Hami has cultivated jujube for 2,000 years. As a tribute to the imperial palace in the Qing Dynasty, it is well-known in the domestic and foreign markets for its advantages of large size, thin skin, small core, thick meat, good color, high sugar content, and dry but not wrinkled. Hami jujube can be eaten fresh, cooked, made into jujube paste, jujube soup, etc., especially made into eight-treasure rice and porridge, which tastes more beautiful.
Hami has long sunshine, strong radiation, high accumulated temperature and large temperature difference, which is suitable for the growth of jujube and other fruit trees. Especially in Wubao Township, Hami City, jujube trees have developed roots and can grow and bear fruit in sandy land, wasteland and general saline-alkali land. It blooms in early summer and ripens in September, and the tree is like hanging red agate, which is fragrant and dazzling. They are all red and bright, and the largest ones are like walnuts. The masses call them "rubies". According to the literature of Qing dynasty, "jujube is a suspected fairy species".
Hami jujube is a nutritious tonic, rich in vitamin C and high in sugar. The sugar content of dried jujube and fresh jujube is 37% and 70% respectively, and the vitamin C content is 70-80 times higher than that of apple. The carbohydrate content of fresh jujube is higher than that of various vegetables and other fruits. In addition, Hami jujube contains lauric acid, dilute acid of soybean crown, oleic acid, arachidic acid, linolenic acid, etc., which has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, moistening lung and promoting fluid production, caring skin and prolonging life, and is known as the "best in the world" of Hami jujube.
The protection scope of Hami jujube geographical indication products covers Qin urban and rural areas, Wulatai Township, Daquanwan Township, Taojiagong Township, Hui urban and rural areas, Huayuan Township, Nanhu Township, Erbao Town, Wubao Township, Xishan Township, Deweili Township, Liushugou Township, Qijiaojing Town, Tianshan Township, Grand White Rock Township, and Red Star I, Red Star II, Red Star IV, Rocket Farm and Liushuquan Farm in Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.