Located in the northwestern area of China, Xinjiang province is honored as the hometown of fruit and melon. Among so many classifications of fruits and melons with high quality and delicious taste, the foreigners who come to learn Chinese in China should taste is the Hami melon. The most famous hami melon is produced in Shanshan County.

The planting history of Hami melon in Shanshan area is as long as 700 years. Located in the east of Turpan Depression, Shanshan County has fertile soil, long sunshine time and big temperature gap between day and night. Therefore, when you come to study Chinese in China, you are often told that it is a perfect place to plant fruits and melons, especially Hami melon. Besides, some foreigners who study Mandarin in China may know that the melted snow water from Tianshan Mountain provides sufficient irrigation water source.

There are many varieties of Hami melon with various shapes such as round, ellipse, olive-shaped, rod-shaped, etc. It is also colorful and has different tastes. One important thing that the students who learn Chinese in China should know is that Hami melon is not only delicious but has rich nutrition as well as high medical value.