Yucheng

Japanese: 禹城 - うじょう
Yucheng

...Many of Japan's vegetables were brought back by soldiers who served in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), and some varieties, such as head cabbage, summer cucumber, sweet melon, and pumpkin, were introduced to Japan around that time. Also, spinach Yucheng and cabbage Yoshin were introduced from China around the time of World War II, and were useful in improving Japanese vegetable varieties. Many pickled vegetables were also introduced from China during the war and are used as Japanese vegetables. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yucheng" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の野菜の中にも,日清戦争(1894‐95)や日露戦争(1904‐05)に従軍した軍人が種子を持ち帰った野菜が多く,結球白菜,夏胡瓜(なつきゆうり),甜瓜(まくわうり),南瓜(かぼちや)などのいくつかの品種はそのころ日本に入ってきたものである。また,ホウレンソウの禹城(うじよう)やキャベツの葉深(ようしん)などは,第2次大戦前後に中国から導入されたもので,日本の野菜の品種改良に役だった品種といえる。また,漬菜類の多くも戦争中すでに中国から導入され,日本の野菜として利用されている。…

※「禹城」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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