Historical Stories of the Four Meetings

Sihui is the famous hometown of citrus and jade in China. Let’s talk about citrus first. As a member of Sihui, of course, we must praise our hometown. Even if the praise is not good, we must give it a try and try our best. Sihui is located in the west of the central part of Guangdong Province and on the northwest edge of the Pearl River Delta. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangdong. Because the county is where four rivers meet, it is named "Sihui". It has always been known as "the land of fish and rice" and "the land of citrus". The reputation of "Hometown". Citrus cultivation in Sihui has a long history. There are historical records of citrus planting as early as more than 400 years ago. Sihui's tribute citrus was once listed as a tribute to the imperial court and is well-known in Beijing. Here you might as well listen to me tell a historical story about Sihui Gonggan. According to legend, more than four hundred years ago, there was a chief minister of Dali Temple in the capital, named Liu Ren, whose ancestral home was the Liu family in Xisha, Sihui. One year, he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. The elders in his hometown brought out the sweet tangerines they grew to entertain Liu Ren, who returned home in fine clothes. After eating the mandarin oranges, he felt that they were sweet and delicious, indeed unique and distinctive, so he kept some for collection and took them back to the capital. One day, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty invited Liu Ren to play chess. Liu Ren brought some sweet tangerines with him so that the emperor could try what he thought was the best fruit from Lingnan. The emperor ate and praised continuously; "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's sweet and refreshing, and the honey tastes without residue. It's really the best fruit. Where did the Qing family get it?" Liu Ren said, "Long live this sweetness." The mandarin oranges were brought back from Sihui's hometown by a minister who went back to his hometown to worship his ancestors a few days ago. The emperor was very happy after hearing this and said, "Does the Qing family know how many mandarin oranges there are?" Liu Ren said, "Long live this report." As far as Wei Chen knows, there are only a hundred of these sweet tangerines." The emperor nodded and said, "Liu Qing's family, this kind of tangerine is not ordinary, it is a treasure and should be carefully protected after harvesting every year. , all were handed over to the county government and listed as tribute for the palace to enjoy." As a result, the county magistrate was flattered and immediately went to Xisha to inspect. One day, he found 140 tangerines, all of which were classified as tribute tangerines. Anyone picks and buys. Since then, during the sweet tangerine harvest season every year, the county government has sent troops to guard the tangerines, picking them and transporting them to the capital. This is the story in history, and Sihui Gonggan is famous for this.