On June 25, the Lychee King Tasting Auction was held in Dalang Town, and all the proceeds of 40,000 yuan were donated to the town's charity for public welfare. The title of “Champion Lychee” was awarded to a 38-year-old lychee tree from Xiniubei Village, and its 50 kilograms of picking right was sold for a high price of 22,222 yuan. Lychee is a traditional Dalang fruit that has been planted since the late Song and early Yuan dynasties and the historical planting area reached up to 2,666 hectares. At present, it covers nearly 667 hectares with most of the plantations located in Shuiping, Xiniupo, Songbailang, and other villages. Among them, Shuiping Village has nearly 2,000 lychee trees that are over 300 years old. #LingnanSpecialty

现场参与“荔王”竞拍

“荔王”品鉴会

香糯获“状元荔”称号

6月25日，东莞市大朗镇举办“荔王”品鉴拍卖会，所得4万元全部交予大朗镇慈善会用于公益慈善事业。其中，来自犀牛陂村乡品农业38年树龄的香糯获得“状元荔”称号，50公斤的采摘权被22222元高价拍下。据了解，荔枝是大朗的传统水果，自宋末元初就开始栽植，历史种植面积最多时达4万亩，目前也有近万亩，种植最多的分布在水平、犀牛陂、松柏朗等村（社区），其中水平村还有近两千棵荔枝老树，树龄最长超300年。

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