
Year Around Pomelo is a famous local product of Fuding. It gets its name as it blossoms in all the seasons and produces fruit all the year around. The farmers pick the fruits in winter, which can be stored for a long period and transported for a long distance. It has smooth surface, thin skin and few seeds. It tastes especially pleasant and smells appealling. It contains many nutritious components, such as citrin and various vitamins. It serves not only as a rare fruit but also as a medicine.According to Ben Cao Gang Mu(a most fomous encyclopedia of Chinese medicine) and the research reports by Fujian Provincial Chinese Medicine Research Institute in recent years, Year Around pomelo can calm the hu man body, reduce the blood pressure, contribute to a better appetite. It can help those who take in too much alcoholic and too much cholesterin. Therefore it has high economic value, and wins titles of "Quality Fruit" in national fruit competitions. People thus give it the name of "Rare Fruit of the World".
Qianqi Town of Fuding City is regarded as "Hometown of Year Around Pomelo" for its great production.