Liyang Watermelon

Last updated 2026-11-09 — Liyang watermelons were already famous during the Qing Dynasty. By the 1950s, they were widely sold along the Shanghai–Nanjing railway line. Varieties such as "Sumi No. 1" were introduced successively. Liyang watermelons have thin rinds, few seeds, sweet flesh, and abundant juice. When cut with a kitchen knife, the blade barely touches the rind before the fruit splits neatly in half — hence the nickname "exploding melon."