging green mother trees", the local government will hold some special activities to welcome friends from all over the country to taste litchi and hold auctions.
On 20 18, the government also held the activity of "Zengcheng Good People Hanging Green Litchi". They gave 1 1 litchi picked from the 400-year-old "mother tree" to1/a "Zengcheng good man" who got litchi.
Say nothing, I really want to eat some green litchi. Fortunately, with the unremitting efforts of researchers, the planting area of the second, third and fourth generations of green litchi has reached 667 mu, and our people have the opportunity to eat the green litchi that Yang Guifei ate that year. Have readers ever eaten green litchi? How does it taste?