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The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is indigenous to southeastern China. It grows mainly in the Yangtze River valley and the area to the south of the Yangtze River. The Miscellany of the West Capital (the Xijing Zaji), which was written by Ge Hong (281—341 AD) said that there were ten loquat trees in the Shanglin Yuan, an imperial garden in the Han Dynasty (206 BC—220 AD). That clearly show that Chinese growed loquat long ago