▁people ▁Category : Ital ian ▁mathemat icians ▁Category : W omen ▁mathemat icians ▁Category : S ap ienza ▁University ▁of ▁Rome ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Nap les ▁Feder ico ▁II ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁F ruit ▁car ving ▁is ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁car ving ▁fruit , ▁a ▁very ▁common ▁ ▁technique ▁ ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asian ▁countries , ▁ ▁and ▁particularly ▁popular ▁in ▁Th ailand , ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁f ruits ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁process ; ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁one ▁that ▁artists ▁use ▁are ▁wat erm el ons , ▁app les , ▁st raw ber ries , ▁p ine app les , ▁and ▁cant al oup es . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁Many ▁believe ▁that ▁fruit ▁car ving ▁origin ated ▁in ▁China ▁during ▁the ▁Tang ▁D ynast y , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁AD ▁ 6 1 8 - 9 0 6 . ▁F ruit ▁car ving ▁in ▁China ▁usually ▁features ▁legend ary ▁cre atures , ▁and ▁animals . ▁Not ▁only ▁is ▁fruit ▁car ving ▁used ▁in ▁cultural ▁and ▁traditional ▁cer emon ies , ▁but ▁also ▁ordinary ▁households ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁decor ating ▁pl ates ▁with ▁fruit ▁car v ings ▁when ▁they ▁have ▁guests ▁over . ▁ ▁Specifically , ▁wat erm el on ▁car ving ▁has ▁been ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁China . ▁Usually , ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁mel on ▁is ▁car ved ▁on ▁and ▁the ▁mel on ▁pul p ▁is ▁sc rap ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁inside