Dalang Lychees

Dalang Lychees

　　　Dongguan has long been known as the "hometown of lychees," renowned both in China and abroad for its lychees that are perfect in color, aroma, and taste. Dongguan lychees, described as "delighting the palate and lifting the spirit," are hailed as the "finest fruit in Lingnan."

　　　　Dongguan has a long history of cultivating lychees. According to the Dongguan County Annals, "lychees are as red as cinnabar, as sweet as maltose, and come in various varieties—truly the finest produce of Lingnan."

　　　　Lychees are mainly grown in Dongguan’s mountainous areas, hills, and flatland regions. The key production areas include over 20 towns and districts such as Dalang, Dalingshan, and Liaobu, making lychees one of the city’s flagship fruits.

　　　　The main lychee varieties in Dongguan include traditional high-quality types such as Nuomici, Guiwei, Feizixiao, Sanyuehong, Heiyeye, and HuaiZhi. In recent years, new varieties like Hongxiuqiu and seedless lychees have also been developed. Notably, the Nuomici lychees from Dalingshan Town are celebrated both domestically and internationally for their large size, thin skin, abundant flesh, intense sweetness, and rich flavor. They have won the Gold Award at the First National Agricultural Expo and the Gold Medal at the Beijing International Agricultural Expo.

　　　　"Eating three hundred lychees a day, I’d gladly remain a man of Lingnan." This famous line by Su Dongpo has become the advertising slogan for Dongguan lychees.