The loquat is native to southeastern China. The leaves of the loquat tree bear a resemblance to the pipa, an ancient lute. Thus, it shares a similar pronunciation with that of lute in Chinese.枇杷，原产于我国东南部，因枇杷树的叶子，与古代乐器琵琶很相似，故偕音而得“枇杷”之名。枇杷在中国的栽种历史已非常悠久。根据《周礼地官》：“场人掌国之场圃，而树之果，珍异之物，珍异葡萄枇杷之属。” ▲ Photo/VCG 由此可知，至少在一千八百多年以前，枇杷已为中国人民作为果树栽植了。以后它又传往国外，日本、法国、英国、印度、阿尔及利亚、智利、澳大利亚、墨西哥、阿根廷等许多国家都先后从中国引进了枇杷树。 ▲ Photo/VCG Records show that the loquat has been planted by the Chinese people for at least 1,800 years. Later, it spread abroad. Many countries, such as Japan, France, the UK, India, Algeria, Chile, Australia, Mexico and Argentina introduced the loquat from China.在古诗中，也留下了不少与琵琶有关的佳句。唐朝大诗人白居易曾有“淮山侧畔楚江阴，五月枇杷正满林”的诗名，来形容当时枇杷栽培的盛况。宋代的李纲曾这样赞叹枇杷的口感：“芳津流齿颊，核细肌丰温。”归有光《项脊轩志》里的 “庭有枇杷树，吾妻死之年所手植也，今已亭亭如盖矣。”更是赋予了枇杷特殊的爱情意义。除鲜食外，枇杷还可制成果酱、罐头或酿酒甚至入药。《本草纲目》中记载“枇杷能润五脏，滋心肺”。除了果肉之外，枇杷的皮、叶、花、核等均可入药。 潜心研究 为“中国枇杷”正名福建莆田市仙游书峰是知名枇杷产区，华南农业大学的林顺权教授便是书峰人。从小就与枇杷结缘的他，一辈子都在从事枇杷的研究工作。When studying in Japan in 1988, Lin Shunquan found that the scientific name for the loquat was "Japanese plum" internationally and that it was thought to be native to Japan.1988年公派到日本留学时，林顺权发现，枇杷在国际上的学名为“日本山楂”，且被认为原产于日本。 "I was surprised to find that the name of the loquat in Japanese, English, German and French ...... was all 'Japanese plum'." Records show that loquats are native to China and have been cultivated for at least 1,800 years. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), loquats were introduced to Japan by Japanese envoys to China.“日语、英语、德语、法语……枇杷的名字都叫‘日本的山楂’，我感到非常惊讶。”据资料记载，枇杷原产中国，已有2000多年的种植历史。唐朝期间，枇杷随日本遣唐使传入日本。 Since his return to China in 1989, Lin Shunquan has been working to correct the name of the loquat. In 1998, his paper Loquat: Botany and Horticulture, which argued that the loquat originated in China, was published in a professional journal. And in 2006, Japan acknowledged that the loquat originated in China. The name, "Chinese plum", has been accepted worldwide.1989年回国后，林顺权便致力于为枇杷“正名”。他用一辈子做研究、写论文纠正这一说法。1998年，他论证枇杷原产于中国的论文《枇杷：植物学和园艺学》被专业书刊收录。2006年，日本也承认枇杷原产中国。“中国枇杷”这一说法逐渐得到认可。
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In addition, Professor Lin is devoted to advancing loquat cultivation techniques to help develop the loquat industry and improve farmer's living standards. Due to the demanding techniques of growing loquat and the high cost of labor, most loquat growers are now elderly. Few young people are willing to take over.除此以外，林顺权还悉心研究枇杷种植技术，助力枇杷产业发展，带领百姓脱贫致富。由于枇杷种植难，人工成本高，目前种枇杷的多为老人，年轻人不愿接手。Since his retirement this year, Lin Shunquan has worked with Alibaba to establish a direct base. With the involvement of the e-commerce platform, the new base model has allowed fruit farmers to increase their income by 20 percent directly, and has also attracted a group of young people to return to their hometowns to set up online shops. Professor Lin also is working on using new technology to integrate big data on the origin, land and climate of loquat cultivation to achieve traceability of the product.今年，退休后的林顺权找到阿里巴巴，合作打造科学家基地直选。随着电商平台的介入，新的基地模式让源头产地的果农直接增收20%，还吸引了一批年轻人返乡创业开起了网店。林教授还致力于利用新技术整合枇杷种植产地、土地、气候等大数据，实现产品的可追溯性。 ▲ Photo/VCG 一辈子认真做好一件事，林顺权的坚持得到了众多网友的点赞。#科学家用一辈子为枇杷改名#冲上热搜，截至目前阅读量已达到1.9亿。 为一件事，倾注一生的心血，却不是为了自己，这样的“偶像”，你粉了吗？ 编辑：商桢实习生：徐夏童参考来源：央视新闻Click here for audio and translation of the story
