Liguang apricots

Liguang apricots are the king of Dunhuang's fruits and are harvested in July every year. Liguang apricots are famous for their glossy yellow color and sweet honey-like juice. About the origin of Li Guang apricots, there is a beautiful legend, according to legend, during the Western Han Dynasty, the flying general Li Guang led his troops on a westward expedition, the summer heat, the soldiers were thirsty. Suddenly the air attacked a strange fragrance, only to see two colorful silk from the clouds floating down. General Li horse chasing tongue, pulled out the arrow shot, one of the colored silk should fall to the ground, into a fruitful apricot forest. The crowd competed for food, bitter as yellow lotus. Li Guang angrily cut down the apricot forest, the next day we morning, but see the apricot forest and branches and leaves even, fresh and tender yellow apricot is mouth-watering. Li plant can not help but pick a bite, suddenly fragrant people's lungs, soldiers have picked apricot food, suddenly feel the spirit doubled. Originally, the two colorful silk is sweet apricot fairy and bitter apricot fairy, by the order of the Queen Mother to save Li Guang, they only care about the playful, angry Li Guang and shot down the bitter apricot fairy, late at night, sweet apricot fairy gathered to the bitter apricot fairy, show fairy law, in the bitter apricot stumps on the sweet apricot tree branches, and finally produced a sweet and fragrant yellow apricot. When the sweet apricot had been for Li Guang rescue rescue, with the Li Guang army spread to Dunhuang, so Dunhuang people called it Li Guang apricot.