Xichong Sweet Potatoes

Xichong Sweet Potatoes

　　Xichong Sweet Potatoes

     Sweet potatoes, also known as "hongshu" (red tuber), are the only alkaline food among all foods, capable of neutralizing acidic substances in the human body; Xichong has a long history of cultivating them, with a large planting area within the county. From before liberation until the late 1970s, sweet potatoes were the staple food of the people of Xichong. That’s why Xichong was once also called the "Land of Sweet Potatoes."