Written Exercise 199 – LITCHI(荔枝) The ball-like red things you can see in the pictures are called Litchi (荔枝). It is a kind of Chinese fruit. Guangdong is the only province which widely plants Litchi,(or -where litchi are widely planted) Fujian and Guangxi rank in second place (or -rank joint-second). Sichuan, Yunnan and Taiwan follow. Its skin is scaly, irregular and rough. Its pulp is white. Some of them have small, thin cores, others are round and big. Those with small cores are the best. It is the very season to feast on Litchi. However, the doctors have given us some suggestions about eating them: 1. Only eat fully ripe Litchi. 2. Don’t eat more than 10 of them per day. 3. Eat them between meals. 4. Those who have diabetes, arthritis or digestive system diseases should avoid eating them. I like Litchi, do you?

Written Exercise 199 – LITCHI(荔枝) The ball-like red things you can see in the pictures are called Litchi (荔枝). It is a kind of Chinese fruit. Guangdong is the only province where litchi plants widely grow, Fujian and Guangxi range in the second. Szechwan, Yunnan and Taiwan follow. Its skin is scale-like, irregular and rough. Its pulp is white. Some of them have small and thin cores, some are round and big. Those with small cores are the best. It is the very season to feast on Litchi. However, the doctors have left us some suggestions to eat them: 1. Only eat full ripe Litchi. 2. Don’t eat over 10 of them in a day. 3. Eat them between meals. 4. Those who have diabetes, arthritis and digestive system disease should avoid eating them. I like Litchi, do you?