Shanglong Watermelon

Shanglong Watermelon

　　Fusui County’s “Shanglong” watermelon has a long production history, with an annual planting area of over 29,000 mu and a yield of approximately 400,000 tons per year. The main varieties include Black Beauty and Little Qilin series. In 2011, it won the silver award for product excellence at the First Guangxi Famous, Special, and High-quality Agricultural Products Trade Fair.

　　“Shanglong” watermelons are known for their high sweetness and superior quality. Thanks to the “Three Avoidances” cultivation technique used for “Shanglong” watermelons, which primarily involves intercropping with sugarcane, and the fact that most sugarcane fields are located on gentle hilly red soil uplands with abundant sunlight—where decomposed and rotted sugarcane leaves provide rich organic matter and high potassium content—the watermelons can be harvested before the rainy season. As “Shanglong” watermelons are grown in vast, dry, and sparsely rainy sugarcane fields, they are juicy, have thin rinds, are high in sweetness, offer superior quality, and are resistant to storage and transport.

　　“Shanglong” watermelons hit the market early. Grown using the “Three Avoidances” technique, which gives them strong cold resistance and allows for early planting, “Shanglong” watermelons are available earlier than most—typically around April 25th, about 15 days ahead of surrounding regions. This helps them avoid the peak harvest period of watermelons from places like Hainan, resulting in greater market storage and sales opportunities. Moreover, due to minimal pesticide use, “Shanglong” watermelons are high-quality, eco-friendly, environmentally sound, and safe, making them popular across the country.