Yuelai Daylily

Yuelai Daylily

　　Yuelai Daylily is a specialty of Yuelai Town, Shuyang County, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. The town has a history of cultivating golden needles (also known as daylilies) for over 200 years, with currently 8,500 mu of daylilies planted, producing around 200,000 jin annually.

　　The origin of the name Yuelai Town. During the Taiping Rebellion, a wealthy landlord named Ye Xiaoxiang led his family, tenants, and farm laborers to relocate to a hilly area in Shuyang County, Huai'an Prefecture, where they built an embankment settlement. The name “Yuelai Wei” (meaning “those nearby are pleased, those far come”) was chosen for the place. It was later named Yuelai Township, and in 2000, under Secretary Qiu He’s administration, the township was upgraded to a town called Yuelai Town. It is a famous hometown of golden needles (daylilies).