Monk fruit originated in Guilin, Guangxi, and its origin can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It is a refreshing, sweet and cool yin tonic, which has the effects of health preservation, longevity and physical fitness. It has always been known as the "magic fruit". In modern times, due to the magical sugar substitute effect of mogroside, Monk fruit has become famous overseas and is known as the "Oriental Magic Fruit". It is also regarded as a core product of "sugar reduction", "sugar substitute" and "anti-sugar". It is a pioneer in sugar reduction under the 2020 health strategy.

However, monk fruit is a vine plant of the Cucurbitaceae family that has strict requirements on the growing environment. It can only survive in a suitable environment between 24 and 25 degrees north latitude. It has extremely high requirements for air humidity, temperature difference between day and night, altitude, and light time. If the conditions are not suitable, it will not bloom or grow fruit. Therefore, there is a saying that "90% of the world's monk fruit is produced in Guilin, Guangxi."

The Guilin Municipal Government, relying on the resource advantages, brand advantages, and origin advantages of the hometown of monk fruit, has vigorously promoted the monk fruit industry and processing industry, making Guilin the world's largest monk fruit production, processing, distribution, and import and export base. At present, the Guilin Municipal Government is actively promoting the construction of the Chinese Monk Fruit Characteristic Cultural Town and actively building a "green and environmentally friendly monk fruit 10 billion sweet industry."