In China, they grew many citrus since ancient time and it was described in the historical record "Spring and Autumn of Master Yan," which is said to have been completed during the Warring States Period (China,) when "mandarin orange changed to a trifoliata orange."
中国においては古くから栽培が行われており、戦国時代(中国)に完成したとされる文献『晏子春秋』には「橘化為枳」（橘、化して枳と為る。