北京大兴西瓜种植历史悠久,自明朝万历二十一年至清代,大兴西瓜一直作为宫廷贡瓜。1995年北京市大兴县庞各庄镇获“中国西瓜之乡”称号,2007年大兴西瓜获国家地理标志产品保护。目前年种植面积5 400 hm2(8.1万亩)左右,设施栽培以大棚为主。多年来一线技术人员不断将试验研究成果应用于生产,瓜农也积累了丰富的种植管理经验。 Beijing Daxing watermelon cultivation has a long history, since the Ming Dynasty Wanli twenty-one years to the Qing Dynasty, Daxing Watermelon has been as the court Gonggua. In 1995, Panggezhuang Town, Daxing County, Beijing won the title of “Hometown of Watermelon in China”. In 2007, Daxing Watermelon won the protection of national geographical indication products. The current annual planting area of ​​5 400 hm2 (8.1 million mu) or so, mainly greenhouse cultivation. Over the years the front-line technicians will continue to apply the results of experimental research in production, melon farmers have also accumulated rich experience in planting management.