What does it mean to eat watermelon around the stove? Which city are you talking about?

"Eating watermelon around the stove" means that there is a great temperature difference between morning and evening in a certain place. Generally speaking, the absolute minimum temperature in Fuyun County on the northern edge of Zhungeer Basin in southern Xinjiang has reached -50. 15℃, which is one of the coldest areas in China. In the hottest month (July), the average temperature in Turpan, known as "Huozhou", was above 33℃, and the absolute maximum temperature reached 49.6℃, ranking first in the country. Due to the great temperature difference between spring, summer, autumn and winter in most parts of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying that "wear leather clothes at noon and eat watermelon around the stove".

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Turpan has a unique warm temperate continental arid desert climate. Located in the middle of the basin, surrounded by mountains on all sides, it has five characteristics, such as long sunshine, high temperature, large temperature difference between day and night, less precipitation and strong wind, and is known as "Huozhou" and "Fengku". The annual average temperature is 14℃, the summer average temperature is about 30℃, and the annual average temperature is higher than 35℃ for 99 days. Extreme high temperature weather above 40℃ lasts for 28 days on average.

The characteristics of climate change in four seasons are: short spring, average 6 1 day, early start and rapid temperature rise; The summer is long, with an average of 152 days, high temperature and heat; Autumn is short, with an average of 57 days, and the temperature drops rapidly; Winter is short, with an average of 95 days, light wind and light snow, fine weather and short cold period. In a year, January is the coldest and July the hottest.

Turpan is an important town on the ancient Silk Road. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human activities six or seven thousand years ago. At that time, Turpan people were mainly hunting and gathering. After entering the slave society, the mode of production gradually changed to agriculture and gradually settled in Turpan Basin. According to the records of historians, the aborigines living in Turpan Basin were ancient teachers. They established Gushi (later called Cheshi) country, Huhu country, Xiaojinfu country, Cheguo country and Chewei country in Turpan Basin.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Turpan