Songjiang Hong Ling

According to the "Songjiang Prefecture Records", as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a place called Caochangbang in Yan Village, northwest of Songjiang City, which was low-lying and full of water, clean and rich in water chestnuts. Dividend from the color, two kinds of green, one is called "parrot green", commonly known as "waist diamond". The other one is called "Yanlaihong", which is characterized by its early maturity and suitability for raw food. It can be used as fruit or cooking. The rhombic shell is bright red and drenched with water, commonly known as "Shuihongling", and it is also called "Yuanbao Red" because of its shape. Because Caochangbang Hong Ling has a bright red shell and the shape of an ingot, which symbolizes "prosperity" and "auspiciousness", especially the meat of rhombus is tender, white, sweet and crisp, very delicious, and has the effects of relieving summer heat, promoting fluid production and invigorating the stomach, etc., so it is regarded as a good product and has become one of the four famous local products in Songjiang at all times. As early as 1972, when Japanese Prime Minister tanaka kakuei came to Shanghai, he also tasted this diamond, which was highly praised and became famous at home and abroad.
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