Hainan white melon producing area

The origin of Hainan white cantaloupe is concentrated in Tianya District, Sanya City, Hainan Province.

White melon is called white cantaloupe, and some areas are also called melon. It is a common melon and fruit with sweet taste, thick pulp and seeds in it, which is suitable for people to eat directly. White cantaloupe can be divided into several different varieties, the most common of which are orange dew and white honey. The pulp and peel of white honey are white, the peel of orange dew is white, and the pulp is light orange. Its meat is crisp and tender. The heavier the orange, the sweeter it tastes.

Melon is also called cantaloupe and cantaloupe. It is an annual vine herb of Cucurbitaceae. It is widely cultivated in all parts of China. It is also widely planted in temperate to tropical regions of the world. This species is the earliest melon used as fruit in China, and there are many ancient books such as The Book of Songs. Unearthed materials such as Mawangdui female corpse are already common. Jia Sixie's Qi Yao Min Shu called it a small melon, which is different from the ancient wax gourd (big melon). Because this variety has been cultivated for a long time and there are many varieties, the shape, color, size and taste of each variety of fruit are different. In horticulture, it is divided into dozens of strains such as common cantaloupe, cantaloupe and white melon.