According to the Ch'ing dynasty encyclopedia Ku-chin t'u-shu chi-ch'eng, betel nuts were prized by the nobility of northern China because they came all the way from the south of the country.
根據「古今圖書集成」中記載，古代的北方貴族視檳榔為奇珍異果，因為它是千里迢迢從南方運來的。