A sea of red spreads throughout the village. /紅色的柿子裝點著村落。 [Photo by Tang Yan]唐嚴攝
 

　　By Jin Lu

　　The Shilin Village, located in Yuyao city, Ningbo, has a history of more than 600 years.

　　柿林村位于寧波余姚，擁有超過600年的歷史。

　　The ancient village, due to its congenial climate and soil conditions, is renowned for its "diaohong", a local variety of persimmon.

　　得益于適宜的氣候和土壤，柿林村以“吊紅”，一種本土生長的柿子而聞名。

　　The fruit is famous for its bright color and soft texture. It has been grown in Shilin for more than 400 years.

　　柿林村的“吊紅”柿子有著超過400年的種植歷史。成熟的“吊紅”柿果色艷麗，皮薄多汁，滋味清甜。

　　Diaohong literally means "hanging red", a realistic description of the picture when the fruit turns red while hanging from the tree as it ripens.

　　從字面上來看，“吊紅”的意思是“掛在樹上的一抹紅”。果實成熟之時，一簇簇掛滿枝丫的紅柿子，如掛在云端的艷紅。

　　Shilin, a renown producer of the fruit in East Zhejiang, currently has over 200 mu (13.3 hectares) of land reserved for growing persimmon, with an annual output of more than 100,000 kilograms.

　　目前，全村有柿子林200余畝，年產(chǎn)柿子20余萬斤，是浙東地區(qū)著名的柿子產(chǎn)區(qū)。

　　The fruit can either be eaten directly, processed into cakes and sauces, or be used to make liquor.

　　Every October, persimmons of different sizes hang on the tree, bringing color to the village.

　　“吊紅”可直接食用，或加工成柿餅、果醬、果酒等。每到金秋十月，柿林村房前屋后、周圍山坡上就掛滿了大小不一、鮮紅透亮的柿子。斑斑點點的“吊紅”柿，裝點、映襯出這個古老而美麗的鄉(xiāng)村。