Onion, a 2-year-old herb. About the origin of the onion said a lot, but most believe that the onion is produced in southwestern Asia, Central Asia West Asia, small Asia West Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, the plateau region. The origin of the onion has a history of more than 5000 years, 1000 BC passed to Egypt, and then to the Mediterranean region, the 16th century into the United States, the 17th century to Japan, the 18th century, "Lingnan Miscellany" on the record, the onion was first introduced by Europe to Macao, and then introduced to Guangdong. Onion in our country is widely distributed, north and south of all over the cultivation, and the planting area is still expanding, is currently one of China's staple vegetables. China has become a large production of onions in four countries (China, India, the United States, Japan) one. China's onion origin mainly in Shandong, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places.? With onion pictures:

Onion planting

Onion

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