Chaohe town's local specialty

Longan planting in Chaohe Town has a long history. Longan was mainly planted in Guangdong and Guangxi in history. It is said that more than 500 years ago, when the Ming Dynasty was in war, ancestors who immigrated from Guangdong and Guangxi to Sichuan brought the specialties of their hometown to Chaohe Town for planting and breeding. There are 3263 longan trees over 65438000 years old in China. According to research, the longan tree in back bay village, Chaohe Town has been flourishing for 5 13 years, and its fruit is fragrant and elegant every year. It is estimated that 20 15 Chaohe longan will not mature until August 25th. Friends who like longan can go to Chaohe to pick it after August 25th.

There are more than 20 different varieties of longan in Chaohe Town, which are characterized by large fruit, small stone, sweet meat and sweet taste. In particular, excellent varieties such as Zhong You (Dragon Crown or Longevity Star), Guan Shu (golden eye) and Lufeng (Yulinglong) have been highly praised by experts from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Chaohe River is "the hometown of late-maturing longan in China" and enjoys the reputation of "the hometown of longan in southern Sichuan". In 2005, it was listed as a pollution-free longan production base by the Ministry of Agriculture. Chaohe Longan was awarded the title of "Famous Fruit of Southern Subtropical Crops", while "Houwan Brand" and "Ingenuity Brand" Longan won the gold medal of famous fruit in western China and the gold medal of China Special Agricultural Products Expo respectively.