Fruit of the oak tree

Oak Chestnut, pronounced xiàng lì, a Chinese word meaning fruit of the oak tree.

It is the acorn, also called acorn, oak chestnut, acorn. It is the fruit of the oak tree, oblong, can be brewed, the shell can be made of baked gum. Contains starch, edible, bitter taste.

"Zhuangzi - thieves metatarsal": "day picking up acorns and chestnuts, twilight perched on the wood, so the name is said to be the people of the Nest."

Tang Du Fu, "Northern Expedition" poem: "Mountain fruits are more trivial, Luo Sheng mixed acorns and chestnuts."

Qing Dynasty - Zhao Yi "Jing Guan" Poem No. 25: "Food is not as good as oak and chestnut, clothing is not as good as _ hemp."