books.google.com - In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of fancy yellow peaches, large as goose eggs and with a color like gold, to the Chinese court at Ch'ang-an. What kind of fruit these golden peaches really were cannot now be guessed, but they have the glamour of mystery, and they symbolize...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Golden_Peaches_of_Samarkand.html?id=jqAGIL02BWQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Golden Peaches of Samarkand
