Hami melon is a specialty of Xinjiang, with many varieties, different shapes, full flesh and crisp entrance. Hami melon can be eaten directly, and can also be used to make delicious food such as Hami melon juice, Hami melon ice cream, Hami melon fruit fishing, Hami melon sago and so on.

Hami melon (scientific name: melon. Sugar-coated haws are cucurbitaceae plants.

Hami melon originated in Shanshan County, Turpan. Today, cantaloupe is mainly produced in Turpan-Hami basin. Sexual preference for light and high temperature climate conditions is suitable for growing in high sediment concentration and slightly alkaline soil.

Hami melon is an annual creeping or climbing herb; Stems and branches are angular, with yellow-brown or white bristles and warty protrusions. Tendrils are slender, simple and puberulent.

Petiole is 8- 12 cm long, with grooves and short bristles; The leaves are thick papery, nearly round or kidney-shaped, with a length and width of 8-15cm, rough at the top, rough and white at the back, rough and dense along the veins, with 3-7 cracks at the edges, blunt and serrated lobes at the top, truncated or semicircular at the base, and palmately veined.

Hami melon is an annual creeping or climbing herb; Stems and branches are angular, with yellow-brown or white bristles and warty protrusions. Tendrils are slender, simple and puberulent.

Petiole is 8- 12 cm long, with grooves and short bristles; The leaves are thick papery, nearly round or kidney-shaped, with a length and width of 8-15cm, rough at the top, rough and white at the back, rough and dense along the veins, with 3-7 cracks at the edges, blunt and serrated lobes at the top, truncated or semicircular at the base, and palmately veined.