The Tomb-sweeping Festival usually marks the farewell to the dazzling colors and brilliant beauty of various flowers, but then the prime time for tuwei comes. Tuwei has been planted in the fertile land of Xiaolan for over 400 years. For the short flowering, farmers begin to pluck tuwei flowers to make wine since Qing Dynasty to keep its perfume. The fragrance of the flower is reinforced in the process of yeasting. Preserving it for one year, the intoxicating scent of the flowers is clogged with wine, thick with it and heavy with it.

The cellar for tuwei wine in Xiaolan.

Tuwei wine of Xiaolan

The enchanting perfume of tuwei wine

Steamed crabs and eggs with tuwei petals