Hami belongs to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Hami is located in the east of Xinjiang, which spans the north and south of the East Tianshan Mountains, with a distance of about 44 kilometers from east to west and 44 kilometers from north to south. It is adjacent to Jiuquan City in Gansu Province in the east and southeast, Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Turpan City in the west and southwest, and Mongolia in the north and northeast, with a total area of 142,1 square kilometers.

Hami is the gateway of Xinjiang to the inland, an important town on the ancient Silk Road, and the "East Gate" of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It has an important geographical position and is known as "the throat of the western regions and the east-west tunnel". As far back as ancient times, Hami was the fortress where Zhang Qian opened the Silk Road to the western regions for the first time in the Han Dynasty. Hami has a long history, and since the Han Dynasty, it has been the outpost of the western regions.

Hami local specialty

1. Santanghu cantaloupe: historically, it was used as a tribute for the Qing court to eat. Since the 199s, Balikun Kazak Autonomous County has developed cantaloupe cultivation, which is famous for its good quality.

2. South Lake cantaloupe: South Lake cantaloupe is oval in shape, mostly green or yellow in skin color, covered with dense reticulation, with an average of 2-3kg per melon. The early and middle maturity cantaloupe with a growth period of about 85-1 days, high yield, high quality and strong disease resistance, which is suitable for the local area, is selected as the main planting variety.

3. cantaloupe: cantaloupe is well-known at home and abroad, and it became a tribute in the Qing dynasty, so it was first named cantaloupe. In December 28, Hami melon was protected by national geographical indication products.

4. Hami cotton: Hami cotton has good quality and high yield. High-quality mutton is unique. Around the construction of large-scale and standardized agricultural production bases and modern agricultural demonstration parks, jujube standardization parks and modern animal husbandry demonstration parks, characteristic agriculture has become the most stable and potential industry in Yizhou District.

refer to Baidu encyclopedia-Hami city for the above contents.