That is, Iran, Afghanistan, the Caucasus of the Soviet Union and other Central Asian regions.
It has been cultivated in Iran in history.
It was introduced to the western Mediterranean countries before the era, to India, China and other places in the east, and then to Korea and Japan.
20 13 is planted almost all over the world.
Pomegranate is not native to China, but it has been cultivated for more than two thousand years.
Jin Zhanghua's "Natural History" and "Guang Qun Fang Pu" recorded that when Qian went to the Western Regions, he got pomegranate seeds from An, named An Pomegranate. "According to the survey, pomegranate was introduced to China, not all the way to the western regions, southwest and coastal areas, but by sea to Singapore and other places.
Huaiyuan pomegranate has a long reputation.
In the Qing dynasty, it was famous in both the north and the south. The "Huaiyuan County Records Local Products Volume" compiled during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty contains: "Liu, there are the most fruits in the city, and Gong Liu is not as good as it.
Safflower is red and white, especially jade seed pomegranate. "After liberation, Huaiyuan pomegranate also crossed the sea and became famous in his hometown.
According to 1960, the first draft of Huaiyuan County Records recorded that Huaiyuan pomegranate was exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and other places.
Among them, 1958 is very popular in London, England.
The Soviet Union, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and other countries also praised the introduction.
As for references from all over the country, there are countless more.
Huaiyuan pomegranate flourished in Qing Dynasty. According to legend, there are pomegranate orchards in Jingshan, Tushan, Dahongshan and Ping 'ashan, with an area of more than 5,000 mu and an annual output of 250,000 plants of about 2 million Jin.
In the mature season of pomegranate, the northern and southern Jia people gather in Huaiyuan, and the traffic is very busy and lively.
Huaiyuan pomegranate has a long history. According to legend, it has been planted since the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ruzhen, a poet from A Qing, said in "Flowers in the Mirror": "Wu Zetian ordered 200 pomegranate plants to be sent to the Ministry of War for collection by the Eight Lords of the Three Armies.
This flower was later sent to Donghai County and circulated nearby, so it must be protected. Although what Li Weng said is a myth, pomegranate has been cultivated in China for more than 800 years from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, and there is no doubt that it may spread from Chang 'an to Huaihe River Basin.
Huaiyuan pomegranate has written records, which can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty according to the existing data.
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang, a native of Shangcai, was then the governor's suggestion, and when you were in Huaiyuan, there was a poem "Landing for Nine Days":
The spring water is fine and moist, and the pomegranate is newly covered with agate red.
The sunset is halfway up the mountain, once in a hundred years, an incredible encounter.
On the 9th, the Double Ninth Festival is the time for Huaiyuan pomegranate to bear fruit and put on red clothes. The poet looked at the clear spring and the red pomegranate, and imagined the grand occasion and grand occasion of Dayu Group in Tushan, which was poetic and picturesque.
Pomegranate is also known as Liu Ruo, Liu Dan, Heaven, and Golden Label in ancient books.
Examining its name, there are different opinions.
Qi's "Yao Min Shu" says: "Anyone who grows durian must put the bones of Buddha and West under its roots, that is, the flowers are lush.
Later, the name of Anshi was still taken. Li Shizhen, a medical scientist and botanist, said: "Pomegranate is a tumor.
Stan hangs like a tumor. "This may be pomegranate, pomegranate, pomegranate and other names.
Pomegranate is widely distributed in China, and is found in all provinces and regions.
Most of the key producing areas are south of the Yellow River. Besides Huaiyuan pomegranate, there are Lintong, Zaozhuang, Huili, Qiaojia, Yecheng and other places.
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