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When you drive from downtown Zhengzhou to Xingyang along the provincial highway 312, you will see pomegranate stalls lining both sides of Xingliu Avenue. Xingyang has been introducing preferential policies in recent years. As a result, a 30-kilometer Heyin pomegranate industrial belt has been formed in the north of Xingyang, spanning 5 townships from Guangwu Town in the east to Gaoshan Town in the west. Xingyang, Zhengzhou has become one of the eight pomegranate producing areas in China.
駕車由鄭州市區從沿黃快速通道進入滎陽,直到興榴大道,一眼望去,路兩邊密密麻麻全是石榴攤位。近年來,滎陽持續出臺優惠扶持政策。目前,在滎陽北部形成了東起廣武鎮西至高山鎮橫跨5個鄉鎮、長達30公裡的河陰石榴產業帶,鄭州滎陽已經成為中國石榴八大產區之一。
Heyin pomegranates, formerly known as An pomegranates (also called Tulin pomegranates), have a history of more than 2,100 years. Heyin pomegranates date back to the Han Dynasty and became a household name as a tribute to the emperor during the Tang Dynasty.
河陰石榴原名安石榴(也叫塗林石榴),距今已有2100多年的歷史。栽培始於漢,因盛唐時被封為皇上貢品而家喻戶曉。
Now Heyin pomegranates are no longer exclusive to the rich and powerful, but accessible to the masses. The bright red pomegranate arils are large and seedless, sweet and juicy, one of a kind. Full of fleshy arils, pomegranates are considered a symbol of prosperity and fertility.
如今,河陰石榴早已不再是宮廷權貴才能吃到的「仙物」,已成了大家餐桌上的美味水果。其具有籽粒大、色紫紅、甜味濃、無核軟渣等獨特的品種優勢,吃上去甜汁欲滴,滿腮生津。因為石榴花果並麗、籽豐,被喻為繁榮和豐產之佳兆。
In 1993, the Heyin pomegranate was rated as one of Zhengzhou's top ten time-honored specialty brands.
1993年,河陰石榴被評為鄭州十大歷史名產。
In 2004, Xingyang began the large-scale cultivation of Heyin soft-seed pomegranates, a high-quality variant of Heyin pomegranates. It was identified as the birthplace of China's soft-seed pomegranates.
2004年,滎陽開始大面積種植河陰石榴優質品種——河陰軟籽石榴,被確定為中國軟籽石榴發源地。
In 2007, the Heyin pomegranate was rated as a product of geographical indication of the People's Republic of China by the State Administration for Market Regulation.
2007年,河陰石榴被國家質量監督檢驗檢疫總局評為中華人民共和國地理標誌保護產品。
In 2008, the Heyin pomegranate was certified by the Ministry of Agriculture as a pollution-free agricultural product.
2008年,河陰石榴通過農業部無公害農產品認證。
In 2009, the Heyin Pomegranate Production Area was listed as a standardized production zone of Henan Province and a teaching and research area, Henan Agricultural University.
2009年,河陰石榴基地被列入河南省標準化示範生產基地、農業大學教科研基地。
In 2012, the Heyin pomegranate was identified as a designated product of the National Peasant Games.
2012年,河陰石榴被確定為全國農運會指定產品。
In 2013, the Heyin Pomegranate Production Area was identified as one of the eight pomegranate producing areas in China and was listed into the national agricultural demonstration zones.
2013年,河陰石榴被確定為中國八大石榴產區之一,榮獲國家級農業標準化示範區。
In 2014, the Heyin pomegranate appeared on "Xiangtu" (CCTV7), a program featuring agriculture documentaries, and won the Gold Award of high-quality pomegranate products in China.
2014年,CCTV7《鄉土》推薦「又見一年石榴紅」,河陰石榴榮獲中國優質石榴產品金獎。
In 2015, the first China Pomegranate Expo was launched in the Heyin Pomegranate Production Area. CCTV made a micro film about Heyin pomegranates.
2015年,第一屆中國石榴博覽會在河陰石榴基地成功舉辦;央視以河陰石榴為題材拍攝微電影。
There is a saying that goes, "the Heyin pomegranate is the best in the country, the tribute is now accessible to every household." It was in that year that the villages within the Xingyang Pomegranate Industrial Belt were lifted out of poverty. Heyin pomegranates, it seems, may bode well for prosperity.
「河陰石榴甲天下,貢品飛入百姓家。」2015年,滎陽石榴產業帶內的鄉村全部摘掉了貧困的帽子。看來,河陰石榴還真的能帶來繁榮昌盛的好兆頭。
Xingyang hosts a Pomegranate Festival each September. At the same time, it also holds a trade fair of featured agricultural products, a painting and calligraphy exhibition of "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival", etc. Liugou Village, the core area of the Heyin pomegranate industry, has become known as a model village in the list of beautiful villages in and around Zhengzhou.
每年9月,滎陽都會舉辦石榴文化節,同時還有特色農產品展銷會、「中國農民豐收節」書畫展等活動。河陰石榴產業核心區劉溝村更是成了鄭州市美麗鄉村示範村。