Nanhuling is a famous specialty of Jiaxing, which is named after its origin in the waters centered on the South Lake of Jiaxing. Nanhu Ling, also known as Qingling, Yuanling, Monk Ling and Nandang Ling. It belongs to Rhombiaceae, a species of South Lake Rhombia.
South Lake Lingzai five thousand It existed years ago. According to the excavation data of the Department of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, a carbonized round corner diamond unearthed from the Neolithic site in Majiabang, Jiaxing, is similar to the current Jiaxing South Lake diamond. through C14 Determined as BC two thousand six hundred and eighty-five — four thousand and ninety In, Jiaxing proved to be the origin of Nanhuling, which has a long history. According to A.D one thousand one hundred and thirty-three According to the Annals of Wu County by Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty in, "In modern times, there are wonton lozenges that are the most fragrant, above the waist lozenges". Nanhuling is famous for its narrow distribution range in history, which is also one of the reasons why "rare things are precious". The Jiahe Annals from the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty and the Purple Peach Pavilion Miscellaneous by Li Rihua of the Ming Dynasty both recorded that the waters centered on the South Lake, "this thing (Zhinan Lake Lingling) does not reach Weitang (Jiashan) in the east, does not exceed Doumen (Tongxiang) in the west, does not reach Haluo (Haiyan) in the south, does not reach Pingwang (Wujiang) in the north, and covers hundreds of miles of inner ears in the week." one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five The ninth issue of the first volume of Zhejiang Youth in, …… There is no production anywhere else. "
Nanhu water chestnut is the most evolved one of the water chestnut families. It is a treasure of water chestnut and is a good fruit in autumn. Marketable time from eight Mid month to eleven The first ten days of the month, as long as three months. The skin of the fresh fruit is clear and crisp, the back of the hundred belly corners is round without thorns, the green skin is white meat, the shell is thin and the meat is crisp, its taste is fresh, sweet, tender and clean, and its flavor is unique. It was listed as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. It is said that Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River and stayed in the Yanyu Tower of the South Lake three times. After picking and eating the South Lake water chestnut in the lotus pool in front of the building, he was full of praise and wrote the poem "Let the water chestnut spread in the summer." There are four ways to eat water chestnut, namely raw fresh water chestnut, boiled water chestnut, cooked water chestnut meat, and made water chestnut. Water chestnut has high nutritional value and medicinal function.
As an aquatic crop, Nanhu water chestnut not only has certain economic value, Moreover, it has good ecological functions. It is a plain water town with water surface planted with water chestnut, which is conducive to purifying the environment and improving the water quality. From the perspective of the history of production development, the planting of Nanhu Ling was quite prosperous in some periods of history. The grand production of Nanhu Ling at that time was described in the words of "Water Country, Smoke Town, Foot Preserving Lotus" (a poem by Lu Guimeng), "Ten mu Linghua Evening Jingqing" (a poem by Wei Zhuang), and "Little women in the lake bay sing to pick up Ling, and go boating to meet Qu Hua" (a poem by Guo Yi). According to investigation, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two In, the planting area of Nanhuling reached four thousand More than mu, average yield per mu seven hundred and fifty kg . about. eleven thousand nine hundred and sixty-four The planting area of Nanhuling in nine thousand and eighty-two Mu, the yield is three thousand two hundred and fifty Tons, becoming the highest production year in history. In the last century seventy — eighty In the s, the planting area of Nanhu water chestnut decreased year by year, and its output declined greatly. Jiaxing Town Aquatic Production Brigade, the main production area of Nanhuling one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four Year - one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two year nineteen Average annual planting area in the middle of the year two hundred and ninety-three Mu, the yield is two hundred and ninety-four point four Tons. The Lingnong in Xujia Village, located near the South Lake, has accumulated extremely rich experience in planting Lingnong.
