Grape Valley
Grape Valley (Template:Zh) is an area of arid land in Turpan, Xinjiang, China, where grapes and other fruits are grown. The valley is 8 km long, 600-2,000 meters wide, and is located some 10 km east of Turpan's city center.[1]
Turpan has a historically long tradition of growing grape and other fruits, using the karez underground irrigation system. It is famous for growing the seedless white grape, the manaizi (Template:Zh, mares nipple) grape. Raisins and other dried fruits are also sold at the Grape Valley tourists' area.
Grape and raisin production in Turpan accounts for over eighty percent of China's total, making China the world's third-largest producer of raisins and the world's largest producer of green raisins.[2]
See also
- Turpan Depression
- Chunche - used for drying grapes
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grape Valley, Turpan". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cottrell, David (September 25, 2015). "USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: GAIN Report" (PDF). Global Agricultural Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
External links
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- Karez Wells - UNESCO World Heritage Commission
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