Distribution of the latest cantaloupe

Hami melon, also known as snow melon, tribute melon, etc., is one of the melon varieties, because Hami is the most famous, so it is called Hami melon, because it tastes sweet and belongs to a kind of honeydew melon, Hami melon is often miswritten as "cantaloupe". Xinjiang is the main producing area in China, and now it is widely cultivated in temperate and tropical regions of the world.

Distribution of producing area of Hami melon

Cantaloupe is widely cultivated in all parts of China, and Hami is the most famous, so it is called cantaloupe. Except for a few alpine regions in Xinjiang, most areas produce cantaloupe. High-quality cantaloupe is produced in Shixian County, Hami and Turpan basins in southern Xinjiang. Shihezi is also very good.

The producing environment of cantaloupe

Cantaloupe has high requirements for the environment, such as high temperature in summer, dry air, scarcity of Rain Water, long sunshine and many other natural conditions, sufficient sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night, which can give full play to photosynthesis during the daytime. However, the respiratory consumption at night is small, which is conducive to nutrient precipitation, mainly produced in Hami, Turpan, Shanshan, Xinjiang with small rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night.

The name of cantaloupe comes from

Cantaloupe is called melon and melon in ancient times, and Kuhong in Uyghur language. The origin of cantaloupe is also rumored to be related to tribute. It is said that when Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty tasted this melon, he asked the name of the melon. The Chamberlain only knew that it was offered by the King of Hami County, so he played it back as a cantaloupe. From then on, the name of cantaloupe spread like wildfire.

Although the legend of cantaloupe may not be true, the name of cantaloupe began in the reign of Kangxi. The Chronicles of Xinjiang Hui in the Qing Dynasty said: "since the beginning of Kangxi, Hami defected, this melon began to pay tribute, called Hami melon." There is also a saying that Xinjiang melons are mostly shipped from Hami into the mainland, so people are used to calling them Hami melons.