The name for cantaloupe in Mandarin Chinese is Hamigua ( gua means melon). Hami is the name of a city along the Silk Road and the eastern gateway to Xinjiang province in China. More than 30 types of Hami melon are grown in the region, as well as grapes, watermelons, tomatoes, apricots, and more. In the summer, Yiren traveled to Xinjiang as a Fund For Teachers Fellow and to do research for the Greenbelt Meridian Project. There she tasted the best fare of fruits and vegetable including cantaloupe.
The greenbelt Meridian uses cantaloupe to symbolize the Meridian, the Earth, and water use, irrigation, fine weather, science, and agriculture as well. We pray for a peaceful solution to the conflicts between the Chinese government and the Uygurs of Xinjiang province in the far west of China.
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| Streetside in Kashgar |
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| A fruit vendor in Kashgar |
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