Fengwan Peaches

Fengwan Peaches

　　Fengwan Peaches are produced in the areas of Baishui and Chayuanshan in Fengwan Town. The Baishui peaches are large with thin skins, pale yellow in color, with a slight pink blush on the sun-exposed side, sparse fuzz, juicy flesh, tender and crisp texture, and a honey-like sweetness. The flesh naturally separates from the pit when eaten. In 1958, they were exhibited at the Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Exhibition and were appraised by experts as a unique variety of the South China Hookmouth peach, earning the reputation of being “as big as pears and as sweet as honey.” They generally ripen around Minor Heat. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, over 200 dan (a traditional unit of weight) were supplied to the Shaoguan market every year.