Farmers begin to grow cacao trees in some provinces in South China. (origin), the trees grow in the shady areas of rainforests near the Earth's equator, which require exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cacao trees start producing large fruits (call) pods, which grow near the trunk of the tree. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate. There are several kinds of cacao trees. Most of the world's chocolate (make) from the Forastero cacao tree. But Chinese farmers can also grow Criollo or Trinitario cacao trees. Growing cacao trees (be) very hard work for farmers because cacao trees grow n on farms are much (easily) threatened by diseases and insects than wild trees are. They have to find many ways to deal with the damage.
Today, chocolate industry is developing Chinese elements as chocolate shapes. The "big chocolate (consume)", such as Belgium, Italy, Germany and other European countries, also have designers to integrate Chinese elements into the chocolate modeling. In recent years, cultural and creative chocolates have been introduced a variety of ways. From delicate cloth coins and silver locks to national (treasure) and ancient buildings, they can be turned into delicious food on the tip of the tongue, people can taste buds through the time tunnel and feel the history and culture.
