Text | Feiyu said that Shi cut a plate of fruit for his son after dinner.

The son took a bite and said, "Mom, this fruit is really delicious. What kind of fruit is it and why is it so sweet?" As he spoke, he still stuffed another piece into his mouth.

"This is a cantaloupe." "Why is it called this name? Is it because it tastes as sweet as honey, so it is called a cantaloupe?" When I was about to explain, I heard the baby's mother say: "Halmi melon."

The secret is not the honey of bees. The reason why it is called this melon is because it grows in Hami, Xinjiang. Hami is a place, so it is called Hami melon. "At first I thought that my son didn't understand this explanation, but I guess.

It is indeed quite scientific, but out of caution, I checked it online, but the results were surprising.

Because Hami melon was not originally called this name, and of course its original origin was not in Hami. The reason why it was called this name was because of Kangxi, an emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Could it be that the name of cantaloupe was given by Emperor Kangxi himself?

Yes, but no.

I say yes because the name of Hami melon was indeed called by Emperor Kangxi. I say no because Emperor Kangxi did not come up with the name. To be precise, Emperor Kangxi lacked common sense and mistook this melon for Hami.

, so we call it cantaloupe.

Today, the name Hami melon has been called for nearly 400 years. As long as it is Xinjiang melon, we can call them Hami melon. We have long been accustomed to the wrong name.

Of course, before Emperor Kangxi called it wrong, this melon still had its own name. What was its name?

Let's take a look together.

Xinjiang melon: It has a long history of cultivation, more than 4,000 years ago. Our country has a vast territory and rich resources, with a large span from east to west and from north to south. This has led to different places in the east and west, north and south, with different geographical characteristics, humanistic environment, customs and habits, and work and rest.

Diets are all different.

Friends who love to travel, when going to different places, naturally want to taste the local specialties, so as to live up to the name of tourism, and these delicacies are usually named after local places, such as Beijing roast duck and Inner Mongolia roast lamb.

Strings and so on.

Xinjiang also has its own characteristics, and the most recognized ones are fruits. Xinjiang has high summer temperatures, long sunshine hours, high sand content, and slightly alkaline soil, creating natural conditions for the growth of fruits.

Cantaloupes, grapes, etc. are all sweeter than those grown elsewhere.

According to historical records, Xinjiang has cultivated muskmelons for more than 4,000 years. Whether it is the planting area or the richness of variety resources, Xinjiang’s muskmelons are now famous all over the world. Around the second century BC, Xinjiang’s muskmelons had already begun to be cultivated.

He went out and cultivated it in Dunhuang.

Before Emperor Kangxi called out the name Hami melon, people collectively called the melons in Xinjiang as melons. The specific names of the melons were different in different places. The most famous one was the melon from Shanshan County, Turpan City, Xinjiang - Shanshan.

Melon, this is what Kangxi later ate.

Hami: What kind of tribute should I choose to give to Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty? Just use the melons from Shanshan. Shanshan County is affiliated to Turpan City, Xinjiang. It is located on the east side of the Turpan Basin at the southern foot of the eastern Tianshan Mountains. Because it is far away from the ocean and surrounded by mountains, the landscape

Complex, this place has formed a unique climate. Due to sunshine, temperature differences and other conditions, this place is very suitable for growing cotton and fruits, especially grapes and melons, whose quality is more outstanding.

The rule of the Qing Dynasty was still at its peak during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. After all, there was a so-called prosperous age. Therefore, at that time, there were many small countries seeking asylum in the surrounding area. Among them, Hami and Shanshan were two small vassal states that relied on the Qing Dynasty.

However, Hami's overall strength was slightly stronger than Shanshan, so Hami always bullied Shanshan and asked him to pay tribute at every turn. Shanshan was very distressed at that time because there was nothing good at all. Later, a minister suggested that Shanshan

Shanshan melons produced locally were offered as tribute to Hami. After all, the melons they produced were not as sweet as their own.

As a result, people in Hami also began to eat sweeter Shanshan melons.

Of course, the matter is not over yet. No matter what, Hami is still a vassal of the Qing Dynasty. Naturally, it has to pay tribute to Emperor Kangxi with local specialties. After all, it still relies on the Qing Dynasty to protect it. However, paying tribute is not simple. The tribute must not only be able to

You have to be able to take advantage of it and be liked by the emperor.

After much deliberation, Hami transferred the Shanshan melons that Shanshan sent to his attack as tribute to Emperor Qianlong. After all, there were no such sweet melons in the Qing Dynasty at that time. Just like this, the melons produced in Shanshan were changed hands once.

Tribute was paid to the Qing court.