Henan Province is very rich in products, with a long history and rich handicrafts, such as Yuzhou Jun porcelain, Nanyang jade carving, Luoyang imitation Tang Ma (Tang Sancai), hua county Dianxi pot, Jiyuan Panyan (called Tiantan inkstone in ancient times) and so on. Other specialties include Henan Lushi, Luanchuan Auricularia, Xinyang Maojian Tea, Lingbao Jujube, Fengqiu Pomegranate, Dukang Wine, Huaiyang Daylily, Yellow River Carp, and Northern Henan (Radix Rehmanniae, Cowspirit, Yam and Chrysanthemum).
One side of the soil and water has nurtured one side of the people and one side of the famous specialty with local characteristics. Local specialties, that is, local signboards, are unique business cards to promote themselves. With the reform and opening up and the rapid development of economy, local specialties have become the main force to stimulate the local economy. Only by "adapting to local conditions" can we make a breakthrough and truly embark on the road of economic take-off.
As the saying goes, "Relying on mountains to eat, relying on water to eat", hardworking people are opening their own wisdom, building their own local famous brands with their own hands, and paving their own way to prosperity step by step.
Watermelon in the capital of song dynasty
Watermelon in the capital of song dynasty is a traditional specialty in Kaifeng, which is well-known in ancient and modern times and sells well at home and abroad. Its characteristics are: thin skin and more juice, crisp and sweet ladle sand, clear and delicious. There is a folk proverb "Pomegranate dangshan pear in Xiaoxian County, Watermelon in the capital of song dynasty is red to the skin". Because Kaifeng was called "Bianliang" in ancient times, watermelons produced in Kaifeng area are all called "Bianliang Watermelons".
Watermelon is native to the desert area of Geder, Africa, and has been planted for more than 4,000 years. It was transplanted from the western regions to China in the 0/0th century (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period), first cultivated in Uighur (present-day Xinjiang) and then introduced to the mainland. Because this kind of melon comes from the west of China, it is named watermelon. According to Hu Jiao's "The Tale of the Northern Catcher", "I got a melon seed of Uighur, which was planted with cow dung. It is as strong as a bucket and sweet, so it is called watermelon. "
Watermelon, commonly known as cold melon, became a cucurbitaceae herb one year later. Watermelon is not only a good product to relieve summer heat and thirst in midsummer, but also has many uses. The sugar content of cucumber ladle is very high, generally 10.2%, and the highest is 3 1.8%. It is rich in vitamin C and minerals such as calcium, iron and phosphorus. Its gourd ladle, skin and seeds can be used as medicine, and it has the medical functions of relieving vexation, quenching thirst, relieving summer heat, relaxing the middle warmer, promoting diuresis, treating bloody dysentery, relieving alcoholism, treating aphtha, clearing away lung heat, moistening intestines and tonifying middle warmer. Watermelon skin can also be used for cooking.
Watermelon was widely planted in the capital of Song Dynasty. Painter Zhang Zeduan's famous painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" has cut watermelons on several tables beside the Bianshui River. Fan Chengda, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, once said in his poem "Watermelon Garden": "Bi Man Ling frost lies on soft sand and has eaten watermelons everywhere for many years." Wen also wrote in "Watermelon Poison": "Pull out the golden knife and break the jade bottle".
Kaifeng has a mild climate, even rain in summer and more sandy loam, which is suitable for watermelon growth. In addition, Kaifeng people have accumulated rich experience in planting watermelons for a long time, carefully planting watermelons as local treasures and constantly improving them, making Kaifeng watermelons gradually become a famous specialty in Zhongzhou.