The Historical Origin of Guazhou Gua

Watermelon was introduced into China around the Western Han Dynasty. At the beginning of A.D., the royal family of the Eastern Han Dynasty accepted the record of paying tribute to melons in Dunhuang (formerly known as Guazhou). "Tai Ping Guang Ji" contains: "Yang Weigui, Emperor of the Han Dynasty, is a noble person, and the melon in dream of eating is very beautiful. The emperor asked all countries. At that time, Dunhuang enshrined different kinds of melons, called dome. " (dome or name "Boka") Geography of Han Dynasty: "The beautiful melon was born in the land of Guazhou, and the old fox ate it instead of going." "Guang Zhi" contains: "Where do melons come from? Liaodong, Lujiang and Dunhuang are all beautiful. The melons in Guazhou are as big as cockroaches. " Guazhou is the ancient name of Dunhuang. In 525 AD (the sixth year of Zheng Guang in the Northern Wei Dynasty), Dunhuang Town was removed and Guazhou was established, which was named after its beauty. Ge Hong, a Taoist priest in Jin Dynasty, wrote in Bao Pu Zi: "There is a jade melon in Kunlun Mountain, which looks like a melon on earth." 1959, a semi-shriveled cantaloupe was unearthed from the tomb of Astanajin (year of birth and death: 266-420 AD) in Turpan.