Chapter 1
The secret life of the alligator strawberry
Chapter 2
Imperial drama and high speed fruit
Chapter 3
Global voyages and the dark side of the seed
Chapter 4
Culinary quirks and peeling hacks
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the alligator strawberry
Ch 2 · Imperial drama and high speed fruit
futura Imperial Lychee Relay
Speeding for lychees! Speeding for lychees! Racing to the palace, speeding for lychees!
futura Exiled to Huizhou in 1094 CE, poet Su Shi fell in love with lychees, writing a poem that
Fun Fact
Royal delivery: The fast-horse relay for Yang Guifei's lychees was so intense that many horses and riders collapsed from exhaustion along the way.
Glossary
courier (noun)
A messenger who transports goods, documents, or messages. During the Tang dynasty, imperial couriers rode exhausted horses to deliver fresh lychees to consort Yang Guifei.
A messenger who transports goods, documents, or messages. During the Tang dynasty, imperial couriers rode exhausted horses to deliver fresh lychees to consort Yang Guifei.