“绕云椰树一缕香,隔帘越秀半城白。”这颇有南国风情而又对仗工整的诗句,是一位军队老同志参观广州卷烟一厂后即兴挥毫的。“椰树”、“越秀”乃是该厂的两种香烟牌子。说起“越秀”烟,30年前还有一段奇遇呢!1959年,为了迎接建国十周年大庆,这不卷烟厂的领导、职工采用最好的烟叶,日夜奋战,创制出一种“欲与‘熊猫’(上海烟)争高下”的高档烟——“越秀”烟。刘少奇、陶铸同志品尝后很高兴,推荐给中央首长和接待外宾用。后来,“越秀”烟就专门加以特制,进行“机密”生产,还有看守监制,连厂长也别想沾一包烟。 “Around the cloud of coconut tree incense, curtain Yuexiu half-white.” This is quite Southern style and the reincarnation of the poem, is a veteran army comrades visited Guangzhou cigarette factory impromptu slightest. “Coco”, “Yuexiu” is the factory’s two brands of cigarettes. Speaking of “Yuexiu” smoke, 30 years ago, there is still some adventure in 1959, in order to meet the 10th anniversary of the founding of the nation, this is not the cigarette factory leadership, workers use the best tobacco, day and night to create a “desire and ’Panda’ (Shanghai smoke) compete for high-grade smoke - ”Yuexiu“ smoke. After Liu Shaoqi and Tao Zhu were tasting, they were very glad to recommend to the head of the Central Government and to receive foreign guests. Later, ”Yuexiu“ cigarettes specially tailored to carry out ”secret" production, as well as guardian producer, and even the director do not want to dip a pack of cigarettes.