Thanh tra pomelo orchard in Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, produces a high yield during the peak harvest season. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelos, a speciality of Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, are in peak season, characterised by their thin, smooth skins turning yellow. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelos, a speciality of Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, are in peak season, characterised by their thin, smooth skins turning yellow. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelos, a speciality of Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, are in peak season, characterised by their thin, smooth skins turning yellow. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelos, a speciality of Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, are in peak season, characterised by their thin, smooth skins turning yellow. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelo grower in Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, checks the fruit ahead of the 2026 peak harvest. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)Thanh tra pomelos, a speciality of Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city, are in peak season, characterised by their thin, smooth skins turning yellow. (Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA)
Thanh tra pomelo enters peak harvest season in Hue
Historical records show that under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802–1945), Thanh Tra pomelo was a renowned speciality of Thua Thien, with the finest fruit carefully selected each year as offerings to the King.