Dongqiao Bajie watermelon is a specialty of Dongqiao Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. Dongqiao Town has a long history of growing watermelons. Dongqiao watermelons with "Bajie" as its registered trademark are well-known in Ningbo for their thin skin, crisp texture, fresh and sweet taste, and have been rated as "Top Ten High-Quality Famous Melons in Zhejiang Province" .

Bajie Watermelon Department selects "8424" improved varieties in Dongqiao Town, adopts advantageous cultivation, selects areas with high and dry terrain, fertile and loose soil, convenient drainage and irrigation, and pollution-free areas for concentrated planting, and implements unified production in the production areas The management system of layout, unified cultivation technology, unified product quality, unified trademark management, and unified sales price focuses on high-quality farmyard manure, advocates the use of carbon dioxide and biological fertilizer technology, and prohibits the use of highly toxic and high-residue pesticides. Therefore, the product maintains the unique advantages of the original variety, with sweet and juicy taste, refreshing fragrance and refreshing taste. In 2002, it was recognized as a pollution-free agricultural product in Ningbo City. In 2003, it was rated as a famous brand product in Ningbo City.

Dongqiao Town’s reputation has been enhanced by holding nine consecutive Watermelon Festivals. Nowadays, when people think of "Bajie" watermelon, they will think of Dongqiao, and when they mention Dongqiao, people will think of "Bajie" watermelon.