"300 lychees a day. As a Lingnan person, I grew up without hesitation." This is the first time that Su Dongpo tasted litchi after he was relegated to Guangdong, and expressed his love and praise for litchi with poetry.
Litchi is eaten every year, and this year's litchi has been listed for sale one after another.
A few days ago, Shanghai litchi sold to 40 yuan for a kilo, and it was listed on the hot search list with the title "Litchi listed and sold to 2 yuan".
The price of litchi is high, not only because of seasonal fruits, but also because of its variety.
There are many varieties of litchi in China, and of course there are many delicious ones, especially those with thin skin, thick flesh and sweet taste, which are deeply loved by consumers. The most famous litchi varieties are: Feizixiao, Guiwei, glutinous rice paste, March red, Zhuangyuanhong, black leaf, Gualv and so on.
The most expensive one is hanging green. As early as 2002, Zengcheng 10 green litchi was auctioned at the price of10.2 million yuan each, and the most expensive one was sold at the price of 555,000 yuan. A litchi was able to buy a house in Guangzhou, and now it is worth the down payment of a house.
It can be seen that the value of Zengcheng hanging green is not generally high, one is the top suite. So why is Zengcheng hanging green so expensive? Let's take a look.
1, things are rare.
The reason why hanging lychee is so expensive is mainly because there is only one hanging lychee in the world, which proves the truth that "things are rare and expensive".
According to records, Gualv originated from Siwanggang, Xintang, Zengcheng. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, there were hundreds of litchi species in Zengcheng. During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Gualv stood out among hundreds of lychees and made its debut at the C position.
Later, during the Jiaqing period, due to the harassment of officials, the people were overwhelmed and almost all the green lychees were cut down. Fortunately, a tree survived in saionji (now Licheng Green Square) in the western suburbs of the county.
Not only that, because of the war in the Republic of China, the old trees in Xiyuan were left unattended, resulting in sparse leaves and few achievements.
It was not until the management by special personnel was restored that the fruit trees were restored in the mid-1990s.
Therefore, it is extremely precious to hang green in the West Garden.
Second, good quality.
"Crispy as a pear, the pulp disappears and remains unchanged for three days." The green meat is especially crisp, sweet and slightly fragrant, and its quality is excellent, which makes it stand out among many litchi qualities such as "Feizixiao", "glutinous rice paste" and "Guiwei".
A tree hangs a green grain of gold.
In addition to good quality, hanging green has another remarkable feature. "Zengcheng hangs green" red shell is green, four points are slightly green, and six points are dividends. Every litchi is surrounded by a green line. The pulp is white and crystal clear, sweet and refreshing, and has a unique flavor.
It's hard to "hang green" and think about it.
Third, rare varieties.
Different from other lychees, hanging green lychee can be widely planted. Hanging green and delicate, it is not easy to publicize and popularize.
The hanging green tree now living in Zengcheng is the ancestor of hanging green varieties, which is more than 400 years old and more than 5 meters high. It has cultivated several generations of the descendants of the hanging green, and planted more than 100 plants in several towns and villages in Zengcheng.
At present, all the hanging greens bought in the market are ancestors and descendants of Zengcheng Xiyuan, and the price of hanging lychees produced is generally around 100 yuan a catty.
Today, Zengcheng's hanging green is not only the meaning of "litchi", but also a belief of Zengcheng citizens, a cultural heritage and a symbol of a place.
Walking on the streets of Zengcheng, you can see the figure of "hanging green" everywhere, the lake hanging green, the street hanging green, the new city hanging green ..... everywhere is the smell of "hanging green".
Do you think the "litchi" with green ancestors is worth 550 thousand?