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Chunche ( Uyghur:چۈنچە, Чунчә; Chinese: 晾房, 阴房) is a Uyghur word that refers to a kind of building used to make
(USDA Global Agriculture Information Network) Some raisin producers are reported to buy grapes elsewhere (e.g. in
How One of the World's Hottest Cities Became a Hub for Grape Growing
2016-08-05 For 2009/2010, China's annual raisin production was forecasted by international expert at 155,000 metric tons (the largest in the world), of which 75% would come from Turpan.
葡萄干晾房
(Grape drying houses), a photo report Buildings and structures in Xinjiang Agriculture in China Viticulture Agricultural buildings {{China-stub
Chunche ( Uyghur:چۈنچە, Чунчә; Chinese: 晾房, 阴房) is a Uyghur word that refers to a kind of building used to make raisin
A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the ...
s in Turpan
Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan, , ug, تۇرپان) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 632,000 (2015).
Geonyms
The original name of the cit ...
, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
, China. The building has a dark interior, and the walls are covered with a large number of holes to allow wind to pass through and assist in the drying process through evaporation. Chunches are usually built in high, windy, areas due to the need for the wind.
These structures have long attracted attention of visitors to Turpan. The 19th-century Russian traveler, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, wrote of Turpan:
Turfan is famous for its raisins, which one can deem to be the best in the world. They are dried in drying houses of a completely peculiar type. Grigory Grum-Grshimailo (Г. Грум-Гржимайло)In Turpan, raisins are primarily produced from seedless white grapes. The drying process takes about 40 days. Grapes that have been dried in a drying house (the "air-dried" kind) usually appear green or yellow, because of the shade, while grapes dried under direct sun appear dark. Dried Fruit Annual 2009, Beijing, China
East Turkestan (Восточный Туркестан)
in Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. (The original quote: «Турфан же славится и своим изюмом, который можно считать лучшим в мире (высушивается в совершенно своеобразного типа сушильнях)».
(USDA Global Agriculture Information Network) Some raisin producers are reported to buy grapes elsewhere (e.g. in
Hami
Hami (Kumul) is a prefecture-level city in Eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known as the home of sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city was merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city with t ...
) and bring them to Turpan to dry in the local ''chunche'', as this drying method is believed to produce a superior product.Clarissa WeiHow One of the World's Hottest Cities Became a Hub for Grape Growing
2016-08-05 For 2009/2010, China's annual raisin production was forecasted by international expert at 155,000 metric tons (the largest in the world), of which 75% would come from Turpan.
See also
* Grape Valley, the main grape growing area in TurpanReferences
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葡萄干晾房
(Grape drying houses), a photo report Buildings and structures in Xinjiang Agriculture in China Viticulture Agricultural buildings {{China-stub