How did watermelons, cucumbers, walnuts, grapes, carrots and other fruits and vegetables spread in the history of China?

Grape, watermelon, pomegranate, walnut, cucumber, broad bean, sesame, garlic, coriander, carrot, alfalfa, etc. People talk about it and even what is indispensable in life is almost always brought to the mainland by the Silk Road before and after Zhang Qian's voyage to the West.

Xinjiang melons and fruits from the depths of history have turned a new page by the spring breeze of reform and opening up. The planting area of jujube and apricot in Xinjiang ranks first in the country, and the planting area of walnut ranks first in the country. Lycium barbarum in Jinghe county once accounted for half of the national production and sales of Lycium barbarum. Many fruit products in Xinjiang were awarded "China Famous Trademark", "China Famous Brand Product" and "China Agricultural Famous Brand Product" respectively.

The country's famous hometown of walnuts, grapes, pears, almonds and gingko are all over Xinjiang. Korla fragrant pear, Turpan grape, Aksu apple, Hami jujube and other major fruit products won the title of national geographical indication protection products.

Extended information Throughout literary and artistic works, there are melons and fruits in paintings, melons and fruits in photography, melons and fruits in singing and melons and fruits in movies and television. The beauty of a painter lies in the fluency of pen and ink, the beauty of a painter lies in the grandeur, the beauty of a singer lies in the richness of voice and emotion, and the beauty of a photographer lies in beauty. As the saying goes, it is better to see than to listen, to hear than to smell, to smell than to see, and to see than to taste.

If you want to know the taste of pears, try them yourself. Take a walk in Xinjiang and taste the fresh fruits in the orchard, and you will truly feel how sweet, beautiful, rich and long-lasting Xinjiang fruits are. Furthermore, Xinjiang melons and fruits are soul mates with Xinjiang people, and they are connected with the cultural roots of the Chinese nation, and they are closely linked with the world.

People's Network-Xinjiang Melon Damei