Top Ten Watermelon Producing Areas in China

The top ten watermelon producing areas in China are Daxing, Dongming, Dongtai, Kaifeng, Changle, Heishui, Laolonghe, Zhongwei, Guazhou and Xinle.

Daxing 1

Daxing is known as "the hometown of watermelon in China". Its skin is crisp, pink or pink, crisp and refreshing. It has long been a trusted brand of Beijing people, a specialty of Daxing District in Beijing and a landmark product of chinese national geography.

2. Dongming

Dongming County, Shandong Province, was the first named "China Watermelon Town" in the State Council 1995. It is also the largest county-level commercial watermelon production base in China, with an annual planting area of more than 400,000 mu, which has become a pillar industry of the local rural economy and an important source of farmers' income.

3. Dongtai

Dongtai City is a county-level city managed by Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. It also passed the evaluation organized by the Watermelon Professional Committee of China Horticultural Society and became the first city in China as the "hometown of watermelon in China". Dongtai watermelon planting has a long history. It was planted as early as 800 years ago in the Song Dynasty. Now the planting area has expanded to more than 260,000 mu, and the total output exceeds 1 10,000 tons, ranking first in Jiangsu and at the forefront of the country.

4. Kaifeng

Kaifeng is one of the top ten watermelon producing areas in China. 199 1 was awarded as "National Excellent Watermelon Breeding Base" by the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2020, its watermelon planting area is 676,300 mu, and its output reaches 2,407,300 tons.

5. Changle

Changle county is not only a famous sapphire capital, but also a national watermelon standardization demonstration county. The cultivation of watermelon in Changle began in the Qing Dynasty and has a cultivation history of 200 years. Changle watermelon quilt 1969 is listed as one of the famous specialty melons in Shandong province, and it is listed as the national special melon production base by 1972. In 2008, Changle watermelon was first registered as a national geographical indication agricultural product by the Ministry of Agriculture.

6. Fecal sewage

Agriculture in Heishui Town of Jilin Province is mainly planting, and watermelon is one of its main cash crops. Watermelon has been planted in Heishui area for more than 1000 years. Black water watermelon is delicious, sweet and delicious. It is not only a specialty of taonan city, Jilin Province, but also a symbolic product of chinese national geography.

7. Laolonghe

Xinjiang is rich in a variety of fruits, known as the "hometown of melons and fruits", while Changji is the "hometown of melons and fruits" in northern Xinjiang. Watermelon planting in Laolonghe area of Changji has a long history, covering an area of nearly 65,438+10,000 mu. In 2065,438+04, "Laolonghe Watermelon" was evaluated as a national geographical indication product of agricultural products by the Ministry of Agriculture.

8. Central defender

Ningxia Zhongwei around Xiangshan Mountain is one of the famous watermelon producing areas in China. Because of its unique geographical location, the watermelon produced contains healthy element "selenium", so it is called selenium sand melon, also known as "Gobi watermelon" and "watermelon grown in cracks in stones", and it is one of the specialty melons of Ningxia Zhongwei.

9. Guazhou

Guazhou Watermelon is a specialty of Guazhou County, Gansu Province, and a geographical indication of national agricultural products. Guazhou County's typical continental climate, superior eco-geographical conditions and suitable soil climate provide an ideal natural environment for the development of watermelon industry.

Xinle 10

Hebei Xinle is a well-known hometown of watermelon in greenhouse in China. Its unique sandy land resources form a unique microclimate with large temperature difference between day and night, which is beneficial to the accumulation of sugar in watermelon and melon. Crispy melon pulp sand is sweet, juicy and refreshing, which is deeply loved by consumers.