Yangshan Wampee

Yangshan Wampee

　　The wampee fruit from Caoping Hui Ethnic Township boasts a golden-yellow hue, smooth and glossy appearance, a sweet and tangy taste with rich juice and a fragrant aroma, making it a fruit of exceptional color, aroma, and flavor. Its leaves, root bark, and seeds are all used medicinally. A local saying goes: "Eat lychees when hungry, wampee when full," indicating that wampee aids digestion. Wampee is a subtropical specialty that prefers a warm and humid environment. With abundant rainfall, ample sunlight, and significant day-night temperature variations, Caoping Hui Ethnic Township provides ideal conditions for wampee cultivation. The wampee grown here features a golden-yellow, glossy exterior, a balanced sweet and tangy taste, juicy flesh, and a pleasant fragrance, along with high vitamin content. Wampee also offers notable medicinal value—its leaves, fruit, and seeds can all be used in traditional remedies. It helps with digestion and stomach health, soothes the qi and calms coughs, relieves summer heat and reduces internal heat, and helps prevent and treat colds. Commonly known as the "treasure of fruits," wampee is valued for its digestive and stomach-strengthening properties, qi-regulating and spleen-benefiting effects, and its ability to promote qi flow and relieve pain. There’s a saying: "Eat lychees when hungry, wampee when full." The fruit peel can reduce swelling from wind-dampness and treat childhood malnutrition. The seeds are used to treat hernias, centipede bites, and infantile scalp sores. It is a healthy fruit choice for summer. In recent years, the Caoping Township government has also introduced seedless wampee to cater to diverse preferences.