Why is Meizhou called the “hometown of grapefruit”?

Because the Shatian pomelo introduced from Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi has been blooming in Meizhou for more than ten years, and it is better than its predecessor. In 1995, it was named the "Hometown of Chinese Golden Pomelo" and "Meizhou Golden Pomelo" by the country. It is also known as the "Hometown of Pomelo" among the people. It has become a nationally famous brand product and the economic backbone of rural areas in Meizhou.

The Meizhou Golden Pomelo produced in Meixian District, Meizhou City won the gold medal at the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" National Expo in 1991; in 1994, it won the gold medal at the Zhengzhou National Agricultural Products Expo; and was rated as one of the top 100 fruit-producing districts in the country. .

In 1995, Meixian District was named the "Hometown of China's Golden Pomelo" by the country; in 1997, Meizhou Golden Pomelo was recognized as a famous brand product at the Third China Agricultural Expo. It also applied to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to register the "Meiling" golden pomelo trademark.

Extended information

Meizhou is not only the "hometown of grapefruit" but also the "hometown of Hakka cuisine".

Hometown of Hakka Cuisine. On November 20, 2005, the China Cuisine Association awarded Changting County in western Fujian the title of "Hometown of Hakka Cuisine in China", and a licensing ceremony was held in Changting. Changting, a famous historical and cultural city in China, was historically an important material distribution town and political and cultural center in the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. It is known as the capital of the Hakkas. Hakka cuisine pays attention to freshness, purity, original color, original taste and health preservation.

Meizhou Agricultural School has been recognized as the "Chinese Hakka Cuisine R&D and Training Base". Since the establishment of the Hometown of Chinese Hakka Cuisine and the Chinese Hakka Cuisine R&D and Training Base, the Meizhou Catering Industry Association and the R&D Base have both obtained With excellent results, it is the prefecture-level city in the Hakka region of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi that has received the most national technicians, and 6 units have been rated as "Famous Chinese Catering Stores."

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