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The Bittersweet History of Sugar – How the Global Sugar Trade was Built on the Backs of Slavery and Indentured Labor
Our country is one of the earliest countries in the world to produce sugar, dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. However, sugar during this period was made from grains such as rice and wheat. In ancient times, when starch freedom had not yet been achieved, sugar production was destined to be low. Therefore, maltose was only circulated among princes and generals, and ordinary people did not have this “blessing”. “shared” to enjoy. The advent of sucrose changed everything. During the Warring States Period in the fourth century BC, primitive and crude processing of sugar cane was possible. By the 10th century AD, there were four major sugar-producing areas in…