The ancient desolate place in Huazhou was full of miasma, and people suffered from phlegm. According to legend, there are Luo debaters who pity the people's hardships and plant oranges in the city of "Shilong", and the orange produced has a magical effect. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the people of Zhou built the Huayan Temple in the city of Zhou to commemorate Luo Bian, and the gate of the temple couplet said: "The story recalls that year, thousands of plants in citrus reticulata were planted; The fairy trail stays here, and Mao' an is a place to live. " There is a record of Huazhou Orange in the "Medicine" in Gaozhou Official Records compiled during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (about 16). Besides legends, efficacy, value, discrimination, soil, climate, species protection, collection, processing, tribute, origin and plotting, there are a large number of poems praising Huazhou Orange.
in the middle of Qing dynasty, the county planted more than 3 mu (about 1, trees) of orange. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, due to frequent wars, and the authorities only paid attention to obtaining and not asking about production, the orange was even more damaged. By 1949, there were only more than 3 acres (about 2, trees) in the county. After the founding of New China, the people's government allocated special funds in the 195s to revive the old orange orchards and open up new production areas. In 1962, the county orange production office was established, and the medicinal materials company was entrusted to be in charge of the production, processing, acquisition and sales of oranges. The orange area expanded year by year. In the early 197s, the county's orange area grew to more than 3, mu, and in 1985 it increased to 8,5 mu (about 17, trees). The county people's government also organized Chinese medicine experts to conduct a series of studies on Huazhou orange. In order to tap the advantages of local production, Laijiayuan Orange Products Factory was expanded into a Chinese medicine factory in 1987, and the number of employees increased from more than 2 to more than 1, producing orange system drugs and further exerting the role of orange in medicine. In 1988, the factory mass-produced orange series drugs.
banyan tea, also known as coloured glaze tea, is named because it is produced near the banyan tree fair in Guguan Road. It is said that banyan tea strips are tender, the leaves are green, and the shape is similar to that of ancient banyan, hence the name. Also, the origin of banyan tea is Liuli tea (built by Zhao Shijin in Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty), and there is a well named Liuli well next to the temple. The well water is clear and sweet, and the banyan tea is soaked in the glass well, which is particularly fragrant and mellow, so it is also called Liuli tea.
The taste of banyan tea is sweet and moist. Drinking it can not only promote fluid production to quench thirst, but also dispel wind, resolve phlegm, eliminate stagnation and stimulate appetite. This tea was planted in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 3 years. According to legend, in the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, a Qing lawsuit fled here because of avoiding power and rape, cut his hair as a monk, and lived in seclusion in Liuli Temple. He built a small tea kiosk next to the temple and soaked glass tea in a glass well to entertain passers-by. Because the glazed tea is fragrant and sweet, and the good fruit can tell the book, so it is fashionable for officials and celebrities from all over the world to go to Liuli Temple to drink tea and compose poems, leaving many excellent works. For example, Gao Lian's observation made Ye Shen Wanyin have a beautiful sentence of "drinking a lamp in Silla". Celebrity Xie Guiyuan took advantage of the tea to write a poem: "The peak turns to the tea house, so let's try a spoonful of sweetness in the famous spring;" It is absolutely like Huishan's flavor, and Lingnan really does not reduce Jiangnan. " Celebrities drink famous teas, which bring out the best in each other. Banyan tea is famous.
Alpinia officinarum in Nansheng is panicum miliaceum, which is drought-tolerant, barren and afraid of soaking. Most cultivated land in Nansheng belongs to black mud field, which is rich in carbon, soft and hydrophobic and suitable for the growth of Alpinia officinarum.
galangal in Nansheng is brown, slightly shiny, not shriveled after sun exposure, with thin skin and thick flesh, crisp and tender meat, spicy and sweet taste, and high content of gingerol, which has the functions of resolving phlegm, promoting circulation of qi, promoting digestion and appetizing, invigorating spleen, eliminating water and dampness, and preventing epidemic diseases. According to the legend of the elders, during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, plague was prevalent in Huazhou and neighboring counties, and villagers in Nansheng area ate ginger to prevent them from getting immune diseases, which made the surrounding areas peaceful. In addition, Nansheng Shuijiang is accompanied by the local famous dish "White Cut Chicken", which is fragrant but not greasy and full of flavor. Restaurants, restaurants and residents' families all use ginger as the main seasoning, and they become accustomed to each other. There is also spice powder used by local chefs for seasoning, and most of them are served with ginger in the south. The dishes are particularly delicious.
there is a history of more than 2 years of planting galangal in nansheng, and it started in Dipushan, which was only a few tens of acres. Since then, the application of Alpinia officinarum has become more and more extensive. Not only can it be used as seasoning, but also can be used as medicine for treating Han disease, so the planting area has been continuously expanded, and it has developed to more than 5 mu in the late Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China. The planting area of xie cun, Shanwei and Letang has been expanded from Pushan to Nansheng, with an annual planting area of more than 1, mu of ginger. During the listing season of Shajiang (dried ginger slices), many merchants in Nanshengwei buy them by the scale and ship them to Guangxi, Yunnan, Central China and North China for sale. After the founding of New China, the people's government attached great importance to the production of Alpinia officinarum, summed up and exchanged experience in planting ginger, and popularized the improved varieties of Alpinia officinarum. At the same time, the commercial department set up some acquisitions, which promoted the development of Alpinia officinarum. From the late 195s to the early 196s, the whole commune planted about 3, mu of Alpinia officinarum every year, with a yield of 2 tons per mu. Later, with the construction and improvement of the Nansheng Water Diversion Project, there were many waterlogged fields in summer, which was not conducive to the production of Alpinia officinarum. In addition, there was a tendency of "paying more attention to grain than money" at that time, so that the planting area of Alpinia officinarum decreased. In 1988, the whole region (town) planted about 2 mu of ginger, with a total output of more than 3 tons.
Shuiqiao Cucumber Farmers in Shuiqiao have a long history of planting cucumbers, but it was more than a hundred years ago to make them into dried melons. Shuiqiao Cucumber, named after its place of origin, was first planted in Nakamura and Liucun, and then gradually developed to nearby Shancuo, Xiadong, Yingbi, Hecangjiao, Chentang and Liangkou. After the founding of New China, Shuiqiao cucumber has been further developed. In addition to the continuous expansion of the planting area in the old producing areas, it has also been planted in the neighboring Liangguang District (town) such as Qiling, Longxiu, Luodi, Zhaitangpo and Chuba. From 195s to 197s, Shuiqiao planted more than 1 mu of cucumber every year and made about 15 tons of dried melon.