Distribution of Hami Melon

Cantaloupe, also known as snow melon, gong melon, etc., is one of the melon varieties, because Hami is the most famous, so it is called cantaloupe, because it tastes sweet and belongs to a kind of honeydew melon, cantaloupe is often miswritten as "cantaloupe". The main producing area in China is *, and now it is widely cultivated in temperate to 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 areas, cantaloupe is produced in most areas. 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 and other places 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. Qing "* * Hui Zhi" said: "since the beginning of Kangxi, Hami defected, this melon began to pay tribute, called Hami melon." There is also a saying that melons are mostly shipped into the mainland by Hami, so people are used to calling them cantaloupes.