One day in around 743 A.D. the great poet of the Tang Dynasty Du Fu arrived in Yibin.He tasted the Spring Liquor and the specialty of Yibin litchi.

• 杜甫大约在公元743年到了宜宾，杜甫尝到了春酒和宜宾的特产荔枝，即兴咏出“重碧拈春酒、轻红擘荔枝”的佳句。