Conghua lychees and longan flowers are in full bloom, and Liuxi green plums have entered the harvest season, swaying on the green branches, waiting for people to watch and pick them.

For those who own cars, this season is perfect for driving to Conghua to visit Liuxi River.

Food trip: Shanshui white porridge is also tempting. After wandering in the Sanyatang valley in Liuxihe Forest Park, we followed the 2,500-meter long river trail through the valley and had the forest meal at the restaurant on the top of the mountain.

It still makes my teeth and cheeks fragrant.

The first thing that came was egg white cabbage soup.

White cabbage is a special wild vegetable in the mountains, which is smooth and delicious.

The mountain deer slices are made from mountain deer raised at the deer factory in Liuxihe Forest Park.

The most distinctive thing is the vegetarian dish in the forest. In a pot that is neither mountainous nor dewy, brown straw mushrooms, white bamboo shoots, dark red bracken, and black wild wood ears are enough to make you want to eat.

It also has a different fragrance than what you get in the city.

Sip the sour plum wine made from green plums, and eat sweet potato braised pork, roasted goat, Conghua fern, Liuxi big fish head, orchard free-range chicken, sour plum duck, Shankeng fish, Shankeng snail, and Shanshui tofu. Every dish is delicious.

The dishes are all so fragrant and special.

What is particularly recommended is the white porridge from the mountains and rivers in Liuxihe National Forest Park. The porridge cooked by Guangzhou masters using the same rice is far less sweet, delicious and fragrant than the white porridge cooked in the mountains and rivers in Liuxi.

At the Qingxiang Agricultural Products Supermarket located at the intersection of National Highways 105 and 106 in Xiaohai Development Zone, Jiekou Town, Conghua City, you can buy various famous and high-quality agricultural and sideline products in Conghua City, such as dried lychees, lychee wine, dried longan and other green series

product.

Wild Journey: Learning to pickle salted green plums will last more than three months from now on, followed by Conghua green plums (April to early May), Sanhua plums (May to early June), and lychees (late May to late July)

harvesting season.

In mid-to-late April, the lychee and longan flowers were in bloom. When I was driving, I happened to visit the beekeepers who kept bees in the lychee garden along the road to buy high-quality fresh royal jelly and lychee honey.

Due to less rain and early flowering this year, Liuxi green plums have a high fruiting rate and beautiful and well-proportioned colors, ushering in a prosperous year.

The thousands of acres of green plum trees at Liuxihe Forest Farm alone can yield more than 2 million jins of green plums this year.

In addition to the large-scale plum groves in Dalingshan Forest Farm, Lutian, Liangkou, Wenquan and other places, Conghua's green plum production is expected to be more than 6 million jin this year.

Green plums are rarely eaten as fruit. There is a folk custom in southern Guangdong of using raw salt to pickle green plums. This kind of salty and sour pickled plums can be used as an ingredient in signature dishes such as sour plum goose and steamed pork ribs. Secondly, it is good for sore throats.

, oral inflammation has a curative effect. Drinking sour plum soup can relieve stagnation and wake up the stomach, dispel heat and promote fluid production.

Especially when the hands and feet are slightly burnt, gently applying salted plum soaked in winter honey (that is, Conghua's nectar from Conghua nectar) to the affected area has significant anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects.

Self-driving travelers may wish to pick dozens of kilograms of plums (a kilogram of green plums only costs one and a half yuan) to take home when visiting the plum gardens in Liuxihe National Forest Park and Liangkou Town, and try the fun of pickling salted plums.

The operating procedure is to soak the plums in clean water first, and after drying them, sprinkle a layer of salt on the bottom of the prepared earthenware jar, spread a layer of green plums, and then sprinkle a layer of salt. Repeat the same method layer by layer until the plums are cooked.

The jar is full.

Then seal the mouth of the jar and marinate for two to three months to become salted plums.

If you are not satisfied, you can also drive to Liuxihe Forest Farm Liangguo Food Factory and Longfengyuan Fruit Food Factory to see the heyday of pickled plums.

Congyu Vegetable Market in Shengang Da'ao, Luyuan Wild Vegetable Market in Qigang Lutian, the glorious Daqiu Garden Fire Dragon Honey Orchard on the outskirts of the city, Yousheng Flower Farm in Xihe on the outskirts of the city, and Conghua City's Fragrant Famous and High-Quality Local Products Exhibition by the Xiaohai Bridge at the intersection.

Center etc. are also worth a visit.

Scenic tour: natural antiquities are equally wonderful. Conghua is the back garden of Guangzhou, with dense forests and secluded ravines, nurturing gurgling streams, deep valleys and high dams, creating high gorges and flat lakes, providing a clean drinking water source for Guangzhou.

The beautiful Liuxi River runs through the entire territory, and tourist attractions are dotted here and there.

Driving on Conghua’s extensive traffic network, every scenery passing by is so special.

The cement village road leading to the mountains and countryside connects many ancient villages and temples, orchards and vegetable markets, mountain villas and farmhouses, as well as 18 mountaineering camps with an altitude of 800 to 1,210 meters. The rich and colorful countryside and mountains are full of charm.

The nine major tourist areas in Conghua City include Taiping Tropic of Cancer Sign Tower Park, Shengang Shiling Three Hundred Cave Orienteering Resort, Jiekou Fengyunling Forest Park, Conghua Hot Spring and Tianhu Baizhang Waterfall Park, and Dalingshan Shimen National Forest Park.

, Liuxi Hot Spring Bishuiwan Resort, Huanglong Lake Forest Park, Liuxihe National Forest Park, Guangzhu Shuanghu High-tech Tourism and Sightseeing Area, the connecting roads are in good condition.

Conghua Taiping Guangyu Temple, which won the United Nations Gold Medal for Cultural Heritage Protection, as well as hundreds of well-known cultural relics and historic sites such as the historic Qiangang Ancient Village, Deng's Ancestral Hall, and Bell Tower Ancient Village are also highlights that cannot be missed when traveling by car in Conghua.

Many people who drive by car to Conghua come here for these ancient buildings.

Many modern and contemporary cultural tourist attractions are also worth visiting, such as Tropic of Cancer Sign Tower, Chen Jitang Villa in Conghua Hot Spring, Pine Garden and Cuixi Building, Pomegranate Mountain and Niubeiji Anti-Japanese War Memorial to the Fallen Soldiers, and the Educated Youth Cultural Exhibition at Liuxihe Forest Farm

Room etc.

Route guide: For self-driving riders traveling to Conghua, the transportation is convenient and fast. You can take Dongfeng Road, Huanshi Road, Xiaobei Road and then turn to Tongxin Road and Guangcong Highway.

If you want to go to the scenic spots north or west of the street, you can go directly to the Conghua chess pole.

Riders located in Dongpu, Cencun and Huangpu can take the Ring Expressway to the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway.