Shuinan White Sugarcane

Shuinan White Sugarcane

　　Shuinan White Sugarcane is mainly produced in Shuinan Village, Xintang Town, Zengcheng City. The village is located on the plain of the Pearl River Delta, boasting fertile soil and water—ideal conditions for growing sugarcane. The roots of this white sugarcane extend as deep as three meters, and its stalks grow up to five to six meters long. Even after the Winter Solstice, the plant remains vigorous. Its notable features include abundant and sweet juice, thin skin, and crisp flesh that snaps easily when dropped—earning it the name “glassy white sugarcane.”

　　Shuinan White Sugarcane is abundant, sweet, and crisp, with a thin skin that makes it snap when dropped—thus earning the title “glassy white sugarcane.” This variety has a long cultivation history. The *Guangdong New Language* records: “In Xizhou, Zengcheng, many people grow sugarcane. After cultivating it for three to four years, they cut it all down to plant white sugarcane. When white sugarcane is grown in land previously used for bananas, it becomes even more lush, sweet, and flavorful. After three to four years of growing white sugarcane, they switch back to bananas... Bananas and sugarcane alternate in cultivation, their essences intermingling, which is why the produce here surpasses that from other regions.” During harvest season, merchants from across the region gather to compete for purchases, and the sugarcane is exported to other provinces as well as to Hong Kong and Macau markets.