The watermelon-growing story of Chen Shibin, the Watermelon King of Taiwan, China

    Chen Shibin, chairman of the Taiwan Fruit Industry Cooperative, is the well-known "Watermelon King" of Taiwan, China, and his watermelons hold one-fifth of the market share in Taiwan, China. In April this year, he settled down in Gucheng Town, Gaochun, where he planted 1400 mu of watermelons and melons. He brought excellent varieties of watermelons from Taiwan, China, and localized the watermelon cultivation techniques. So far, 450,000 kg of watermelons have reached the market. Thanks to their good quality, even though the price is 3 times higher than that of ordinary watermelons, they are still highly sought after by the market.