From drinks and desserts to tourist sites, sweet osmanthus has been an autumn favorite for Chinese people for over 2,000 years
In many countries, the return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Starbucks menus has become an unofficial harbinger of the fall season. But in China, especially for people who live in southern parts of the country, it’s not pumpkin but sweet osmanthus flowers (or guihua) that best represent the season of falling leaves.
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