Wen 'andi pear

Wen 'an Dili pear is a specialty of Wen 'an County, Langfang City, Hebei Province. Deli pear has black skin and white meat, which is rich in starch and a small amount of sugar. It can be eaten raw and cooked, and it is crisp, hard and slightly sweet. When it is raw, it can be chopped and dried, which can be ground into powder and mixed with miscellaneous grains flour. It is a good substitute for grain. The aboveground stem of Pyrus pyrifolia is called Trigonella, which is a kind of wild herb in Wen 'an. It is an annual plant, but it can not grow for many years when it is not suitable for its growth, and it will grow again when it meets the environment suitable for its growth. The stem is triangular and erect, with a plant height of more than one meter. The leaves are concave-angled and slender, which is comparable to the stem. The stems and leaves are all green, suitable for shallow water or wetland growth. There are white strip-shaped pores in the stem and leaf bark, which are separated by films. It germinates and grows in spring, blooms yellow flowers in clusters in summer, and bears three or four groups of dark brown seeds in autumn; There are fibrous roots and tuberous roots (or underground stems) under the ground, ranging from a few to a dozen per plant, with a general diameter of 1-2 cm. Except for a few high-port areas such as Daliu Town, Dawei River and Laolonggang, all depressions in Wen 'an grow, especially in Chengnan Depression, Ma Wu Yingwa and Jiewei Depression. Its aboveground stem Trigonella ternata can be pulled out or cut off and dried to weave straw shoes, cattail fans, twist 1, straw ropes and make mattresses, which is easy, soft, tough and warm. When there is water, it grows year after year, and when there is no water, it does not grow. No matter whether it is water or dry land, it will not rot if it is not taken out. After a period of time, the epidermis will not rot for ten or twenty years, so people call it "the eternal beam" and "the underground god beam".
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