Yiwu is the "hometown of sugarcane" and "national sugar base". In the 1920s, the sugarcane producing areas were mainly Yiting and Buddhist temples, and gradually expanded in the 1930s, covering the whole county.
1929 "Huang Pei Seal" Yiwu Brown Sugar won the special prize of West Lake Expo. By the middle of last century, sugarcane planting area, yield and quality of brown sugar ranked first in the province. At the peak, the planting area of sugarcane in Yiting Town reached more than 7,000 mu, and the output of brown sugar accounted for 1/3 of Jinhua City. Brown sugar has become a traditional agricultural product and fist product in Yiwu. Yiwu people change chicken feathers into sugar, that is, they change brown sugar into ginger sugar and change it into chicken feathers, shaking rattles everywhere and entering the market.
Yiwu is a famous commodity city in China.
After several generations of development, the small commodity market has had a great impact on Yiwu's economy and culture.
In the fourth generation commodity market, there is a "wave drum". Small commodity market originated from "wave drum".
But few people think that the emergence of small commodity market lies in "brown sugar" in the final analysis.
Brown sugar, also known as granulated sugar, red granulated sugar and Yiwu green. Its color is light yellow and slightly blue, its texture is soft, scattered like fine sand, sweet and delicious, and its fragrance is delicious; Every 500g of brown sugar contains190mg of calcium, 390mg of phosphorus and 38.5mg of iron in addition to trace elements such as manganese and zinc, carotene, riboflavin, amino acids, nicotinic acid and glucose. It has the effects of relaxing channels, promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold, removing dampness, warming stomach, strengthening body, expelling toxin and caring skin. The child was stung by a bee. Take a handful of brown sugar and apply it to the red and swollen area after melting, which can effectively relieve the pain. In autumn and winter, the skin will itch because of water loss. Washing with brown sugar water can effectively reduce the feeling of dryness and itching. Maternal women eat more brown sugar, which can enrich their breasts and restore vitality; Proper use of brown sugar in patients with acute hepatitis can reduce the consumption of protein in the body and promote the regeneration of liver cells; Ordinary people take brown sugar, in addition to its nutritional value, its special ingredient "molasses" also has a powerful "detoxification" effect, which can lead excess melanin out of the dermis and excrete it through the lymphatic tissue of the whole body, thus preventing melanin from being produced at the source. In addition, carotene, riboflavin, amino acids, nicotinic acid, glucose and other components in brown sugar have a strong antioxidant effect on cells, which can make subcutaneous cells grow rapidly after detoxification and avoid pigment rebound.
Therefore, brown sugar is regarded as one of the "three treasures" of traditional agriculture in Yiwu.