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Fragrant Pears
( 2005-09-13 )

Mainly produced in Korla, Aksu, Kashi, Hotan andTurpanin Northwest China'sXinjiangUygur Autonomous Region, fragrant pears are tasty, refreshing and sweet, with a thin skin.

Korla, also known as Kuerle in Chinese, has a history of 2,000 years in fragrant pear cultivation. Its fragrant pears, soft, tasty, and refreshing, have a honey aroma, a thin skin, tender flesh, and beautiful colors. The pears are not only nutritious, but also have good medicinal effects. The pears help to moisten the lungs, dispel diseases, detoxify toxicosis (poison-related disease), cure scalding, and relieve pains, and so on.

Korla fragrant pears, reputed as "China's honey pears" and "prince of fruits," have been awarded many times in various domestic activities.

 

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