Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "温州蜜柑" in Chinese language version.
It's named after, Unsyu, China; in Japan it is known as "unshu mikan," in China, as "wenzhou migan"; recorded cultivation of the "wenzhou migan" date back some 2,400 years; it was listed as a tribute item for Imperial consumption in the TANG Dynasty; the best record of the cultivation of this variety in ancient China is from Jijia Julu, written by Han YAN, the governor of the region and published in 1178
Mikan is a tangerine-like citrus fruit that is grown in warmer regions of Japan in large quantities. Many different varieties have been introduced to Japan from China since the eighth century, but since the late 19th century the most important variety has been the unshu.
【田中博士は永年にわたる調査から「温州みかん」は鹿児島県出水郡長島(現東町)が原産地である。中国浙江省や黄岩県から伝来していた「早桔」か「慢桔」または「天台山桔」類のミカンが長島で『偶発実生』したもので、時期は《江戸初期》のころ発現したものであろうと結論された】
It's named after, Unsyu, China; in Japan it is known as "unshu mikan," in China, as "wenzhou migan"; recorded cultivation of the "wenzhou migan" date back some 2,400 years; it was listed as a tribute item for Imperial consumption in the TANG Dynasty; the best record of the cultivation of this variety in ancient China is from Jijia Julu, written by Han YAN, the governor of the region and published in 1178
Mikan is a tangerine-like citrus fruit that is grown in warmer regions of Japan in large quantities. Many different varieties have been introduced to Japan from China since the eighth century, but since the late 19th century the most important variety has been the unshu.
【田中博士は永年にわたる調査から「温州みかん」は鹿児島県出水郡長島(現東町)が原産地である。中国浙江省や黄岩県から伝来していた「早桔」か「慢桔」または「天台山桔」類のミカンが長島で『偶発実生』したもので、時期は《江戸初期》のころ発現したものであろうと結論された】