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Thousands of aloe flowers are in full bloom in Zhanjiang's Xuwen county, Guangdong province. Located in the south of Yingli village, the flowers come in 300 different types. [Photo/yinsha.com] |
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Although Quanzhou in Fujian province is widely believed to be the beginning of China's Maritime Silk Road, Huang Zongwei, a professor at the Sun Yat-sen University says that Xuwen county in Guangdong should be considered as the starting point because it began trading 1,300 years earlier. [Photo/yinsha.com] |
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Only six types of aloe flowers are edible and even fewer types are of great medical value. Xuwen county is famous for its savory edible aloes. [Photo/yinsha.com] |
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Xuwen county has so much to offer at this time of year, from sweet pineapples, picturesque views and of course aloe flowers. [Photo/yinsha.com] |
