Where Can You Pick Bayberry in Changsha? Recommended Bayberry-Picking Spots
Bayberry is not only delicious but also has high medicinal value, and it is distributed in East China as well as in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other regions of China. In early summer, the red fruits hang in abundance, with a sweet-and-sour flavor that is just right. So do you know where in Changsha you can pick bayberry?
1. Where in Changsha you can pick bayberry
1. West Lake Park
The bayberry trees are mainly found near the beach in West Lake Park and about 300 meters in from the South Gate, and there are also quite a few peach trees around the beach.
Transportation routes:
Option 1: Metro Line 2 goes directly to West Lake Park.
Option 2: Take bus routes 6, 12, 18, 63, 301, 303, 309, 312, 314, 315, 325, 355, 902, or the 908 shuttle line and get off at the Provincial Civil Air Defense Office (the Provincial Civil Air Defense Office is West Lake Park)
2. Meiling Park
Enter Meiling Park from the park entrance over by Shewai College, walk up the small hill, and around the pavilion at the top there are more than a dozen bayberry trees.
Transportation routes:
Take the 902 shuttle line, w115, or w202-1 directly to Meiling Park; or take bus routes 219, 315, 902, 913, w106 shuttle line, or w109 and get off at the Fenglin Road Qilong Intersection, cross the road, and walk 100 meters to Meiling Park.
3. Meixi Lake
The bayberry trees at Meixi Lake are mainly found by the lakeside near Ginkgo Park and on the small hill behind the Beach Park.
Transportation routes:
Ginkgo Park is the amusement park under the Ferris wheel; just take bus W201 and get off at Lianhu Sixth Road Intersection
For the small hill behind the Beach Park, you can follow the bus routes for Taohualing: take bus routes 207, 211, 367, or w201 and get off at Taohualing, then go to the small hill behind the Beach Park.
4. Dawei Mountain
Dawei Mountain, with its unique ecological climate and large temperature difference between day and night, is favorable for the accumulation of sugar in fruit, and the soil of Dawei Mountain is rich in trace elements, with no industrial enterprises nearby; therefore, Dawei Mountain fruit is known for its unique taste and natural healthfulness. The bayberry here is introduced from the Zhejiang Qingtian bayberry variety and has the characteristics of excellent quality, large fruit, and delicious flavor, with bright color and a pleasant sweet-and-sour taste, about the size of a ping-pong ball.
Transportation routes:
You can take the Changyong Expressway to Liuyang City, then follow Liudong Highway directly to Daweishan Town; it is an 80-minute drive, and there will be corresponding road signs.
5. Changsha Baiguoyuan
Baiguoyuan Ecological Farm covers an area of 1100 mu and is an agricultural sightseeing and leisure park themed around flower viewing, fruit tasting, tea tasting, and fishing. Under the broad grape trellises the fruit hangs in abundance, and the slopes are full of fruit tea; in June, bayberry and loquat begin to ripen.
Transportation routes:
At the 7-kilometer point on Leifeng Avenue in Wangcheng District, Changsha City; bus lines passing Baiguoyuan include 918, W111, W204, and W207;
6. Wanda Plaza
On the Xiangjiang scenery belt opposite Wanda Plaza, there are three bayberry trees.
The editor thinks that along the riverside heading south all the way to the Wangjiang Park section, there should also be quite a few bayberry trees
Transportation routes:
Take routes 1, 2, 11, 112, 123, 143, 167, 171, 222, 368, 406, 707, 803, 804, 901, or the 908 west line and get off at Changsha Ferry.
2. How to wash bayberry the cleanest
1. Salt water soaking method
When washing bayberry normally, you can soak it in salt water; this way the washed bayberry is the cleanest. The specific method is to put clean water in a basin, then add about ten grams of edible salt, let the salt dissolve, then put the bayberry in to soak; after half an hour, wash the bayberry with clean water and take it out, and it can be eaten directly.
2. Stirring method for washing bayberry
Bayberry washed by the stirring method also comes out especially clean. The specific method is to put the bayberry into a basin, add clean water, then stir with your hand in one direction; when stirring, do not use too much force, so as not to damage the skin of the bayberry. After stirring this way for about ten minutes, the dirt on the surface of the bayberry will enter the water; then take the bayberry out and rinse it several times with clean water.
3. Washing bayberry with alkaline water
When washing bayberry normally, alkaline water is also a good choice; it can not only wash off the dirt on the surface of the bayberry, but also wash off the bugs on its surface. When cleaning, you can use a small amount of warm water to dissolve the alkaline powder, then add clean water, put the bayberry into the alkaline water and soak for ten minutes, gently wash with your hands for a while, then take it out and rinse it clean with clean water.
3. What benefits does regularly eating bayberry have
1. Relieves summer heat, promotes fluid production, and quenches thirst
Fresh bayberry helps with digestion, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst, and can also prevent heatstroke, relieve sha, and relieve excessive thirst;
2. Promotes appetite
Bayberry contains a variety of organic acids and vitamin C; eating an appropriate amount of bayberry can increase stomach acid and digest food, thereby promoting appetite;
3. Prevents and fights cancer
The vitamin C and B contained in bayberry have a positive effect on preventing and fighting cancer;
4. Weight loss, beauty, and anti-aging
The cellulose in bayberry flesh can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, which is beneficial for the excretion of harmful substances in the body and has a detoxifying and beauty-enhancing effect; at the same time, the fruit acid contained in bayberry can also prevent sugar in the body from converting into fat, which helps with weight loss. All the ladies who want to be beautiful and lose weight might as well give it a try