What fruits are native to China?

NEGI RK Friday, December 11, 2020

What fruits are native to China?

If China is now producing fruit, it's too much. Almost most of the world's fruits are grown in China.

I would like to talk about a few fruits that are native to China.

1. Loquat

The loquat is native to southeastern China, and is grown in Tangqi (Tangqi soft striped white sand) in the Yuhang District of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Suzhou Dongshan (Shouzhao white sand loquat), Suzhou Xishan (Green loquat) and Baokeng (Liberation bell) in Putian, Fujian Province. Nowadays it is also cultivated in Japan, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia.

2. Litchi

The lychee is native to southern China and its cultivation and use in China dates back more than 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty. Today, the lychee is widely cultivated in Central and South America, parts of Africa and throughout Asia.

3. Yellow-skinned fruit

The yellow-skinned fruit is native to southern China, and the folk proverb says: "Hungry for litchi, full for yellow skin", which means that the yellow skin aids digestion. Nowadays, it is introduced in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.

4. Kiwifruit

Today, China, New Zealand, Chile, Italy, France and Japan are all major producers of kiwifruit.

5. The peach

The peach is native to China, where it is concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta and is widely cultivated in all provinces. It was gradually spread to the neighbouring regions of Asia and from Persia to the West, and is now cultivated all over the world.

6. Tangerines

Originally from China, oranges have been cultivated for more than 4,000 years. It was later introduced to Europe and Asia by the Arabs, and is also known as the "Chinese apple" in the Netherlands and Germany.

7. Olives

The olive is native to southern China and has been cultivated for at least 2000 years. Today, olives are cultivated not only in China, but also in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India and Malaysia.

8. Kumquat

Kumquats are native to southern China and are widely cultivated in the Yangtze River Valley and the provinces to the south, especially in Guangdong. Guangdong has the longest history of growing and eating kumquats, and is truly the hometown of kumquats.

9. Aiyu

Originally from Taiwan, today the main production area is Chiayi County, known as the "Kingdom of Aiyu", followed by Nantou County.

10、Yangmei

Yangmei is native to Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, China, and is cultivated to a small extent abroad, for example in Japan and Korea, and is also found in Southeast Asian countries such as India, Burma, Vietnam and the Philippines.

11、Longan

Originally from southern China, Longan is one of the most famous fruit trees in southern and south-eastern China, often compared to the lychee. Today, it is also commonly cultivated in southern and southeastern Asia.

12. Calcium fruit

The calcium fruit is a new high-quality variety of fruit unique to China, discovered and selected from the wild plant Olea europaea by Chinese fruit tree expert Professor Junjie Du after nearly 30 years. Its fruit has a triple calcium-supplementing effect, and is known as the "calcium star" and "king of fruits".

13、Hami Melon

Cantaloupe is native to Xinjiang, China, where it has been cultivated for more than 4,000 years and named after it.

14. Persimmon

Originally from China, the persimmon has been cultivated for more than a thousand years and was introduced to France and the Mediterranean countries in the 19th century, and later to the USA.

15. Hawthorn

Originally from China, Hawthorn is a unique Chinese medicinal and fruit-combination tree, which has the effect of lowering blood lipids, blood pressure, strengthening the heart and fighting cardiac arrhythmia.