Submit the essay―― But in an instant, I was filled with great enthusiasm and became extremely happy again because I once again found myself under the tall coconut trees. These slim trees are themselves a poem, a wonderful noise, a piece of forgettable history that can be planted in the heart, a painting created by a master artist. Together with the tamarind tree, they are regarded as the city trees of Sanya. It is not common for a city to choose two plants as its city trees, which is also an innovation of Sanya. Coconut trees can be seen everywhere on Hainan Island. When I traveled in Xishuangbanna, I also rarely saw their graceful figures. They also grow in Guangdong and Guangxi, but if we consider their growth momentum, the emerald greenness of their leaves, and their countless postures, naturally, the coconut trees in Sanya are still better. Later, when I saw the coconut trees by the bay, together with the beach, the sea, the sea breeze, the sunshine, the blue sky, the islands, and the beauties, it really made me drunk and unwilling to wake up. The various diets made or processed from coconuts have become important products of Hainan's commerce, and are also one of the symbolic products that Hainan brings to the world market, a business card of Hainan Island. What we see most often is the canned coconut juice that swings around on the shelves of supermarkets all over the country. Drinking a mouthful, it is refreshing, like milk. In addition, there are coconut milk candies that can be chosen as gifts, carrying a strong sea flavor, making that sweetness lastingly passed on among people's hearts. According to the introduction, coconut water, coconut meat, coconut shells, even coconut roots and leaves, can all be used as medicine, which should also be considered as part of traditional Chinese medicine. Just as the bamboo sea in southern Sichuan has famous bamboo carving art, Hainan also has its unique coconut carving agriculture, whose products are well-known domestically. It is said that in ancient times, they were offered to the emperor as tribute, which shows the sophistication of their skills and the value of the products. But compared to bamboo carving, I still feel that bamboo carving suits my taste more. But whether it is root carving in the usual sense, or bamboo carving, coconut carving, each has its own charm. In the market, I also saw a kind of cosmetic made from coconut oil, and it is called high-end cosmetics, which northern women like more. This made me think of olive oil, whose uses seem to be wider than coconut oil. Only the olive oil in Hainan seems not as famous as that in Xishuangbanna. However, the local people in Hainan think that their olive oil is of better quality and quite expensive. After talking about coconut trees, let me talk about another city tree of Sanya - the tamarind tree. Whether it is the leaves, branches, or roots of the tamarind tree, if you put them in your mouth and taste them, there will be a sour taste, hence the name tamarind tree. The fruit of the tamarind tree secretes an amino acid when it matures. Therefore, the people of Hainan like to stew young tamarind leaves and immature fruits with fresh fish to drink soup. It is said that drinking this soup regularly has excellent nourishing effects on the body, especially for pregnant women. If the former often drinks this soup, it is beneficial for the body and the fetus inside. After childbirth, the pregnant woman should drink more of this soup. People in the south mostly like to stew soup, especially those in Guangdong. After each meal, they must drink a few spoons of carefully stewed soup. They say it not only stimulates appetite but also promotes digestion, protects the gastric mucosa, and prevents stomach diseases. Cantonese cuisine is listed as one of the four major cuisines of the People's Republic of China, and its exquisite stewing skills have added luster to it. Although the people of Hainan do not like stewing soup as much as the people of Guangdong, their stewing skills are not inferior to those of Guangdong. In addition, the sour soup of Guizhou ethnic minorities, the sour cabbage vermicelli soup in Sichuan cuisine, etc., are all very refined soups. It seems that in the soups of various places, sourness is one of the very important and indispensable elements. Since the tamarind tree is sour all over, it naturally becomes an important ingredient for Hainan sour soup. As for why the tamarind tree is chosen as one of the city trees of Sanya, I don't know. I originally intended to consult relevant people, but I eventually forgot to ask. Now thinking about it, it probably has something to do with cooking nutritious and medicinal soups. Later, I learned from the materials that the tamarind tree is a second-level protected plant in the country, and it is only found in Hainan and Yunnan, showing its preciousness. I just don't like this tree, just like I don't like pine trees and evergreens. I can't find any special reason, I just don't like it. If I really have to find a reason why I don't like it, I might say this: seeing a pine tree and an evergreen makes me feel like meeting a dead person, and seeing a tamarind tree makes my goosebumps fall all over. Maybe the sourness of the tamarind tree, through the air between us, invades my body, making me extremely uncomfortable with the "sour" feeling. Of course, this is just a joke. The tamarind tree is sour, and so is one of the tastes of life. When our bodies become acidic, there is a possibility of getting cancer. When our souls turn acidic, jealousy, hatred, and even bloodshed disasters arise. And the sour interpersonal relationships in daily life, although not substantive quarrels, are still annoying. Dear, when you are sour, what should I do to make it worse? I need to continue my quest for delicious food, which benefits a great stomach and the joy brought by wandering around. Perhaps, the only way to dissipate sorrow and alleviate melancholy on a journey is to eat. I naturally wouldn't miss such a method to relieve long-standing melancholy. Moreover, in Sanya, I indulged in eating more greedily than in any other city, filling my belly with the finest delicacies, so as not to waste my trip back to Sanya. Excuse me, I won't boast in front of you, who claims to be a gourmet. Since you haven't been to Sanya yet, I'll briefly tell you about its delicacies. Besides the sour tamarind soup mentioned above, there is also the Zhuang ethnic group's Chen fish soup, which is only liked by the locals, but I am not accustomed to it, just like how I couldn't get used to the diet of the boatmen in Zhoushan. Other than that, there are dishes like Tengqiao spareribs, Lin'ao suckling pig, Coconut Eight Treasures Rice, Pumpkin Rice, Hele Crab, Wenchang Chicken, Xishan Goat, Huangyuan Old Duck, etc., all of which can be considered highly sophisticated local delicacies. Among them, I can never get enough of the Huangliu Old Duck. Without going into details about its taste, according to the saying in Sichuan when I praise something: "This taste is absolutely ruthless!" Records show that the history of Huangliu Old Duck is not long, it can only be called a rising star in the culinary scene of Hainan. It originated in the early 1980s in the Huangliu Town of Ledong. A couple in the town opened a duck shop, strangely, the ducks they selected must have laid eggs, and be old ducks aged over a year, which is very different from many restaurants that only prefer young ducks. Besides the age of the ducks, the ingredients used to cook this dish are extremely strict and delicate, plus the unique cooking method, the cooked duck meat is tender but not tough, fragrant but not greasy. Whether it is stir-fried or served plain (in Sichuan, we usually call it white-cooked duck or white-cooked chicken), the taste is quite good and widely loved by people. By the 1990s, it had become popular throughout Hainan Island, attracting numerous customers, and it is said that it has the potential to gain national fame. I prefer the plain version, the taste is rich and mellow. If you add some chili threads, green onions, Sichuan pepper powder, garlic paste, stone-ground sesame oil, or roasted sesame seeds, the taste would be even better. The only downside is that it is a bit expensive, usually costing more than 30 yuan per pound, and in certain areas, it can reach 40-50 yuan per pound. Unfortunately, you are not here, otherwise, no matter how unreasonable the price, I would invite you to enjoy a wonderful meal. Besides delicacies, the popular snacks in Sanya mainly include Gangmen rice noodles, sour rice noodles, Baolu rice noodles, red bean rice, zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), cold noodles, bamboo tube rice, chicken rice, and coconut rice. Bamboo tube rice and coconut rice are both good and reasonably priced. However, the zongzi is not as good as the ones from Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and the sour rice noodles are not as good as the sour and spicy noodles from Chongqing; they are merely sour, and the taste is not great. Snacks may be "small," but they often represent the culinary culture of a place or a city. One could say that the depth of culinary culture is built upon a variety of snacks. The most famous example is Chengdu's street snacks, which have contributed significantly to Sichuan cuisine's nationwide reputation. Similarly, Chongqing and Hunan cuisines share this characteristic. However, the snacks in Sanya have not yet reached the depth of Chengdu or Chongqing's culinary culture. To put it bluntly, they have not formed a distinct style, and thus have not become world-renowned snacks. Though they could be勉强called a form of culinary culture, it still requires the persistent efforts of the locals. If it is exaggerated for tourism promotion or political achievements, deliberately raising its level which may not be widely recognized, it is very unpleasant. Regrettably, in today's market economy, this undesirable and shortsighted superficial propaganda, often labeled as "culture," frequently leads to grand events known as "cultural festivals." Not only does this waste these culinary traditions, but it also disrespects true culture. This phenomenon of masquerading as culture and knowledge while pursuing minimal economic benefits, inflating private gains, and engaging in greed and corruption has permeated every corner and has corrupted the bones of the majority of people. Terms like snacks, wide mouths, black mouths, noble nature, fairness, and baseness have become vivid portrayals of many people today. Yet, in the eyes of many, this is normal. What is abnormal is criticizing these actions and portrayals. Beloved, when alive, you, are you still criticizing? If you go crazy because of this, I will use...