On Dragon Boat Festival, the wine soaked with longevity fruit is very popular in the countryside, especially among the Hakkas. Beneficial to the human body, raw longevity fruit can be eaten directly, soaked in wine, or used in cook.

Longevity fruit has nicknames like Wanzi Pear, Shanlin Fruit, and Mumi. With the height of over 10 meters, the longevity fruit tree is a kind of deciduous trees. The trunk of the longevity fruit tree is brown which will turn dark when soaked in water. The longevity fruit trees are widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical zones. This kind of fruit trees are also widely planted in the agricultural areas of Wuguishan Town and Sanxiang Town in Zhongshan.

The meat of the longevity fruit contains 24% sugar, 9.5% glucose, and 7.92% fructose, and is known as “candy tree”. The longevity fruit can be used as medicine to ease many diseases. The longevity fruit tree, which is also ideal material for architecture, furniture, and handicraft article, usually takes 20 to 30 years to grow up.