Luxi Shixia Longan

Luxi Shixia Longan

　　Luxi Shixia Longan

　　"Luxi Shixia Longan" is a premium variety carefully cultivated in Luxi Town, Longmen County, available in both yellow-shell and green-shell types. The unique climate, soil, and water quality of Luxi Town create particularly favorable conditions for longan growth, resulting in fruit that stands out from the rest. These longans are large with small pits, featuring crystal-clear, crisp, and delicious flesh; their flavor is delicate, sweet, and pure, rich yet not cloying; they have low sucrose content, so eating more won’t lead to fat accumulation, and they offer benefits such as improving liver health and vision, as well as nourishing and beautifying the skin. They can be eaten fresh, dried, or used in soups.

　　Currently, the planted area of Shixia longan covers 13,000 mu, and in three years, the annual total output will reach 5 million kilograms.

　　The best time for Luxi Shixia Longan to hit the market is every July.

　　Luxi Town (Lùxī Zhèn) is a town under the jurisdiction of Longmen County, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is located in the southeastern part of Longmen County. The town got its name because the original settlement was surrounded by a small stream, and people had to wade through water to come and go. A market town formed during the Qing Dynasty, and the town was named after the market. In 1961, the Luxi Commune was established, reorganized as a district in 1984, and became a town in 1986. Longmen County is situated in the central part of Guangdong Province, bordering Heyuan City and Boluo County to the southeast, Conghua City and Zengcheng City to the southwest, and connecting to Xinfeng County to the north. Luxi Town continuously expands the planting areas of high-quality, high-yield rice, Shixia longan, and fast-growing Nanyang albizia timber forests according to market demand, leading to a year-by-year increase in agricultural economic returns. By 2002, the town had 1,015.2 hectares of high-quality rice cultivation, over 20 high-quality fruit bases developed in contiguous plots of 6.7 hectares or more, and over 20 Nanyang albizia fast-growing timber forest bases covering 66.7 hectares or more. The town has applied for a Shixia longan trademark, which has been submitted to higher authorities for approval. Once approved, Luxi will truly become the hometown of Shixia longan.

　　"Luxi Shixia Longan" is a premium variety carefully cultivated in Luxi Town, Longmen County, available in both yellow-shell and green-shell types. The unique climate, soil, and water quality of Luxi Town create particularly favorable conditions for longan growth, resulting in fruit that stands out from the rest. These longans are large with small pits, featuring crystal-clear, crisp, and delicious flesh; their flavor is delicate, sweet, and pure, rich yet not cloying; they have low sucrose content, so eating more won’t lead to fat accumulation, and they offer benefits such as improving liver health and vision, as well as nourishing and beautifying the skin. They can be eaten fresh, dried, or used in soups.

　　Currently, the planted area of Shixia longan covers 13,000 mu, and in three years, the annual total output will reach 5 million kilograms. The best time for Luxi Shixia Longan to hit the market is every July.