Popular Science Cartoon | If I can eat 300 lychees a day, I would be willing to live in Lingnan forever... So how were lychees transported and kept fresh in ancient times?

Popular Science Cartoon | If I can eat 300 lychees a day, I would be willing to live in Lingnan forever... So how were lychees transported and kept fresh in ancient times?

The sweet and sour lychee has been loved by people since ancient times. The ancients said, "It is spring all year round at the foot of Luofu Mountain, and the oranges and bayberries are in season. If I can eat 300 lychees a day, I will be willing to live in Lingnan forever."

So, how did people keep lychees fresh during transportation in ancient times? A cartoon will give you an idea.

Text/drawings Li Jingrong Wang Xueying

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