Guilin Guanyang Snow Pear

Guilin Guanyang Snow Pear is a "natural mineral water" for cooling off in summer, with a thousand years of planting history, named after its origin in Guanyang County. These pears are large, with each fruit weighing up to 500 grams, pale yellow skin, smooth and delicate surface, snow-white flesh, crispy and juicy texture, and small cores with no 渣 (dregs). One bite releases sweet pear juice that bursts in the mouth with a mint-like coolness, instantly dispelling most of the summer heat. Guanyang County has a subtropical monsoon climate with large temperature differences between day and night, and sandy loam soil rich in trace elements, allowing snow pears to accumulate abundant sugar and moisture, with vitamin C content more than twice that of ordinary pears. During the harvest season from July to August, Guanyang's pear orchards are full of fruits. Farmers transport the snow pears to the market in bamboo baskets, and foreign visitors are always attracted by their "beautiful shape, thin skin, and tender flesh." They buy a few to eat directly or cut them into pieces and stew them with rock sugar into snow pear soup, which moistens the throat and clears heat. Guanyang Snow Pears can also be made into dried pears or pear paste, healthy gifts for friends and family.