Huizhou Kiwifruit

Huizhou Kiwifruit

　　Huizhou Kiwifruit: Kiwifruit, locally called "foreign peach," is thought by some to resemble a potato in shape and is a sweet-and-sour fruit favored by foreigners. In fact, kiwifruit is a genuine local specialty of Huizhou. Legend has it that over 2,000 years ago, a kind of wild fruit grew on Huangshan Mountain. The macaques on the mountain loved to eat this fruit, which is why people began calling it "kiwifruit." Kiwifruit grows abundantly in the mountainous areas of She County. It is a vine plant that climbs various kinds of trees, with large, lush leaves; thorny vines; and clusters of appealing fruit. Every part of the kiwifruit plant is valuable—the seeds can be used to make oil, the flowers for fragrances, the roots for medicine, and the vines and leaves serve as one of the good raw materials for making dyeing glue.