Persimmon

Gongcheng persimmon is commonly known as persimmon. It is famous for its large size, round shape, thick flesh, soft texture and sweet taste. It is made from fine-bred water persimmons, peeled and sun-dried. The flesh is brownish-red and translucent. The skin is covered with a layer of snow-white persimmon honey frost. The shape is round, resembling the bright moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, hence the name Moon Persimmon. This kind of persimmon is sweet and delicious, clears heat and promotes body fluids. It is a precious gift and nourishing product, worth buying for tourists.

Luo Han Guo

Luo Han Guo, a famous specialty of Guangxi, is a perennial vine growing in subtropical mountainous areas and belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is mainly produced in Yongfu County and Lingui County near Guilin. It is not only a valuable medicinal material, but also a high-end refreshing drink and seasoning. Monk fruit is rich in natural glucose and fructose, which is three hundred times sweeter than sugar. Use it to make tea, which is sweet and mellow, and has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, benefiting the liver, strengthening the spleen, producing body fluids and refreshing the mind. The origin of Luo Han Guo is legendary. According to legend, a Yao farmer in Yongfu County was accidentally stung by a wild bee on the back of his left hand when he was collecting firewood. The back of his left hand was swollen and painful. When the pain stopped, he felt strange and smelled the wild fruit with his nose. He tasted it with his mouth and found it was as sweet as honey. This matter was known to a rural doctor named Luo Han. He asked the Yao farmer to take him to the mountains to pick fruits. He repeatedly studied this wild fruit and used it to treat coughs and other diseases, and the effect was very good. Later, in order to commemorate this Yao doctor, people called this wild fruit Luo Han Guo and cultivated it. It has a history of nearly three hundred years.

Shatian pomelo

Shatian pomelo is the most famous specialty fruit in Guangxi. It was originally produced in Shatian Township, Rong County, hence its name. It is said that in the 32nd year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1767), a small official named Xia Jigang from Shatian Township, Rong County resigned from Zhejiang Province and returned to his hometown. He brought two Zhejiang fine pomelo saplings back to plant them and make them bear fruit. After a long period of careful work, After cultivation, it finally became a famous fruit both at home and abroad. It has been widely introduced by people from all over the world. Guilin has become the main production area of ??Shatian pomelo. Shatian pomelo is a subtropical fruit with tender and soft flesh, sweet fragrance and rich nutrition. Its vitamin C is more than 20 times more than that of apples. The pomelo fruit is pear or heart-shaped and turns bright yellow when mature. Generally, each fruit weighs 2 pounds. Its biggest feature is that the pedicle is like a neck, with a money-shaped seal ring at the bottom, which is called a money ring. Be sure to pay attention to this when purchasing. Pomelo meat generally has 12 fleshy petals, shaped like a crescent moon, and uniform in thickness. Its fruit is very peculiar. It grows on slender branches, and often two or three huge fruits hang on one slender branch, giving people a sense of "a critical moment". People call this scene "money hanging hibiscus".

Sandworms

Sandworms are also called sandworms. They are shaped like an intestine and are long and cylindrical. Although sandworms are not as valuable as sea cucumbers, shark's fins, and abalone, they are delicious, crispy, and tender, and are inferior to sea cucumbers and shark's fins. When tourists come to Beihai, don’t forget to eat and buy sandworms. When processing sandworms, the intestines in the abdomen must be cut off, otherwise it will be difficult to eat. If the sandworms are dried, they must be cut into pieces first. Small strips are fried in a pan. Keep turning them while frying. If you find the ones that are hot enough, take them out and soak them in water for a while. This can not only remove the sand, but also bring out the aroma of the sandworms themselves. Remember, only fried sandworms will taste like sandworms.

Xiangshan Wine

Xiangshan Wine is a famous wine in Guangxi. It is clear and transparent in color, has a pure taste and has the rich aroma of typical millet wine.

Beihai Specialties

Fruit: Beihai is located in the subtropical zone, and Lingnan has a rich variety of good fruits. There are peaches, apples, watermelons, pears, grapes, etc. available all year round. Weizhou is famous for its bananas and pineapples. The longan cultivated in Hepu has a history of thousands of years. When Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty lived in Lianzhou, he wrote a poem "Lianzhou longan has a unique texture and taste that can rival lychee". The round meat (also known as longan and cheap meat) processed from longan is said in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "the slow meat is warm in nature, sweet in taste, can nourish the heart and lungs, benefit the blood and calm the nerves." Xiangshan chicken mouth lychee produced in Gongguan The meat is rich, sweet and has a small core.

Seafood: seahorses, pearls, sea cucumbers, scallops, abalone, shark fins, sandworms, groupers, stone sharks, squid, cuttlefish, and prawns.

Famous wine: Dongyuan Wine.

Crafts: horn carvings, shell crafts, braided awn products.

Nanning specialties

Crafts: tie-dye and batik clothing, brocade, bamboo strip weaving.

Fruit: lychee, longan, mango, pineapple, sweet potato, poplar banana, sugar cane.

Qinzhou seafood

Big oyster: Big oyster, also known as oyster, has an irregular shell shape, large and thick, the lower shell is larger and concave, with other things attached; the upper shell is smaller , covered like a cover. It is mostly found in waters where rivers flow into the sea. Oyster meat is rich in protein, fat and carbohydrates. It is delicious, sweet and nutritious. It is known as "milk of the sea".

Blue crab: Blue crab is named after its raised carapace, which is green in color. Its chelipeds are asymmetrical, and the fourth pair of steps is flat and paddle-like, suitable for swimming. Blue crabs are rich in nutrients and taste delicious whether steamed or stewed.

Prawn: Prawn, also known as prawn. The prawns here have long bodies and flat sides. Their carapace is thin and fleshy, smooth and transparent, blue or brown in color. There are serrations on the upper and lower edges of the forehead sword, and the end of the telson is very sharp. Prawns are rich in protein, a small amount of fat and a variety of vitamins. The meat is tender and delicious.

Specialties of Guanyang

The most famous specialties of Guanyang are candied dates and snow pears. Visitors may wish to try them.

Lipu specialty

Lipu taro: Lipu County is located in the southwest of Guilin City. Taro is a famous specialty of Lipu because of its delicious flavor and particularly smooth texture. famous. Throughout history, it has been the first choice tribute in Guangxi for the royal ceremony at the end of the year. It reached its peak especially during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In recent years, with the broadcast of the TV series "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", Lipu taro has become a household name throughout the country.

What is unique about Lipu taro is that the taro meat has purple betel nut patterns and is delicate in texture. It is sweet and soft when cooked and has a special flavor. People also call it betel nut taro.

It is said that more than two hundred years ago, a Fujianese named Huang brought taro seeds from Fujian and successfully introduced them to a piece of land at the foot of Guandi Temple outside Lipu City, and cultivated the Lipu taro. . This kind of taro was used as a tribute in ancient times, dedicated to the emperor for his own enjoyment, and it was difficult for ordinary people to eat it. "Taro Braised Pork" made from taro is a famous dish in Guangxi and is often placed on the dinner table for guests. It would be a pity for tourists not to try this delicacy when visiting here!

Guilin Specialties

Guilin Sanhua Liquor: Guilin Sanhua Liquor is brewed from osmanthus flowers collected from the mountains and water from the Li River. In ancient times, to evaluate the quality of wine, the wine in the bottle was often shaken, and the level was determined based on the amount of flowers in the wine and its persistence. The more hops there are and the longer it lasts, the better it is. The best wine can create three layers of flowers. Guilin Sanhua Liquor dares to be named after "Sanhua", which shows how high the quality is. There is also an interesting mythical story about the emergence of Guilin Sanhua Wine. According to legend, there was a young man named Xiang Lang on Xiangshan Hill in ancient times. Both his parents died and he was alone. He specially planted an osmanthus tree to keep him company day and night. One year, on the moonlit night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, every family was reunited, and the elephant man was feeling lonely. A beautiful woman suddenly floated up from the tree, claiming to be the Osmanthus Fairy, and she was willing to marry the honest and hard-working elephant man. From then on, the young couple lived a happy life together. The Osmanthus Fairy picks osmanthus flowers every year and scatters them among the Elephant Mountains and on the banks of the Li River, where the villagers use them to make wine. So this mellow and fragrant Sanhua wine was born.

Liuzhou Specialties

Linghuaxiang: Lingxiangxiang, also known as vanilla, known as the "King of Fragrance", is a rare medicinal material and natural spice, and is a rare treasure. It likes to grow in damp places in deep mountains and old forests shrouded in clouds. Interestingly, Lingxiang has no aroma when it is alive, but once it dries, it becomes more and more fragrant and can last for twenty years. It can treat typhoid fever, diarrhea, nasal congestion, headache, abdominal pain, waist and kidney pain and other diseases, and can also be refined into essence. my country's famous wines such as Zhuyeqing and Fenjiu are produced using it as an ingredient. In daily life, it can also be used to prevent insects and protect clothes and books. Guangxi has been cultivating spiritual herbs for at least a thousand years, and the one produced in Jinxiu Dayao Mountain is the most famous.

Other specialties: spiritual herbs, shiitake mushrooms, and fungus.