Oranges or oranges?

Oranges and oranges are right. Oranges Oranges refer to the same kind of fruit, but in different regions, Fujian, Guangdong and other southern regions are called oranges, while northern provinces and Hunan are generally called oranges. Orange and orange, these two words, existed separately in ancient times. But the word orange should be much earlier.

China's first systematic dictionary Shuo Wen Jie Zi pointed out that "orange" means what we call "orange"; But there is no (orange (jú)) entry in the literature, only (orange(Jie)).

It can be seen that "orange" should be a later statement. There is a saying about the evolution of "orange" in history:

There is a place called Orange Island in Changsha, Hunan. When Li Daoyuan, a geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, wrote Notes on Water Classics, he wrote "Orange Island" as "Chicken Island". It can be seen that the predecessor of "Orange" in ancient times is probably "ji zi". Auspicious, which means auspicious, also represents the wishes of ancient people for a better life.

Zhou Bida, a poet in the Song Dynasty, has a cloud in the sequel to the Plain.

"Orange Island is in Xiangjiang River, and you can't get it without it. It is named after cream and oranges. Orange, French cut; Ji, exciting, this is a double color, mixed with people. Therefore, Li Daoyuan's water injection, Orange Island is still auspicious. Recently, Dongpo recorded "Orange Biography", which is also auspicious. "

It can be seen that in the Song Dynasty, it was very popular to write "orange" as "auspicious". So, how did "Ji" evolve into today's "orange"?

This is the wisdom of the ancients. After the ancients wrote the fruit "orange" as "auspicious", it was also awkward from the visual point of view. Because of the orange tree, people added a wooden character to the word "Ji", which became a pictophonetic character that used wooden characters to express meaning and sound. And more than 90% of ancient Chinese characters are pictophonetic characters.

Today's "orange" and "orange" have long been confused, and most people can't tell their usage.

Some people say: "orange" is the name of a southerner, and "orange" is the name of a northerner. The most typical example is "orange is born in Huainan, but orange", which has long been called "orange" by our ancestors, so Renye Fang is too lazy to change it and has been passed down to this day.

Northerners prefer to call it "orange", although the pronunciation is the same, but the relatively simple strokes are enough to see the straightforward and generous character of northerners.

Delicious oranges in China

Shimen citrus

Shimen citrus is produced in Shimen County, Changde City, Hunan Province. Citrus is the "business card" of Shimen. Shimen county has abundant rainfall and sunshine, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. The citrus produced in Shimen County is dignified and tidy in appearance, beautiful in color, thin and smooth in peel, red and tender in pulp, juicy, sweet and sour, rich in flavor and excellent in quality. It is more than 10 day earlier than similar varieties at the same latitude and has strong competitiveness. Shimen County is the hometown of citrus in China, the first county of early-maturing tangerine in China, the national demonstration area of citrus standardization, the national demonstration area of Shimen horticultural products (citrus) and the national key county of citrus superior agricultural products.

Quzhou _ Orange

Quzhou _ Citrus is a specialty of Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Quzhou is one of the main citrus producing areas in China and has the reputation of "hometown of citrus in China". Quzhou _ Citrus fruit is large, straight, high oblate, with prominent oil cells, orange and luster; The peel is thick, brittle and easy to peel; Capsule is delicious, crisp and refreshing, with rich aroma and fresh and sweet juice, which contains many nutrients such as sugar, citric acid and vitamins, and has the reputation of "the king of Asian wide-peel oranges". Quzhou citrus is good at being eaten raw and canned, and has famous brands such as "Quzhou _ Citrus" and "Changshan Huyou", which are exported to more than ten countries and regions such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia and Canada.

Binchuan citrus

Binchuan citrus is produced in Binchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Binchuan County is located in the dry-hot valley on the south bank of Jinsha River, with high temperature, long sunshine, large temperature difference between day and night and fertile soil, which has created the excellent quality of Binchuan citrus and is known as the "hometown of citrus". Binchuan orange is mainly navel orange, Newhall orange and Penna orange, with medium maturity, high sugar content, strong fragrance, bright color and good quality. Moreover, they have a long time to market and a high and stable yield. They are not only very popular in the province, but also sold to Chengdu, Panzhihua, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other cities, and exported to Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.