Mengjin Watermelon (a specialty of Mengjin, Henan)

After eating watermelon, urine output will significantly increase, which can reduce the content of bile pigments and make bowel movements smooth, which has a certain effect on treating jaundice

The main characteristics of Mengjin watermelon are thin and high-quality skin, easy to carry, bright color, and early maturity. The skin color of the melon comes in yellow, green, and various colored flower skins, while the flesh can be bright red, red, pink, fresh yellow, orange yellow, beige, etc. The fruit shape is divided into round and oval shapes. Mengjin watermelon has tender and juicy flesh, with a single fruit weight of about 1.5kg, a skin thickness of 0.4cm, a sugar content of 12.5% in the center of the fruit, and a sugar content of 9% near the skin. The fruit is crispy and sweet, with an excellent taste that is refreshing and thirst quenching. It is the most nutritious, pure, and safe food to consume. During the ripe season, there is a continuous stream of people buying melons from both inside and outside the province

Mengjin watermelons are mainly distributed in Huimeng Town, Pingle Town, Songzhuang Town, Baihe Town, Chaoyang Town, Chengguan Town, Matun Town, Hengshui Town, Xiaolangdi Town, Changbao Township, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, with a total production area of 2500 hectares. Mengjin County is located in the hilly and mountainous areas of central and western Henan Province, at the boundary between the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is 110 kilometers east of the provincial capital Zhengzhou, 90 kilometers west of the famous city of Sanmenxia in western Henan, adjacent to the ancient capital Luoyang to the south, and connected to Jiyuan City by a bridge over the surging Yellow River to the north. The basic terrain and landforms of the county are summarized as "three mountains, six tombs, and one river". The county spans 112 ° 12 ′ -112 ° 49 ′ E longitude and 34 ° 43 ′ -34 ° 57 ′ N latitude, with a length of 55.5 kilometers from east to west and a width of 26.9 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of 758.7 square. The transportation within the territory is well-developed, with five railway and highway bridges connecting to provinces and cities such as Shanxi, Hebei, Jiaozuo, and Jiyuan over a hundred miles of the Yellow River; The Longhai Railway runs through the entire region, and the Jiaozhi Railway has three stations in Mengjin; The Lianhuo Expressway, known as the Eurasian Continental Bridge, has three entrances and exits in our county. Major transportation arteries such as the Tai'ao Expressway, Luoyang Southwest Ring Expressway, 310 National Highway, 207 National Highway, and Luochang Highway intersect vertically and horizontally within the county; The national second-class aviation port Luoyang Airport is located in Matun Town, our county. The fast three-dimensional transportation network not only brings a large number of people, logistics, and information flows, but also provides strong transportation support for production and operation. The protected area of Mengjin watermelon is 2500 hectares, with an annual output of 80000 tons

The town of Songzhuang in Mengjin County is located on the Mangshan Mountains, with good soil and water. As early as the time of King Li Shimin of Qin, the watermelons planted by the villagers were given as tribute due to their good quality, and were presented to the court as imperial food every year. After the reform and opening up, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, the seedless watermelon planted in Shengzhuang Village became well-known far and wide. The pocket watermelons produced now are well-known for their thin skin, sandy flesh, and high sugar content. In order to improve the nutritional content of watermelons, high-quality goat milk needs to be sprayed multiple times on the watermelon seedlings during the month from fruit setting to picking. Goat milk not only improves the quality of watermelons, but also has a sterilizing effect. The goat milk mini watermelon is named after this