Zhangjiajie Specialty: August Melon
August Melon, also known as "August Cracker," is the fruit of Akebia and three-leaf Akebia, a wild fruit. It gets its name because the fruit ripens and splits open in August. The fruit resembles a banana and is rich in sugars, vitamin C, and 12 amino acids, including valine, methionine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and lysine, which the human body cannot synthesize. The fruit is sweet and fragrant, a pollution-free green food, known as the "wild banana"...
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August melon, also known as August crack, is the fruit of Akebia and trifoliate Akebia, a wild fruit. It is named because the fruit ripens and splits open in August. Its shape resembles a banana, and it is rich in sugar, vitamin C, and 12 kinds of amino acids, as well as valine, methionine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, lysine, and others that the human body cannot synthesize. The fruit is fragrant and sweet, a pollution-free green food, and is known as the 'local banana.' It is most abundant in the Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area. Wild resources are rich in the mountain foothills, valleys, and forest-edge shrublands of Suoxiyu, Yangjiajie, and other places. As a superior wild fruit, it has now been listed by relevant departments as a key development project.