西瓜又名寒瓜,原产于非洲,在我国已有4000多年的种植历史。河南省孟津县地处邙山岭上,土质疏松,水质甘甜。早在唐太宗贞观年间,孟津西瓜就作为贡品,当作御品食用。20世纪七八十年代,孟津县送庄村种植的无籽西瓜更是远近闻名,现在所产的袖珍西瓜以皮薄、沙瓤、含糖量高而驰名中外。古往今来,历代文人墨客咏瓜的名篇诗词,比比皆是。“寒瓜方卧垅,秋菰亦满坡。紫茄纷烂漫,绿芳郁参差。”这首南梁《行国》生动地描写了西瓜大丰收的景象。宋朝诗人范 Watermelon, also known as cold melon, native to Africa, in our country has more than 4,000 years of planting history. Mengjin County, Henan Province is located in Dangshan Ridge, loose soil, sweet water. As early as Tang Taizong Zhenguan years, Mengjin watermelon as a tribute, as Royal Food consumption. Seventies and eighties of the 20th century, Mengjin County to send Zhuangcun planted seedless watermelon is more and more famous, and now produced pocket watermelon thin, sand, high sugar content and world-renowned. Throughout the ages, ancient literati melon famous melody, abound. “This is the first beam of the South” vivid description of the watermelon bumper harvest scene. Song Dynasty poet