Where Is the Best-Tasting Watermelon Produced? A Roundup of China's Seven Major Producing Regions

Watermelon, as an essential item of midsummer, is in huge demand every year. There are many watermelon varieties and producing regions seen on the market, and the taste of watermelons from different regions varies. Among the watermelons you have eaten, where do you think the best-tasting ones are produced? Below we introduce China's best-tasting watermelon producing regions.

1. Shandong Watermelon

Shandong is a major agricultural province and one of the regions with the largest watermelon planting area. As for the main producing areas, large-scale watermelon cultivation can be found in Changle, Anqiu, Gaomi and Qingzhou in Weifang; Sishui in Jining; Yishui in Linyi; and Dongming, Shanxian and Caoxian in Heze, among other places. Among them, Dongming County in Heze and Yishui County in Linyi are known as the "Hometown of Chinese Watermelon", and the Lama melon among Dezhou watermelons is known as the "treasure among melons".

2. Xinjiang Watermelon

Xinjiang not only has grapes, but also sweet, juicy watermelons. As a hometown of melons and fruits, Xinjiang's superior natural environment, with its large temperature differences and ample sunlight, brings favorable conditions for watermelon growth. Among them, the watermelons of Xiayedi are sweet and sandy, and are famous nationwide.

3. Ningxia Watermelon

Ningxia has a history of over 1000 years of watermelon cultivation. According to legend, Emperor Kangxi once highly praised the sweet deliciousness of Ningxia watermelons, calling them the "king of melons". Ningxia's hot, rain-scarce summers, long sunshine hours and large day-night temperature differences strengthen the synthesis of glucose, vitamins and other components in watermelons.

4. Hainan Watermelon

Hainan Island, thanks to its unique and excellent geographical and climatic conditions, is rich in all kinds of delicious fruits. Watermelon is one of the common fruits in Hainan, and can be seen in local markets all year round. Hainan Island is an excellent producing area for the Black Beauty watermelon, and has also introduced an improved variety of the Taiwan Little Phoenix watermelon, which is deeply loved by consumers.

5. Shaanxi Dali Watermelon

Dali watermelon has a long cultivation history, and is renowned for being large, sandy, refreshing and sweet, topping the "Guanzhong" region, leading among the "Three Qin", and enjoying fame across the five northwestern provinces. Dali watermelon can be called the king of melons, with a high vitamin content. Whether judged by shape, color or taste (sweetness and appropriate sandiness), it is absolutely a top-grade product.

6. Guangxi Watermelon

When it comes to southern watermelons, Guangxi must be mentioned. Guangxi is itself a major fruit-growing province, so watermelons are naturally indispensable. Watermelon cultivation in Guangxi is mainly centered on the Nanning area, and several relatively famous varieties include Changhua melon, Little Qilin, Black Qilin, Sweet King and so on. Under Nanning city there is a small town called "Suxu", which is famous for its abundant watermelons.

7. Beijing Watermelon

Beijing has been an important watermelon producing region since ancient times, with its main producing area and distribution center mainly concentrated in the Panggezhuang area of Daxing District. Its watermelon cultivation history spans a full thousand years, traceable as far back as the Taiping era of the Liao Dynasty. Daxing watermelon is famous for being sandy, sweet and crisp, has been popular in Beijing and Tianjin for many years, and has obtained geographical indication product protection approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. The main varieties include Jingxin No. 1, Jingxin No. 2, Jingxin No. 3 and so on.

Watermelon likes a warm, dry climate, loves sunlight, and is drought-tolerant but not moisture-tolerant. As the world's largest watermelon producing region, our country grows watermelons from south to north. So, where do you think the watermelons are the best-tasting?

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