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There are many varieties of litchi in China. According to the investigation in the early days of liberation, there are 82 varieties in Guangdong and 41 varieties in Fujian. There are no complete statistics on the varieties in Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Taiwan and other regions. Among them, cinnamon, glutinous rice is the best variety, but also the choice of fresh food, hanging green is a precious and difficult to find varieties. "Luogang Gui Wei", "Bi Cun Nuomi Gao" and "Zengcheng hanging Green" are known as "three outstanding litchi". Huiyang Town long Gui flavor, glutinous rice noodles more delicious and sweet.

中国荔枝品种很多。据解放初期调查：广东有82个品种，福建有41个品种，广西、四川、云南、贵州、台湾等地区的品种尚无完整的统计。当中桂味，糯米糍是上佳的品种，亦是鲜食之选，挂绿更是珍贵难求的品种。“萝岗桂味”，“毕村糯米糍”及“增城挂绿”有“荔枝三杰”之称。 惠阳镇隆桂味，糯米糍更为美味鲜甜。

The following main varieties are common:

常见以下几个主要品种：

March Red: it is known as March Red because it matures in late March of

the lunar calendar. Belongs to the earliest mature species. Mainly

produced in Guangdong Xinhui, Zhongshan, Zengcheng, Guangxi Lingshan and

other counties.三月红:因在农历3月下旬成熟，故名三月红。属最早熟种。主产广东的新会、中山、增城、广西的灵山等县。

Round branch: also known as Shuidong or Shuidong black leaf. Distributed

in the suburbs of Guangzhou and counties in the Pearl River Delta. It

is named because it is suitable for water planting and leaf tip length,

similar to black leaves.圆枝:又名水东或水东黑叶。分布于广州市郊和珠江三角洲各县。因适宜水多栽植和叶片尖长，近似黑叶而较薄而得名。

Black leaves: the fruit is short oval, the top of the fruit is round or obtuse, the fruit is flat; the skin is crimson, the shell is thin, the tortoise lobes are obtuse, the size is uniform, the arrangement is regular, the cracks and sutures are obvious; the meat is solid and crisp, sweet and juicy, mostly large nuclei.黑叶:果实短卵圆形，果顶浑圆或钝，果属平；皮深红色，壳较薄，龟裂片平钝，大小均匀，排列规则，裂纹和缝合线明显；肉质坚实爽脆，香甜多汁，多数为大核。

Huaizhi: also known as dense leaves, Phoenix, ancient Phoenix, Huaizhi (it is rumored that in ancient times there were Shang Shu passing through Lingnan, the litchi sent by the villagers into the bosom, so the name), locust branch.淮枝:又名密叶、凤花、古凤、怀枝（传闻古时有尚书路过岭南，把乡亲送的荔枝入怀中，故名）、槐枝。

Yuanhong: also known as wrinkle core, mainly produces Minhou County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. The fruit is heart-shaped, the top of the family is plump; the peel is purplish red, the lobes are small, there are small spines in the center, and the sutures are not obvious; the flesh is thin, milky white, the nucleus is different in size, and the taste is sweet and sour.?元红：又名皱核，主产福建福州市闽侯县。果实心脏形，科顶丰满；果梗长；果皮紫红色，龟裂片小，中央有小刺，缝合线不明显；肉较薄，乳白色，核大小不一，味甜带酸。

Lanzhu: mainly produces Fujian Longhai, Nanjing, Zhangzhou and other counties and cities.兰竹：主产福建龙海、南靖、漳州等县市。

Chen Zi: for Fujian Li in the product, when mature exudes bursts of fragrance, refreshing. Putian, Xianyou area is the most famous. Cai Xiang. Litchi spectrum.

?陈紫：为福建荔中绝品，成熟时散发出阵阵幽香，沁人心脾。莆田、仙游一带最著名。蔡襄。荔枝谱。

Glutinous rice pill: also known as rice branch, ancient known as crystal pill, is one of the litchi varieties. The fruit shape of the variety is eccentric visceral shape, askew handle, fruit shape is large, the color is bright red and wax yellow, the sense of pericarp is not obvious, the flesh is milky white, translucent, rich, the taste is tender and smooth, the taste is very sweet, the core is thin, the natural sugar content is high, contains a variety of amino acids, trace elements and vitamins necessary to the human body, has a variety of nourishing functions, is a rare Lingnan good fruit. In Dongguan and other places, the variety is known as the "king of litchi".?糯米糍：又称米枝，古称水晶丸，为荔枝品种之一。该品种果形呈偏心脏形，歪柄，果形较大，色泽鲜红间蜡黄，果皮棘感不明显，果肉乳白色、半透明、丰厚，口感嫩滑，味极清甜，核瘦小，自然糖分高，含人体必须的多种氨基酸、微量元素和维生素，具有多种滋补功用，是不可多得的岭南佳果。在东莞等地，该品种有“荔枝之王”之称。

Hanging green: it is a treasure of litchi in Zengcheng, Guangdong, and it is also one of the famous species of litchi in Guangdong.挂绿：为广东增城的荔枝中珍品，也是广东荔枝的名种之一。

Crystal ball: Guangdong, where the flesh is crisp and sweet, the flesh color is transparent, the kernel is small, is an excellent variety with hundreds of years of cultivation history.水晶球：产地广东，果肉爽脆清甜，肉色透明，果核细小，是一个有数百年栽培历史的优良品种。

Concubine smile: Sichuan is called thallium, Taiwan is called green purse or jade purse. Feizixiao is rich in Xiamen, Guangdong, Sichuan, Taiwan and other regions.妃子笑：四川叫铊提，台湾称绿荷包或玉荷包。妃子笑盛产于厦门、广东、四川、台湾等区。

White sugar: also known as bee sugar (electric white). For early-maturing varieties, the main producing areas in Maoming City, Gaozhou Genzi Town, Dianbai Yangjiao Town and other places also have sporadic cultivation.白糖罂：又名蜂糖罂（电白）。为早熟品种，主要产区在茂名市的高州根子镇，电白羊角镇等地亦有零星栽培。

Characteristics of litchi:荔枝特点：

Litchi, native to southern China, is a subtropical fruit tree, evergreen trees, usually no more than 10 m tall, sometimes up to 15 m or higher, bark grayish black; branchlets Terete, brownish red, densely white lenticels. Petiolules 10-25 cm long or over; leaflets 2 or 3 pairs, less 4 pairs, thinly leathery or leathery, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, sometimes long elliptic-lanceolate, 6-15 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, apex cuspidate or caudate shortly acuminate, entire, ventral dark green, glossy, dorsal flour green, glabrous on both surfaces; lateral veins often slender, inconspicuous on ventral surface, conspicuous or slightly raised on abaxial surface; The petiolule is 7-8 mm long. The flesh is translucent and fat-like when it is fresh, and it tastes delicious, but it is not resistant to storage.

荔枝原产于中国南部，是亚热带果树，常绿乔木，高通常不超过10米，有时可达15米或更高，树皮灰黑色；小枝圆柱状，褐红色，密生白色皮孔。叶连柄长10-25厘米或过之；小叶2或3对，较少4对，薄革质或革质，披针形或卵状披针形，有时长椭圆状披针形，长6-15厘米，宽2-4厘米，顶端骤尖或尾状短渐尖，全缘，腹面深绿色，有光泽，背面粉绿色，两面无毛；侧脉常纤细，在腹面不很明显，在背面明显或稍凸起；小叶柄长7-8毫。

Litchi and banana, pineapple, longan together known as "the four major fruits of the South." Litchi is famous for Yang Guifei's love of food, which makes du Mu write the famous sentence "A ride on the red world concubine smile, no one knows is litchi to come".荔枝与香蕉、菠萝、龙眼一同号称“南国四大果品”。荔枝因杨贵妃喜食而闻名，使得杜牧写下“一骑红尘妃子笑，无人知是荔枝来”的千古名句。

Litchi fever, easy to eat fire, and can cause "litchi disease." Solid wood, dark reddish brown, elegant texture, corrosion resistance, has always been a top grade material.荔枝性热，多食易上火，并可引起“荔枝病”。木材坚实，深红褐色，纹理雅致、耐腐，历来为上等名材。

Litchi taste sweet, sour, sexual temperature, into the heart, spleen, liver meridian; can stop hiccup, stop diarrhea, is intractable hiccup and five diarrhea diet good food, at the same time, brain fitness, appetizer to benefit the spleen, has the effect of promoting appetite.荔枝味甘、酸、性温，入心、脾、肝经；可止呃逆，止腹泻，是顽固性呃逆及五更泻者的食疗佳品，同时有补脑健身，开胃益脾，有促进食欲之功效。

Litchi is rich in sugar with energy supplement, fatigue and other symptoms; litchi meat is rich in vitamin C and protein; litchi is rich in vitamins, can promote microvascular blood circulation, prevent freckles, make the skin smoother.

荔枝所含丰富的糖份具有补充能量，神疲等症状；荔枝肉含丰富的维生素C和蛋白质；荔枝拥有丰富的维生素，可促进微细血管的血液循环，防止雀斑的发生，令皮肤更加光滑。