Haining watermelon

Haining watermelon is a specialty of Haining City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Watermelon in Haining has a long history and enjoys a good reputation. The navel of Haining watermelon is concave, the pedicel is small, the periphery is fully developed, the skin is thin and red, and the juice is delicious. Besides Chen An Temple and Fengshi Temple, there are many producers of watermelon in Haining, such as Xieqiao, Zhouwang Temple and Chang 'an. According to the draft of Haining Prefecture, "There are good species in the offshore, and the fine seeds are red, and the art is sold twice as much." "Recently, Chen An Temple is the most popular, and there are two kinds of white and yellow. When it comes to Fengtu Temple, the distant vendors are all called Haining Watermelon." Legend has it that Ganlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and passed by Wenyuan Pavilion in Haining. Chen Yuanlong, a great scholar, presented watermelons produced by Chen An Temple in Shuangyang Township. After eating them, Ganlong Emperor rewarded them and made them a tribute, which made Haining watermelon famous far and wide. After 1930s, watermelon planting areas gradually moved eastward to Huangwan and other places. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the above-mentioned rich areas were almost extinct, and "Huangwan Watermelon" took its place and became famous far and near. In 1990, 4,008 mu of watermelons were planted in Huangwan township, with an annual output of more than 80,000 tons. The varieties included Xincheng No.1, Julong and Xinhongbao, which were sold to Hangzhou, Deqing, Jiaxing, Suzhou and Wuxi.
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