Tracing the history of watermelon in Texas

Watermelon planting in Dezhou 1000 years, recorded in writing for more than 300 years. During the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, Tian Wen, a famous poet in Qing Dynasty, who was a teacher of Kangxi and later the governor of Jiangnan, praised the watermelon in Texas in his book "Ancient Tang Huanji Guanggua".

According to Tian Wen's textual research on the Long River in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, "Guanyin Garden is located on the Tu Hai River, 25 miles east of the city. According to textual research, Guanyin Garden in Jiang Shan Village at that time should be located in yang hu Dian, Liuji, Guli and other areas on the north bank of Majiahe River in the southeast of Dezhou City. 1939 Professor Wu Gengmin from the Department of Agriculture of Shandong University wrote after the investigation: "Texas has a long history of planting watermelons, but it is famous all over the world. Since the introduction of the fine variety Lamagua, because of its excellent quality and great reputation, melon sellers have come to Beijing and Tianjin in the north and Beijing and Shanghai in the south. "At that time, every time the melons were ripe, Dezhou, Huangheya Railway Station, Canal Pier and car loading were very lively. Later, due to years of war, watermelon production was seriously affected.