Its growing areas are in Lin Gui, Ling Chuan, Yang shuo, Xinan county. Its suburb growing area such as Wei Jia Du. Wang Jia Village and Yao Tou are more famous with the planting history of more than 170 years. The output amounts to 2,000 to 3,000 tons per year. The size of water chestnut is big and the bigget one is 35 gram. Its peel is thin and pulp is thick. They are sweet, crisp and fresh. Guilin Water Chestnuts are well-known at home and abroad and exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast countries. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Water chestnuts starch, water chestnuts sweet, water chestnuts in syrup, water chestnuts wine, water chestnuts noodles are made from water chestnuts. Water chestnuts are delicate fragrance, soft and crisp, transparent and sweet with the original flavour of water chestnuts. Water chestnuts are white fine and soft with the good effectiveness of strengthening the spleen, reducing phlegm and quenching thirst, they are also good for digestion and stomach jaundice Guilin Water Chestnuts starch, Guei zian lotus root starch, Long zhou betel palm starch and Ping Le lily starch are know as the four Guangxi special local sweetmeats. The water chestnuts cakes are well-received in hotel and restaurant.