| Pinghe County is
centuries-old history and beautiful view place.
Guanxi Honey pomelo has been planted over 500
years planting history in there. The pomelo
had been called Pinghepao in Ming and Qing Dynasty
for big heavy fruitage to drop. And it produced
at Xipu zone nearby Guanxi River, fruitage like
ball, sweet like honey, then, it been changed
Guanxi Honey pomelo. It all intuitively reflected
the natural disposition of Guanxi Honey pomelo.
The pomelo is conventional rare renowned fruit
of Pinghe. In Jiajing Time of Ming Dynasty,
the fruit had recordation which Zhangfengbao
given gravestone stamp his friend Mr. Xipu.
In Qianlong Period of Qing, the pomelo had been
ranked Royal tribute. Tongzhi Emperor vouchsafed
¡°Xipu xinji¡± print and green dragon flag to
as brand and ban. Fruit grower marked green
fruit by the print. The pomelo was called ¡°Emperor
Pomelo¡± in folk. The fruit grower usually received
hundreds taels income. In 1857, the Xianfeng
7th year of Qing, Shihongbao called the pomelo
was one of three well-known fruits of Fujian
in his <Min miscellanea>. It said, ¡°Min
fruit except lychee, Fu orange, and honey pomelo;
lychee is eye-catcher, Fu orange is gentleman,
but pomelo is knight-errant for aroma¡±. Thus
it can be seen, the pomelo had taken high reputation
in Qing Dynasty.
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