Yijing Melons

Yijing Melons

Yijing Melons are a product with geographical indication status.

　　The Yijing Melon Base in Beiyijing Township is located in Beiyijing Village, situated along the Xinzhou-Taiyuan tourist route, about 10 kilometers from Xinzhou City. Since most of the land in Beiyijing Village is saline-alkali soil, melon cultivation has a long history here, earning the reputation of “sweet and sandy melons from alkaline soil.”

　　“Visit the sacred realm of Mount Wutai, and taste Yijing melons.” This is an advertising slogan devised by the melon farmers of Beiyijing Village in Xinfu District. In recent years, during the melon harvest season, the roadsides along the Yijing section of the Xinzhou-Taiyuan Highway are lined with melon greenhouses. With the wafting aroma of melons, the fame of Yijing melons has spread far and wide.

　　The Xinzhou-Taiyuan Tourist Highway runs east-west through the entire territory of Beiyijing Township. The four roadside villages, with Beiyijing Village as the main one, mostly have saline-alkali soil and a long history of melon cultivation, earning the reputation of “sweet and sandy melons from alkaline soil.”

　　Geographical Scope

　　Eight administrative villages in Beiyijing Township, Xinfu District, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province: Nanyijing, Beiyijing, Beihu, Anyi, Zhentan, Caojiazhuang, Gaojiazhuang, and Zhangzhuang. The geographical coordinates are longitude 112°47′94″ to 112°50′24.33″, and latitude 38°26′0.299″ to 38°28′44.84″.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　1. External Sensory Features: Yijing melons are uniform in size, with high sugar content, bright color, delicious taste, sweet and refreshing flavor, and a unique taste profile that is fragrant, crisp, and sandy, offering excellent eating quality. 2. Internal Quality Indicators: Due to the natural ecological environment and soil conditions of Yijing’s natural oxygen-rich area, the melons produced here are completely natural with extremely high sugar content. According to comprehensive test results by PONY Testing Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., compared to ordinary melons, Yijing melons have higher levels of vitamins and potassium, with carbohydrates also above those of common melons. They offer a refreshing, crisp, and sweet taste, which is highly favored by consumers. 3. Safety Requirements: Product quality meets the relevant mandatory national technical specifications. It complies with the industry standard for pollution-free melon production technology, DB140902/701-2009.