Hami melon

English right|thumb|A Hami melon Etymology From en Hami melon, en cmn - y 哈密瓜. Noun A variety of muskmelon from Xinjiang, China, particularly associated with Hami City. en 1994 Lifu Chen; Hsu-Hsin Chang; Ramon Hawley Myers The Storm Clouds Clear Over China: The Memoir of Chʻen Li-fu, 1900-1993 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MOT_axUIWooC&pg=PA133&dq=%22Hami+melon%22%7C%22Hami+melons%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FURNU6ybMoO0kgXg6YCADQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Hami%20melon%22%7C%22Hami%20melons%22&f=false 133 Sheng had given me many Hami melons, and once again a cavalry of several hundred horsemen arrived for my departure, making for a spectacular send-off. en 1995 Wen Dong Kuang Focus on Xinjiang 1261736582 19 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=z-cJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Hami+melon%22%7C%22Hami+melons%22&dq=%22Hami+melon%22%7C%22Hami+melons%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FURNU6ybMoO0kgXg6YCADQ&redir_esc=y The first major town on the Silk Road after entering Xinjiang was Hami. The mention of the name always makes one think of the famous Hami melons, but the melons are actually grown everywhere in Xinjiang. en 2008 Nicole Mones The Last Chinese Chef 169 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qAYtHaQlO-AC&pg=PA169&dq=%22Hami+melon%22%7C%22Hami+melons%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FURNU6ybMoO0kgXg6YCADQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Hami%20melon%22%7C%22Hami%20melons%22&f=false They also left a lasting stamp on the food of the capital, with their great round wheels of sesame flatbread, their grilled and stir-fried lamb, and their incredibly fragrant Hami melons. en Food https://web.archive.org/web/20180329140821/http://enwww.e-land.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=D6A90EDB6338ED45 29 March 2018 Yilan County Government The Hami melon, native to the Hami Region of Sinjiang Province, has found a new home here in Jhuangwei, Yilan. The soil downstream of the Lanyang River is great for the cultivation of hami melon because of the plentiful sunshine, excellent water system, and the local mild weather. The Hami melon was introduced to Jhuangwei in 1982. Synonyms en Chinese Hami melon en snow melon Translations variety of muskmelon Chinese: Cantonese: yue 哈密瓜 haa1 mat6 gwaa1 Mandarin: cmn 哈密瓜 hāmìguā Finnish: fi cantaloupe Japanese: ja 哈密瓜 ハミウリ, hamiuri en Gourd family plants