The title of pumpkin can follow，But the definition of north melon is controversial。Previous，Some scholars have pointed out that the so -called "north melon" is both the "Cucurbita Pepo L.var. Kintoga Makino)，It may also be pumpkin、Winter melon、Alias ​​of melon (melon seeds) or a variety of watermelon。I think，It can further refine the title of the north melon，North Gourds in most areas across the country, especially the northern regions, are alias of pumpkin。other，The situation where the pumpkin is called northern melon is also some，It is mainly concentrated in the southeast region，Broken bamboo melon、Melon, etc. It is relatively small for northern melon。

Many scholars in the academic circles traced the source of the appearance of North Gourds，and then seek its original scene and original meaning。We see a new point of view: "Pumpkin should be flat and round，North melon is mostly gourd -shaped，Mature pumpkin or yellow or red，and the north melon skin is mostly dark green or has a stripe like watermelon; the pumpkin should be the first place in Nanjing，Gradually spread in the area centered on Nanjing，North Gourd should be first settled in the Gyeonggi area，Initially spreading in the area centered on Beijing。"This says that" north melon "belongs to the gourd shape of pumpkin、Dark green varieties，But there are still some problems。

bet365 Play online games "North Gourd" in ancient times，Like pumpkin，"North Gourd" records first appeared in the 40th year of Jiajing (1561) "Xuanfu Town Zhi" and Jiajing 43 years "Lingshan Weizhi"，and tied with "Pumpkin"。Xuanfu Town and Lingshanwei go far away，Visited the native land of "North Gourd" in China。The melons that appear different from "pumpkin" at the same time are named "North Gourd"，It can be seen that "North Gourd" first settled in the Gyeonggi region.，Can't explain Jiajing's "Lingshan Wei Zhi" and other "northern melon" in other southern southern regions。

Although the name "North Gourd" increased in the melon referred to in later generations，But at the beginning of the birth of "North Gourd", there was a lot of contact with pumpkin。The name of the native "north melon" is the summary of all the varieties of pumpkin (this is not the same as "pumpkin")，or a variety of pumpkin (gourd shape、Dark Green) Alias，or bamboo shoots。The frequency of the three appears is almost equal，But under different time and space，The way of its role、The degree is different from the main and secondary relationship。In the Qing Dynasty to drop，The meaning of the northern melon has added as an ornamental pumpkin、Winter melon、Alias ​​of melon (melon seeds) or a variety of watermelon，It's even more indifferent。The situation mentioned above is not comprehensive，It is just one of the many meanings of the "North Gourd"。

"North Gourd"，As the name suggests，refers to melon from the north。But the political center of Chinese history has always been in the northern region，This "in the world" itself is north，Foreign melon bet365 best casino games species are called "pumpkin", "watermelon", and "Dongli" (winter melon) all have its own reason，"North Gourd" has become a visual blind area named after melon。So，Xia Weiying believes in "Plant Name Explanation" that，There is no name of "North Gourd"，The ancients wanted to use melon from the name of the Quartet，Strong a "northern melon" name。In this sense，"North Gourd" points to the conceptual new type of melon，is a metaphor for unknown things，Instead of simply seating the sign to a certain kind of melon or a certain variety of melon。

If "North Gourd" is the earliest (such as the Ming Dynasty) refers to a variety，Can it be the initial conclusion of the initial meaning of "North Gourd"? We think it is negative。Because the term "north melon" is never popular，Ru Daoguang's "Wuyuan County Chronicle" contains: "North Gourds Today"，Direct chaos during the historical period，Never obtained consensus。There are many people's opinions，Say yourself。After the founding of New China, it has defined "North Gourd"，But there is no popularity，Causes our confusion today。

So，Even the Qing Dynasty、The new meaning of "North Gourd" appeared during the Republic of China，It can’t be considered to be contrary to the original meaning of the "north melon"。Due to language、Folklore、Transportation and other information communication 桎梏 桎梏，At that time, the Chinese people were not clear about the situation of the "north melon" earlier and other regions，Coupled with the scientific identification and classification method of ancient times，Even Bet365 app download if people find out that the naming is wrong or repeatedly renamed，But "Little Tradition" has been formed in various places，The phenomenon referred to as "North Gourd" in the literature。I want，"North Gourd" initial meaning is more a symbolic meaning，It is difficult to specify a certain melon。

So，Only when some unknown melon will be named "North Gourd"。but，Other melons like winter melon、Watermelon、Cucumber and other passed into China for a long time，Even if there are still a few regions, the cognition is unclear，But the overall awareness of the folk is still high，The title of the melon is generally not confused。In other words，Watermelon、Naming of melon and other melons has been set，Although there are cold melon、Donggua and other alias，Everyone can do it in my heart。But pumpkin is not the same，In the early 16th century, Fang Fang introduced China，Even if Li Shizhen and others are observed to hear，But after all, it is new，Coupled with the knowledge and the limitations of the times，Many people have doubts about the source of pumpkin。More importantly，"The most diverse" pumpkin is in shape、The difference in color is too large (the shape of the fruit or long circle，or flat round，or like a gourd -like，The color or green or dark green or red yellow of the peel)，Its gene library is too rich and prone to mutation，It will exacerbate the difficulty of the Chinese people (even today we want to identify pumpkin and bamboo shoots, from stems、Leaf、Flower、Start with Tuoduo)。

Bet365 app download Speaking，​​When the ancients named individual atypical pumpkins "North Gourd"，I don’t know if it is actually pumpkin，Only the phenomenon of "pumpkin" and "North Gourd"，The so -called "gourd shape、Dark green varieties "belong to this situation。So，The "North Gourd" in the Ming Dynasty except is a gourd shape、Dark green varieties outside pumpkin，What is the situation? We believe that cucurbita maxima duch ex lam cannot be ignored。

Bamboo Melon is also a crop of Gourdica Pumpkin，It is difficult to distinguish with pumpkin，But its universality in the world is not inferior to pumpkin，The heaviest "pumpkin king" we usually see is actually bamboo shoots。But because of the name of "bamboo shoots", born in the Qianlong period，relatively late，As a result, it is difficult for us to grasp its flow history。Bamboo melon is named "pumpkin" or "north melon" is very likely，Because of color green、color black、Color green bamboo shoots are very common，But based on literature, we can no longer be sophisticated (also based on the literature, it is impossible to judge the gourd shape、Dark green must be pumpkin)。Xia Weiying thinks，The reason why the bamboo shoots are called "northern melon" is the "skin of the skin of the skin，Vulgar also called ‘White Pumpkin’，If you save ‘South’ Word，is ‘Baigua’，‘Bai Gourd’ can be read as ‘North Gourd’ ”，Ruqing's "Dingbian County Chronicle" contains: "North Gourd，Leather Skin Bai Bai，Taste Ganmei "，is bamboo shoots。

Even if "North Gourd" is just a category of pumpkin，Does not mean bet365 best casino games that no one knows the communication between the two。So，At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Lingxiang's "Nourishing Agricultural Book" contained: "Pumpkin shaped，Beef shape of the north，Gai the same class "，Gradually "North Gourd" is called pumpkin.，This situation should be the most common。Bao Xiangyu's "New Editor of the Fang" contains: "Pumpkin，Northern people call 倭，Jiangsu and other places are called to be nortic melons "，Zhang Zongfa's "Three -Rural Agriculture Discipline" contains: "The Southern people call pumpkin，Northern Ho Beigua "，This type of example is endless。During the Republic of China，"North Gourd" has become synonymous with pumpkin and has a trend of catching up with "pumpkin"，Qi Rushan said in "Rural in North China"，"North Gourd also said，The ancients called it pumpkin，The country is generally called North Gourd "。

In short，In the Qing Dynasty to drop，"North Gourd" is more and more directed in different regions，It has been easily confused。So，Ru Guangxu's "Huangyan County Chronicle"，"Pumpkin is commonly known as Kuman Gourd，Beauty difference，Beauty difference，Commonly known as North Bank Gourd，Since Jiangbei also "，This plausible record is not enough to believe it。Just like the historical memory of the mouth of the mouth of "Hongdong Daihuai Tree"，Memory is built by society，The closer to the late late，The more obvious the traces of its tiredness。

Vaguely regarding "North Gourd" as the community of "Pumpkin" is roughly no problem，But you can’bet365 Play online games t easily enter the "north melon" in the seat，Its symbolic significance is greater than actual significance。After the Republic of China，"North Gourd" can almost replace "Pumpkin"，But then a "pumpkin" steering occurred again。

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(Author Unit: Department of History at the School of Humanities of Southeast University)